Creamy Ambrosia Cheesecake
photo by jeffanna
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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10-12
ingredients
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Coconut Crust
- 1 1⁄3 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1⁄2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
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Filling
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments, reserve
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, reserve (not syrup)
- 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups white chocolate chips
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Tropical Fruit Sauce
- 1 cup fruit, juices reserved
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1⁄4 teaspoon oranges or 1/4 teaspoon pineapple extract
directions
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Coconut Crust:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together graham cracker crumbs, coconut flakes, melted butter, and sugar in a medium bowl. Press mixture firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 8 minutes; cool slightly.
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Filling:
- Cut mandarin oranges into small pieces. Drain oranges and pineapple, reserving juices.
- Beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Add sugar; beat well. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in white chips, oranges and pineapple. Pour mixture over baked and slightly cooled crust.
- Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove from oven to wire rack. With knife, loosen cake from side of pan. Cool completely; remove side of pan. Cover; refrigerate until cold.
- Prepare Tropical Fruit Sauce.
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Tropical Fruit Sauce:
- Combine reserved fruit juices, suagar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickend. Remove from heat. Stir in orange or pineapple extract. Cool to room temperature. Cover; refrigerate leftover sauce.
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To serve:
- Pour desired amount of fruit sauce over individual slices of cheesecake. Garnish with toasted coconut if desired.
- Refrigerate leftover cheese cake - it there is any!
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Reviews
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I enjoy cheesecake & this recipe was AN ABSOLUTE JOY to make & even more so in the eathing (although I did allow my son & his wife to abscound with about a quarter of it before the evening was over)! Absolutely loved the combo of flavors here, & served it up topped with a Mandarin orange section, & small slice of pineapple & a light sprinkle of toasted coconut! Thanks for this really great keeper! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Please Review My Recipe]
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I have not made this recipe yet. I will be making it tomorrow for Easter Dinner. I can't wait. I will place a picture of it if I can get a good one. This sounds like a very good cheese cake and our family is all about cheese cake. I made this for Easter and it is wonderful. I have never made cheese cake before because I was afraid of it flopping but I can assure you that I will make this one many times. chef #1234111
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
kittycatmom
United States