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Coconut Cheese Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Midgelet / All my dishes 4 months, 4 weeks ago Going on vacation soon and we were invited to a Hawaiin party. Recipe adapted from Chowhound site. I decorated top with edible nasturtiums. After making plenty of cheesecake for over 30 years, I know this is going to be luscious with combos of coc... More Prep:15m Cook:90m Servings:12	Midgelet
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Ingredients

Crust:

2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs (or oreo crumbs)

1-1/2 cups coconut

6-8 tsp butter, melted (just enough to make it moist, however much you need)

Filling:

2 lbs cream cheese, unwrapped and microwaved for 20 seconds on high

5 extra large eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup cornstarch ( use 2 Tbs for more creamy! )

1 tsp coconut extract

1/2 cup coconut

Glaze:

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup whipping cream

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Crust:

Mix ingredients and pat into bottom of springform pan.

Filling:

Beat cheese until light and fluffy.

Add sugar and beat again.

Add eggs one at a time, beating after each.

Add cream, cornstarch and extract.

Mix well.

Stir in coconut.

Pour into pan.

Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes with a pan of water on the bottom rack of oven.

Reduce temperature to 300°F and bake 1 hour longer.

Run knife around edge of cake.

Cool. Top with glaze

Glaze:

Combine chocolate chips, cream and vanilla extract in small saucepan.

Stirover medium-low heat until smooth.

Cool until glaze begins to thicken but can still be poured, about 30 minutes.

Pour glaze over cooled cake; spread evenly.

Chill cake overnight.

Note: as usual, I alter recipes. So i added 1 tsp vanilla and used 1 cup of shredded coconut to the batter

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joe1155 4 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Wow!

valinkenmore 4 months, 4 weeks ago said:
I'm drooling here - sounds wonderful! High 5 to you my friend!
Valerie

crabhappychick 4 months, 4 weeks ago said:
I make a coconut cream cheesecake that is divine....this sounds like a Mounds Bar! YUM! Saved for the next dessert event. I may have to make one up, LOL.

peetabear 4 months, 4 weeks ago said:
This sounds wonderful love coconut... and cheese cake ..five forks

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