Grandmother's Kitchen

Hawaiian Mango Jello Cheesecake

A fresh and delicious mango dessert recipe made on a macademia nut crust.

Hawaiian Mango Jello Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 container (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1 package (6 ounces) orange flavored jello
  • 3 cups boiling water
  • 4 cups diced mangoes

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In bowl, combine flour and powdered sugar, cut in butter.
  3. Mix in nuts. Lightly press into a 13x9" pan.
  4. Bake 15 minutes.
  5. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
  6. Gently fold in whipped topping.
  7. Spread over cooled crust, chill until firm (at least 1-2 hours).
  8. Dissolve jello in boiling water, cool.
  9. Arrange mangoes over cream cheese layer.
  10. Pour cooled gelatin over mangoes.
  11. Chill until firm.
  12. Cut into squares.

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