Pumpkin Coconut Cheesecake

Sam #3's Note:

Taken from the October 2009 issue of Chatelaine.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

Crust

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 ½ cups toasted coconut
• ¼ cup sugar
• ½ cup butter , melted

Filling

• 4 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• ½ cup brown sugar , packed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese , room temp
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Crust: Preheat oven to 325°F
2. Lightly grease bottom of a 10in springform pan.
3. In a bowl, stir crumbs with 1 cup coconut, sugar and butter until evenly moist.
4. Press over bottom and partway up sides of pan.
5. Bake in oven until edges are golden, about 10 mins, cool.
6. Filling: Meanwhile, whisk eggs in a large bowl.
7. Whisk in pumpkin, brown sugar and seasonings.
8. Cut cheese into cubes and place in a large bowl.
9. Using an electric mixer, beat in sugar, then cream, scraping side of bowl as needed until well mixed.
10. Pour over warm crust.
11. Bake in oven until filling is almost set, 55-60 minutes.
12. Run a knife around edges to loosen crust and prevent cracking.
13. Cool to room temp, then chill in fridge at least 4 hrs or overnight.
14. Remove from pan and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of toasted coconut.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

I did change one thing, the crust, when making this recipe! I used a crushed Oreo cookie crust instead of the graham cracker one, & then sprinkled 1 cup of the toasted coconut over the top of the crust crust just before topping that with the filling & baking it! Worked great for me, & we much-appreciated the combo of pumpkin, coconut & chocolate! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Please Review My Recipe]