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Coconut Cream Pie Cheesecake, Maximum Coconut Flavor To Satisfy Your Cravings

It’s the ultimate coconut dessert with triple the coconut taste to celebrate the Easter holiday! This ultra-rich, smooth, and velvety Coconut Cream Pie Cheesecake is deliciously layered with a coconut cookie crust, coconut cream filling and toasted coconut topping that will satisfy any coconut lover’s addiction!

Only 10 minutes to prepare. For the crust, Mother’s Coconut Cocadas Cookies are used for a crunchy, buttery, tropical coconut taste, while the cream cheese filling uses coconut cream (not milk) to give it a velvety feel.

Make them in advance. For best results, allow the cooling time at least 4 hours, and then chill in the refrigerator to get that firmness. Refrigerating overnight is best for a cheesecake that’s beautifully flavored with an amazing texture. It’s really darn good!

Ultra rich, smooth, and velvety to satisfy any coconut lover’s addiction!

HOW TO MAKE COCONUT CREAM PIE CHEESECAKE

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Inactive/Cool time: 4 hours – overnight
Serving Size: 8-10


Ingredients:

Crust:

  • 4 Cups coconut cookies, crushed finely
  • 10 Tbs butter, melted
  • 3 Tbs sugar

Cheesecake Filling:

  • 5 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 15 oz can coconut cream
  • 4 8oz packages Philadelphia cream cheese, room temperature
  • 8 Tbs unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 Cups sugar
  • 2 Tbs cornstarch
  • 2 Tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 Tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tsp grated lemon zest

Topping:

  • 1 Cup toasted coconut
  • whipped cream to top

Directions:

Crust:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Butter springform pan or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Place cookies in a blender and pulse well, add butter and sugar and mix well. Place crust mixture in pan and with the back of a measuring cup, tap mixture on the bottom and up the sides of the springform pan. This is enough mixture to go halfway up the sides of the pan.
  3. Bake for 13 minutes, set aside to cool.
  4. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees (for your filling).
  5. Wrap a double layer of heavy-duty aluminum foil tightly around the outside bottom and sides, crimping and pleating the foil to make it conform to the pan.
  6. This will help to prevent water seeping into the pan.

Cheesecake Filling:

  1. Beat the eggs and coconut cream until well blended about 1 minute.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, beat the cream cheese with the butter until smooth and creamy. Add this to the egg-coconut cream mixture and beat until smooth.
  3. Add the sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest and beat thoroughly about 2 minutes.
  4. Pour into the prepared springform pan and place in a roasting pan (or another pan) large enough to prevent the sides from touching.
  5. Place in the oven and carefully pour in enough very hot tap water to reach halfway up the sides of the springform pan.
  6. Bake for 2 hours, 15 minutes, or until the cake is very lightly colored and a knife inserted in the center emerges clean.
  7. Remove from the water bath and carefully peel the aluminum foil from around the pan.
  8. Allow cheesecake to stand at room temperature until completely cool, about 4 hours.
  9. Place cheesecake in the refrigerator uncovered and chill overnight.

Topping:

  1. Top cheesecake with toasted coconut and whipped cream, and serve!

Notes:

  1. To toast coconut place 1 cup of sweetened shredded coconut into a dry pan over medium-low heat, stir constantly until coconut begins to brown. Don’t burn, remove from heat and continue to stir, allow to cool before placing on your cheesecake.

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