Solving for Pi Cheesecake

Name: Solving for Pi Cheesecake
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 Pillsbury™ refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box; 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs (8 squares); 1/4 cup sugar; 1/3 butter, melted; 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened; 1 container (6 oz) Yoplait® 99% Fat Free French vanilla yogurt; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 ripe medium mango, seed removed, peeled and chopped; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3 cups fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) raspberries; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 packages (0.33 oz each) strawberry-flavored popping candy; 24 fresh raspberries; 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1 teaspoon shortening

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Prep 40 min
Total 60 min
Servings 6

It’s a simple equation – mango + raspberry + cheesecake + pie equals delicious! Take a cue from the molecular gastronomy trend and scoop up this deconstructed dessert that literally “pops” with flavor! MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated August 4, 2011

Make with

Pillsbury Pie Crust

Ingredients

Pie Crust Triangles

Pillsbury™ refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box

1/2

cup graham cracker crumbs (8 squares)

1/4

cup sugar

1/3

butter, melted

Cream Cheese Filling

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

container (6 oz) Yoplait® 99% Fat Free French vanilla yogurt

1/3

cup sugar

1/2

teaspoon vanilla

Mango Sauce

ripe medium mango, seed removed, peeled and chopped

tablespoons sugar

Raspberry Sauce

cups fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) raspberries

tablespoons sugar

Garnish

packages (0.33 oz each) strawberry-flavored popping candy

fresh raspberries

Chocolate Pi Symbols

1/2

cup semisweet chocolate chips

teaspoon shortening

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 425°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Remove pie crust from pouch; unroll on work surface. With 5-inch round cutter, cut 4 rounds from crust. Cut each round into 6 triangles. In small shallow bowl, mix cracker crumbs and 1/4 cup sugar. Dip both sides of pie crust triangles into butter; dip into crumb mixture, coating both sides. Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool while preparing remaining ingredients.
2

In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, yogurt, 1/3 cup sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
3

In blender or food processor, place mango sauce ingredients. Cover; blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth. If sauce is too thick, add up to 1 tablespoon water. Spoon into plastic squeeze bottle, pastry bag or resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut small tip or corner off pastry bag or plastic bag for piping. Store covered in refrigerator until ready to use.
4

In blender or food processor, place raspberry sauce ingredients. Cover; blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth. Press through fine strainer to remove seeds. Spoon into plastic squeeze bottle, pastry bag or resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut small tip or corner off pastry bag or plastic bag for piping. Store covered in refrigerator until ready to use.
5

Line another cookie sheet with waxed paper. In 1-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 30 seconds. Stir; microwave in additional 10-second increments, stirring after each, until melted and smooth. Place chocolate in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe 24 pi symbols on waxed paper. Refrigerate 10 minutes to set chocolate. Set aside.
6

To assemble, place desired number of pie crust triangles in row on serving platter. Decoratively spoon dollops of cream cheese filling, and pipe mango and raspberry sauces on serving platter as desired. Garnish with popping candy, fresh raspberries and chocolate pi symbols.
7

To eat, pick up crust piece and slide it across platter scooping up sauces and filling as desired.

Expert Tips

To strain raspberry sauce, use fine strainer and rubber spatula to press raspberries through strainer.
Plastic squeeze bottles can be purchased at discount and craft stores.
There is more than one way to serve this dessert. Half the fun is creating your own equation or design.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 640
Calories from Fat: 320

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 36g; 55%
Saturated Fat 20g 98% Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol: 80mg; 26%
Sodium: 420mg; 17%
Potassium: 290mg; 8%
Total Carbohydrate: 72g; 24%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16% Sugars 48g
Protein: 6g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 25%; 25%
Vitamin C: 20%; 20%
Calcium: 10%; 10%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat;