Mini Mango Banana Cheesecake with Speculoos Crust
No-bake style mini cheesecakes featuring a speculoos cookie crust, creamy ricotta and cheese filling with banana and vanilla, topped with fresh mango slices. Prepared the day before serving for best texture. Light, fruity, and delicate enough that the tops should not brown during baking.
Ingredients
- 6 ½ oz speculoos cookies, crushedgraham crackers1:1crunchsweetness
similar texture and flavor
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 9 oz ricotta
- 1 pot spreadable cheese nature
- 3 tbsp fromage blanc 20%Greek yogurt1:1tangmoistureadds dairy
adds slight tartness
- ½ vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
- ⅓ cups cane sugar
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 bananas, slightly ripe, mashed
- 1 mango, very ripe or frozen
- fresh mint, for garnish(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Pulse speculoos cookies in food processor until fine crumbs form, add melted butter and pulse until combined.
- 2
Press mixture into bottoms of silicone muffin molds or a single larger mold, refrigerate until set.
- 3
Preheat oven to 350°F.
- 4
Combine ricotta, spreadable cheese, and fromage blanc in food processor and blend until smooth.
- 5
Add cane sugar and vanilla seeds, mix until incorporated.
- 6
Add lightly beaten eggs and bananas, blend until creamy.
- 7
Pour filling over chilled crusts.
- 8
Bake mini cheesecakes for 20 minutes or larger cake for approximately 40 minutes, until set but tops do not brown.
- 9
Cool completely and refrigerate overnight.
- 10
Before serving, top with mango slices and fresh mint, serve cold.
Tips
Do not allow tops to brown during baking to maintain delicate texture.
Overnight refrigeration is essential for proper setting and flavor development.
Good to Know
Refrigerate covered for up to 3 days.
Prepare through baking the day before; decorate with mango and mint just before serving.
Serve chilled directly from refrigerator.
Common Mistakes
Allow tops to brown during baking to avoid drying out the delicate filling.
Skip overnight refrigeration to avoid insufficient setting and weak texture.
Substitutions
removes fresh texture, changes presentation