Mango Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 lemon, juice of
• handful basil, cut rough
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 cups cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups mango puree
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten

Method

• Make simple syrup by blending 1/4 cup water and 1 cup sugar and juice of one lemon and simmer over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Cool and add basil. Blend in blender until chunky in blender.
• Mix with an electric mixer the ricotta cream cheese and simple sugar/basil mixture. Add the additional sugar and mango. Add egg and mix.
• Pour into a chocolate cookie crust, graham cracker crust or biscotti crust. Bake at 350F for 1 1/2 hour in a bain marie.

Notes