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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 70 Minutes |
Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Taking its cues from the classic candy bar, this cheesecake recipe has cream of coconut added to the cream cheese filling and it's completed with a chocolate-cream of coconut topping and sliced almonds. Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs |
1/2 cup sliced almonds |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted |
2 8-oz. packages cream cheese, at room temperature |
1/2 cup sugar |
3 large eggs, at room temperature |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 cup canned cream of coconut |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup canned cream of coconut |
1/2 cup heavy cream |
12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped |
toasted coconut |
sliced almonds |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Make crust: In a bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, almonds and salt with a flexible spatula. Stir in melted butter until dry ingredients are lightly moistened. Press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Wrap outside of pan tightly with two layers of aluminum foil. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Leave foil on.
2. Make filling: Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese and sugar until well combined and light, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl and beat again until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down bowl again. Beat in vanilla, cream of coconut and salt. (Pour remaining cream of coconut into a small bowl, cover it with plastic and refrigerate to use later in topping.) Pour filling onto crust. Transfer springform pan to a roasting pan; fill roasting pan with hot tap water until it reaches 1 inch up sides of springform pan.
3. Bake for 1 hour, until filling is set but still a bit jiggly in center (it will firm up as it cools). Take springform pan out of roasting pan and remove foil. Let cake cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.
4. Lightly cover cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold and firm, at least 6 hours.
5. Make topping: Pour cream of coconut and heavy cream into a saucepan and warm over medium-low heat until mixture is just simmering. In a bowl, pour mixture over chocolate and whisk until melted and mixture is smooth. Let it cool. Pour 1/2 cup to 1 cup topping over cheesecake, spreading with an offset spatula. Garnish with toasted coconut and sliced almonds, if desired. Chill until chocolate mixture has set, about 10 minutes. Run a sharp paring knife around inside of pan; release sides. Slice and serve.
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