Okay, I am slightly veering away from the healthy aspect of this blog for Shavuot. On Shavuot, the time when the Jews received the Torah at Mt. Sinai, we traditionally eat dairy products. Now there are a million arguments as to why we eat dairy on Shavuot and I am not going to get into them here. If you want to learn more about why, click here.I thought we could do some fun and unusual cheesecakes and cheese cake alternatives for your Shavuot table.Here is a no-bake Mango Cheesecake option. Amazing!Crust
- 2 Cups graham crackers
- 2 tablespoon(s) stick butter or margarine, melted
Filling
- 1 ripe large mango
- 2 bricks (8 oz each) 1⁄3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 2 3/4 cup(s) canned or bottled mango nectar
- 1/2 cup(s) sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
- 1 envelope(s) (21⁄2 tsp) unflavored KOSHER gelatin
- 1/4 cup(s) cold water
Directions
- Coat an 8-in. springform pan with nonstick spray.
- Crust: Put crackers in food processor; pulse until finely ground. Add butter; process to blend. Press over bottom of prepared pan; wash and dry processor.
- Filling: Cut half the mango off the seed. Wrap half with seed, refrigerate and reserve. Hold half without the seed peel side down and score flesh of mango lengthwise, then crosswise, being careful not to cut through the peel. Bend peel backward, then cut along peel to loosen the cubed fruit. Put diced mango in food processor, add cream cheese, nectar, sugar and lemon juice. Process until smooth, scraping bowl as needed.
- Sprinkle gelatin over water in a microwave-safe cup measure or a small saucepan. Let stand 1 minute. Microwave on high about 40 seconds or place over low heat and stir 2 to 3 minutes, until gelatin has completely dissolved and liquid is clear. With processor running; add gelatin and process until well blended. Pour onto crust. Cover tightly; refrigerate at least 5 hours or overnight until firm.
- Shortly before serving: Remove pan sides; place cake on serving plate. Cut remaining 1⁄2 mango off seed, peel and thinly slice. Arrange in spoke fashion on top of cake. Dice mango on ends of seed; scatter in middle of slices.
Thanks to Woman's Day for this gem! It's perfect for the summer!