Frosted Coconut Cheesecake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
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CRUST
- 3⁄4 cup toasted pecans or 3/4 cup sliced almonds
- 2⁄3 cup toasted coconut
- 2⁄3 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 cup Crisco shortening, melted
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CHEESECAKE
- 3 (250 g) packages cream cheese, softened
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3⁄4 cup toasted coconut
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9-inch springform pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper. Wrap bottom of pan with foil or place pan on baking sheet.
- CRUST: Pulse nuts, coconut and sugar in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in melted shortening. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
- CHEESECAKE: Reduce heat to 300°F.
- Beat together cream cheese and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add eggs one at a time, mixing until incorporated. Beat in zest and vanilla. Fold in toasted coconut. Pour filling into cooled crust.
- Bake in 300F oven until filling is set around the edges but center is wobbly 45=50 minutes. ( the filling will continue to set as it cools). Cool on a wire rack. Place in refrigerator to cool completely, about 2-3 hours.
- TIPS: Cheesecake can be made 2 days ahead of time and kept in refrigerator.
- To toast coconut, place on a baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes at 350°F Stir the coconut a few times as the outside bakes faster than the middle.
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