Key Lime Cheesecake

This was originally found on eaglebrand.com but have tweaked it a bit and now like it even better.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 1 cheescake

Ingredients

• CRUST

• 1 1⁄4 cups graham cracker crumbs or 1 1⁄4 cups  vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine, melted

• CHEESECAKE

• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 4  eggs
• 1  tablespoon flour
• 1⁄2 cup key lime juice
•  green food coloring (optional)
•  crushed  macadamia nuts, garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325ºF.
2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Press crumb mixture firmly on bottom of 9" springform pan.
3. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
4. On low speed, slowly add condensed milk, mix until smooth. Add eggs and flour; mix well and then add in key lime juice.
5. Reserve 1/2 cup filling for marbling; stir in green food coloring.
6. Pour white filling into pan, then spoon 1/2 cup green filling over white filling; swirl.
7. Bake 45-50 minutes or until center is set. Cool 10 minutes.
8. Sprinkle with crushed macadamias.
9. With thin knife, carefully loosen cheescake from side of pan.
10. Chill.
11. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.