Description
This mango mousse cake has a texture similar to that of mousse without using eggs or gelatin. The recipe uses mascarpone for a creamy mouthfeel and mango puree as well as freeze dried mango powder for tons of mango flavor. Paired with a Biscoff cookie crust, this indulgent dessert is surprisingly easy to make at home.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust
- 1 sleeve (240 grams) of Biscoff cookies or graham crackers
- 6 T (85 grams) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 T brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
Mango Puree
- 10 oz (284 grams) frozen or fresh mango chunks
- 1/2 cup (130 grams) granulated sugar
- 4 tsp lemon juice, bottled or fresh
- Pinch of salt
Mousse
- 16 oz (450 grams) mascarpone cheese, cold
- 1 1/2 cups (350 grams) heavy cream, cold
- 1 cup (125 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 T vanilla extract
Mango whipped topping
- 1 cup (220 grams) cold heavy cream
- ¾ cup (100 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 (40 grams) oz freeze dried mango powder
- Optional: 2-3 tsp coconut extract
Instructions
Crust
- Add your Biscoff cookies, brown sugar, salt, and melted butter to your food processor. Grind cookies [in two batches if needed for a smaller food processor] into a fine, crumb-like texture, which will resemble wet sand.
- Line your springform pan with a 9-inch round of parchment paper before using the base of a round glass to evenly press the crumb mixture into the bottom and slightly up the sides of the pan.
- Place in the freezer or refrigerator to firm up as you make the filling.
Mango Filling
- Add mango chunks to a small pot on the stove, over medium heat. Let cook for 5 minutes, stirring every minute or so as mango juices release.
- Add lemon juice, sugar, and salt to pot and let it cook over medium-low heat for 16-20 more minutes, bubbling gently. Mango will become very soft, similar to the texture of cooked apples.
- Let mango cool for a few minutes before adding to a food processor, blender, or using an immersion blender in the pot. If you’d like to remove the pulp, put your mango filling through a fine mesh sieve, reserving the smooth pureed mango.
Mascarpone Filling & Whipped Mango Topping
- Using a chilled mixing bowl, beat cold mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract on a slow speed initially for 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium for 1 more minute as soft peaks form.
- Then, add cooled mango puree and increase to medium-high speed for another minute.
- Evenly spread the mango mousse filling into the prepared crust. Smooth over with a spatula.
- Refrigerate mousse cake for at least 6 hours, or until set.
- Once set, remove it from the refrigerator and gently slide it from the springform pan onto serving dish.
- As close to serving time as possible, add powdered sugar, cold heavy cream, and freeze dried mango powder to a cold mixing bowl, mixing on medium high speed until stiff peaks have formed (generally 1-2 minutes) .
- Put in piping bag fitted with tip of your choice and cover mango mousse cake. Serve, and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cooling Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American