Sep
26
MERA Cookbook: “MANGO CHEESECAKE”

Who doesn’t love a slice of cheesecake? We certainly love this one, made using juicy mango, oaty biscuits and MERA cream cheese and it’s ready in just half an hour – perfect. This is a Tropical twist on a classic dessert, a great recipe to try because it’s quick and simple to prepare! Enjoy 🙂

 

INGREDIENTS:                                                      

                                                                                                                  Quantity               

Crust

Graham crackers, crushed                                                                  150 grams

Granulated sugar                                                                                  15 grams

Melted butter                                                                                         90 grams

 

U.S. Cream Cheese Filling

MERA cream cheese, softened                                                          500 grams

Granulated sugar                                                                                  130 grams

Water                                                                                                      40 ml

Mango juice or puree                                                                          60 ml

Unflavored gelatin                                                                               15 grams

Yellow food color, optional                                                                 as desired

Heavy cream                                                                                          300 ml

Diced ripe mangoes, optional                                                            as desired

 

For Garnish

More ripe mango                                                                                  as desired

Neutral or apricot glaze                                                                       as needed

Mint leaf                                                                                                  as needed

 

Baking Utensils

Weighing Scale, Mixing Bowls, Spoon, Rubber Scraper, Round or Square Pan/Mould, Mixer and Pastry Brush

 

DIRECTIONS:

1. To make the crust – mix together all ingredients.  Press into a 23-cm square pan. Chill for 10 to 15 minutes.

2. To make the filling – beat together cream cheese and sugar until smooth and    creamy.

3. Combine water and mango juice (or puree) in a small bowl.  Sprinkle gelatin over liquid and set aside for 5 to 10  minutes.  Melt in a microwave oven or over simmering water.  Stir in the hot gelatin into cream cheese mixture and the yellow food color, if desired.

4. Meanwhile, whip the heavy cream until soft peak stage. Fold in the whipped cream, then the mango cubes, if desired.

5. Chill to set. Loosen cheesecake from  pan. Top with more mangoes, if desired.

6. Brush cheesecake with gel glaze. Garnish with mint leaf.

 

Courtesy of CHEF JILL SANDIQUE of http://www.usdec.org/

 

 

Aug
23
Think U.S. Cheese Workshop

TALMERA USA INC. participated in Think U.S. Cheese Workshop at Marriott Hotel Manila last July 14, 2016 hosted by the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) .

This was a one-day workshop that explore how the U.S. cheese industry can help move the business forward with high-quality, safe and functional cheese ingredients and products. It also brought  different U.S. cheese stories where we learned that the United States offers hundreds of varieties and styles perfectly crafted to meet global customers’ and consumers’ desire for enjoyable, great-tasting cheese.

Contrary to popular belief, the United States is a cheese producer; in fact, it is the largest single-country cheese producer in the world. Cheese production began centuries ago with the first European immigrants bringing cheese making techniques to North America and continues today thanks to dedicated American cheese makers committed to offering high quality, original and innovative cheeses to satisfy both users and consumers’ needs.

With this said event, our Sales and Marketing Executive Ms. Shashi de Leon was given a chance to talk about “Discover: U.S. Cream Cheese” highlighting history, varieties, applications, trends and etc.

Today, the U.S. cheese industry is an international center of cheese-making excellence and innovation. As global appetites for cheese continue to grow, the U.S. cheese industry is well suited to supply the increased demand.