Mango Marmalade squares
Bitter Sweet fruity dessert, fit to impress both adults and kids
Servings: 15 squares
Ingredients
For Bottom layer-
- 25 sheets Graham Cracker cookies
- 4 tbsps Butter melted
- 2 tbsps Maple Syrup optional
For Fruit Puree-
- 2 cups Mango cubes
- 3 Oranges
- 2 tbsps Maple Syrup
- 5 Star Anise
For Fruit Layer-
- 1 cup Fruit Puree recipe provided
- 1 cup Cream Cheese light whipped
- 2 tbsps Honey
Finishing Toppings-
- Orange and Mango wedges
- 2 tbsps Grated Chocolate
Instructions
Advance preparation – Mango Orange puree –
- Take the oranges and make slits in the skin
- Take a large cooking pot, add the mango chunks, whole oranges, star anise, maple syrup and 2 cups of water
- Put a lid on it and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour checking and adding more water as needed to submerge the oranges and cook it completely
- The skin of the orange must be completely cooked and turn pale in color
- Cool, remove the spices and blend to a smooth puree
- Refrigerate for 1 hour to thicken
Layer 1 -
- Take a food processor, add the graham crackers and powder them
- While food processor is running, drizzle the maple syrup (optional)
- Next drizzle the melted butter, the cracker mixture will start to clump together
- Take a large rectangular glass dish and spread a very thin layer of melted butter at the bottom
- Remove the graham cracker mixture and spread evenly in the glass dish, pressing firmly
- Bake at 350 degrees in a pre-heated oven for 15 to 20 minutes until crisp and firm
- Remove and cool completely
- Refrigerate for 3 Hours
Layer 2 -
- Take a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese, 1 cup of mango puree, honey and mix until well combined and smooth (this will take some elbow grease ! )
- Spread this mixture evenly over the graham cracker layer
- Refrigerate for 3 Hours
- Decorate the top with grated chocolate or wedges of orange and mango
- Serve cold !