This no-bake mango cheesecake is the perfect summer dessert! It's smooth with a creamy texture, and a deliciously amazing mango and white chocolate flavor. It's so easy to make and you'll love it!
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Mangos And Me
Mangos have a soft spot in my heart. Childhood memories, you might say. When I was a kid, my parents planted several mango trees (among other trees) on our small, humble lawn.
My father said they were the "honey mango" type, and he was right because they tasted so sweet, like honey. The flesh was so bright orange that it made you feel happy just to see it.
Throughout the years the trees were giving us extremely lots of fruits until it was impossible for us to consume them all. My father started to give them to our neighbors.
My mother even packed boxes of them for me to give to my office mates back then. The mangos were gifts for relatives, whoever came by the house.
We still have those trees. Until now. For me, they're not only some mango trees. They're precious memories that I cherish from both of my late parents.
Canned Mango Or Fresh Mango
Ok, so for this recipe in the video, I used canned mango. Why?! You'd ask me, right?
Well, it was easier. I already had that canned mango in the pantry screaming to be used. So I did, and this mango cheesecake came out great!
But hey, if you don't have canned mango lying around in your pantry (or ran out of it, like I did), then no worries. Just use fresh mangos like in our mango sticky rice recipe. Yep, it works great also.
I know because I tested it *wink*! and we re-shooted the photos for it. If you see any difference from the video below, it's because of that, the recipe is the same except I'm using fresh mangos.
Ok, so you'd need around 2 mangos. Just peel them, take out the flesh, and blitz them into a very fine puree. That's all. Easy, right?
Tips On How To Get it Right
This is a very simple straightforward recipe, if you'd ask me. Having said that, down below I've listed some tips that I think you should know of would find them useful so that you can easily get this cheesecake right.
We don't want to be wasting all the ingredients away now, do we?
Mango - use canned or ripe, sweet, fresh mango.
Cream cheese - Use full-fat cream cheese. Don't use a light one, or else your cheesecake won't set properly. We love to use the Philadelphia brand, like in our amazing baked mini chocolate cheesecakes and no-bake strawberry cheesecake.
Ingredients temperature - Make sure you use the ingredients at the temperature mentioned in the recipe. For example, cream cheese at room temperature. This makes the whisking easier and smoother when mixing it with other ingredients.
White chocolate - Don't skip this, as it's what gives the sweetness to your cheesecake, and it also helps set it.
Chilling - Chill your cheesecake in the fridge, at the coldest part. I'd recommend you chilling it for min 8 hours for it to properly set.
Substitute for gelatine powder - You can use sheet gelatine or agar-agar powder, whichever you prefer. Just refer to your packet instructions and use the amount that sets 500 ml liquid.
Incorporating whipping cream - In the video below, I added the whipping cream after fluffing up the cream cheese and mixing everything just until it gets slightly thicker. If you get a grainy texture, it means that you over-mixed it.
If you're not comfortable using that method, just whip the whipping cream separately and add it as the last ingredient; mix everything by gently folding it with a spatula.
Hungry For More No-Bake Cheesecakes?
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Recipe Video
📖 Recipe
No-Bake Mango Cheesecake
Ingredients
The Base
- 1 ⅓ cup (130 g) digestive biscuits crumbs
- 3 tbsp+1tsp (50 g) unsalted butter
The Filling
- 10.5 oz (300 g) full fat cream cheese
- ⅔ cup (150 ml) whipping cream
- 10.5 oz (250 g) white chocolate
- 1 ½ cup (375 ml) canned mango pulp for cheesecake
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon (10 g) gelatin powder use any type or amount that sets 500 ml
- ¼ cup (60 ml) water
The Topping
- ¼ cup (60 ml) canned mango pulp for decoration
Instructions
The Base
- Crush the digestive biscuits into fine crumbs. Pour into a bowl and add in melted butter. Mix well and pour into a 7 inch springform pan. Press the crumbs to the base. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
The Filling
- In a bowl, add in cream cheese and whisk until fluffy. Add in whipping cream and mix until the mixture is a bit thicker. Do not over mix to avoid the cream from splitting.
- Melt the white chocolate in microwave or double boiler. Add into the cream cheese mixture and immediately mix all together to avoid the white chocolate seizing up. Add in mango pulp and mix to combine. Add in lemon juice and mix all together. Set aside.
