Mango Pie
Mango pie made in a shortbread crust with a cream cheese whipped cream topped with fresh sliced mangos.
Equipment
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust:
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons corn starch
- 5 Tablespoons butter salted, cold, cut into cubes see note 1 below
Mango Filling:
- 16 oz pureed mango about 1 ¾ cups, around 3 large
- 1-3 Tablespoons sugar see note 2 below
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice or lime see note 3 below
- 2 Tablespoons corn starch
Cream Cheese Whipped Cream:
- 6 ounces cream cheese still cold, but leave on the counter 10-15 minutes depending on kitchen temperature
- 4-6 Tablespoons sugar see note 4 below
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream cold
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
Garnish:
- mango 1-2, sliced, see note 5 below
Instructions
For the Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Place flour, powdered sugar and corn starch in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 2 or 3 times to combine. Remove butter from fridge and quickly chop it into cubes. Add to the food processor and mix for 20-30 seconds, until you have tiny little bits of butter remaining. It's important that you still have little bits and that they're not completely blended through. Use a flat bottom (I use a measuring cup) to press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9" pie plate. Bake for 16-18 minutes, until the top is matte and there are just starting to be the faintest hints of golden on the edges. Allow to cool at least 5 minutes before adding the mango filling.
For filling:
- Place mango puree and sugar into a small pot over medium heat. Thoroughly mix together the corn starch and lemon juice, forming a slurry. Stir into the mango. Bring to a boil and boil for about 60-90 seconds, stirring constantly making sure to scrape the bottom as you stir. Remove from heat and allow to cool for about 10 minutes (giving it a little stir every 2-3 minutes) before pouring onto the pie crust and spreading it smooth. Transfer to the refrigerator and allow to cool at least 90 minutes before serving, ideally 2-3 hours.
For the Cream Cheese Whipped Cream:
- After the pie is done cooling, get the cream cheese out for about 10-15 minutes (10 minutes for a warm kitchen, 15 for a cooler kitchen) then beat on medium high speed with the sugar and vanilla until smooth (about 30 seconds). With the mixer still running, slowly drizzle in the whipping cream. Scrape down the sides then beat on high until it gets thick and stiff peaks form. Spread across the mango mixture, then top with sliced mangoes. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- It is important that your butter is as cold as possible. I like to measure all of my dry ingredients into the food processor before I even get my butter out. Then quickly cut and add it to the processor.
- Mangoes are quite sweet! We love a pleasantly tart pie. For this we recommend using small tart mangoes such as talofofo or champagne mangoes. For a pie that isn't tart, use regular mangoes such as Kent. The sugar is to taste, depending if you like it sweeter or tarter. A little sugar is a must as it will bring out the flavor!
- Lime is a a great compliment to mango. This tastes great with either, but the lemon does not add any noticeable flavor, just a bit of tartness and an enhancement to the mango flavor, whereas if you use lime juice you'll have a subtle lime flavor
- For a more subtly sweet cream cheese mixture, use 4 Tablespoons, for a sweeter mixture, use 6 (or even more!) Tablespoons.
- For an aesthetically pleasing pie, we recommend using thin slices and placing them in a tidy pattern. If you're not worried about how your pie looks, just chop mangoes into chunks and spread them on top evenly. It's easier to cut and eat when they're simply chopped into chunks.
- The flavor of this pie comes from the mangoes. If you use flavorless mangoes, your pie won't have much flavor. If you use delicious, flavorful mangoes your pie will be much tastier.
- This pie is best eaten in about 48 hours, but will last another day or 2 after that. Feel free to freeze leftovers, just place in the refrigerator for 2 hours or on the counter for 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 309kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 6gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 215mgPotassium: 198mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 1281IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 1mg
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