- In a bowl add in water and powdered gelatine. Let it bloom for 5 minutes and heat in microwave or double boiler until the gelatine is dissolved. Add some cheesecake mixture into the dissolved gelatine and mix to combine. This is to temper it so it's easier to mix later.
- Add tempered gelatine into cheesecake mixture. Immediately mix all together to combine. Pour into previously chilled base. Hit the pan against the work surface a few times to release air bubbles.
The Topping
- Spoon mango pulp randomly on top. Using a stick, make a swirls all around. Chill in the fridge overnight to let it set (minimum 8 hours in the coldest part of the fridge). Ready to serve.
How Transfer To Serving Plate
- It's easy since this cake is small. First insert a knife under the cheesecake and carefully run it all around to detach the cheesecake from the base.
- Using the same knife, gently lift the cheesecake a bit and insert 1 flat spatula. Do the same in the opposite direction.
- Carefully yet confidently lift the cheesecake with both spatulas and place on a serving plate. Gently remove spatulas out.
- Or place a baking sheet on the base of the springform pan before assembling. You will have a slightly bigger baking sheet coming out from the springform pan after assembling it. Before serving, gently slide the cheesecake onto a serving plate.
How To Serve
- Keep the cheesecake in the fridge all the time until just a few minutes before serving. Cut the slices as needed and put back the cheesecake in the fridge to maintain chill.
Notes
- Please use full fat cream cheese. Meaning, do not use light cream cheese else it won't set as good.
- Please use minimum 35% fat content for the whipping cream. The fat is needed to help set the cheesecake.
- Use unsalted butter.
Nutrition Facts
The nutrition facts provided are an estimate per serving. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
Millie says
Hello! First of all, thank you for all your wonderful recipes. I just wanted to ask if you'll be able to help. I made this Mango cheesecake 2 times before and it turned out perfectly. However, I made it again yesterday, and it didn't properly set, and the texture looks grainy and split. I genuinely don't know what I've done differently this time, but I must have done something wrong. I am really disappointed as I wanted this to be my go to recipe, but I'm scared now to attempt it again. Would you be able to advise what went wrong ? Why wouldn't it set and why it turned out so weird? Its still tasty, just wrong in texture. Thank you. I appreciate your expert help.
Bea & Marco says
Hey Millie! We're thrilled to hear that you're loving the recipe! Sorry to hear that it's not coming out as perfectly as before. The splitting and grainy texture has to be either the whipping cream split or the white chocolate seized up. Overwhisking whipped cream will make it split and grainy, making the cheesecake not set properly. Whisk the whipping cream in a separate bowl until it forms soft peaks, then fold it into the mixture in step 2. In step 3, make sure to mix the white chocolate immediately with the cream cheese mixture to avoid it seizing up, resulting in a grainy texture. We hope you'll give it another go, and hopefully, it'll come out fabulous like before! You've got this!
Saranya Muruvappan says
I would even rate 1000 points or even more for it ! My whole family loves this cake tat much and they would get excited if I’m doing it ! Thank u so much for the recipe and it had perfect texture and mango tastes divine 😍I even passed this recipe to my sis-in-law as she was craving for this cake !
Bea & Marco says
Yay! You comment really made my day! I'm so happy to hear that, Saranya. Thank you so much!
Engela says
Decadent, sensual, exotic. Best cheesecake ever!
Bea & Marco says
Thanks Engela, you made my day!
Jay says
Made this for recently for a summer's evening dinner with friends (we're in Australia). It's really easy to make but the end result was fantastic!
One of our guests doesn't eat or like mango but he absolutrly loved it! Making it again tomorrow for a picnic, this is going to be a staple from now on. Great job!
Bea & Marco says
That's awesome, Jay! We're thrilled to know that it even converted a non-mango fan 😁. Thank you for your comment! Sorry for the late reply, we had to move house on short notice, but we're now slowly back at work!
Jade says
I've been making this for years and it is my absolute favorite cheesecake ever! This recipe always turns out perfectly. I have subbed different fruits and have had to adjust amounts of ingredients due to running out of items and have had no problems with the taste and aesthetic of this awesome cheesecake!
Thank you so much