Coconut Pineapple Cheesecake Recipe 345

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325*F.
• CRUST: Spray a 9"springform pan with the cooking spray (or you may use 2 8" pie pans). Mix the gingersnap crumbs, butter, and brown sugar; toss with a fork until moist. Press the mix into the bottom and up against the sides of the pan. Bake 10 minutes. Let cool.
• FILLING: Mix filling ingredients in a food processor. Process until smooth. Pour into the prepared crust. Place the cheese mixture into either the springform pan or into the pie pans.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the center barely moves when pan is touched. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 4 hours.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the center barely moves when pan is touched. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 4 hours.
• PINEAPPLE SAUCE: Combine pineapple, brown sugar and ginger in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook about 15-20 minutes, stirring occaionally. Cool completely.
• Spread pineapple sauce over pie and top with toasted coconut. Enjoy!

Steps:

• For Filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add sour cream eggs, 1 can of drained pineapple and 1/2 bag of coconut. For Crust: Pulverize the graham crackers and add the melted butter until moist. Do not soak crumbs. Press in a spring form pan on the bottom and 3/4 up the sides. Sour Cream Topping: Incorporate ingredients. Set aside Bake in a spring form pan using a graham cracker crust. Allow cake to cool 24 hours. Once it has cooled remove from spring form pan and add Sour Cream Topping. Sprinkle with remaining coconut that has been toasted and add remainder of the drained pineapple to top..

Steps:

• Make the caramelized pineapple: Heat a medium saucepan over medium until a drop of water sizzles on the surface. Reduce heat to medium-low and make a dry caramel by adding the sugar in an even layer. The sugar should begin melting into a clear syrup once it hits the pan. If it browns immediately, your pan is too hot and the heat should be turned down. Allow the sugar to melt, stirring with a heat-safe spatula to cover any dry spots, about 3 minutes. As the crystals melt, the syrup will change color from light to golden brown, about 5 minutes. Once melted, continue to stir and cook the syrup until it is a deep amber color, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, and very carefully, to avoid splatter, add the pineapple all at once. Immediately cover with a lid to prevent the hot liquid from bubbling over. Once the bubbling slows after 1 to 2 minutes, stir the mixture to melt any hard chunks of caramel that have formed, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the pineapple pieces to steep in the caramel syrup until they are infused, at least 30 minutes (or up to overnight in the refrigerator). The pineapple will turn a deeper yellow as it steeps, and will develop a more pronounced caramel taste. (Caramelized pineapple can be made up to 1 week ahead, refrigerated and stored in the syrup.) Using a fork, remove the pineapple pieces from the syrup, transfer them to a food processor to purée, or finely chop. Reserve and refrigerate the leftover caramel syrup for another use.
• Make the crust: Lightly grease and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving about a 2-inch overhang on two sides. In a food processor, pulse the gingersnaps until they form coarse crumbs. (Alternatively, place gingersnaps in a resealable bag and crush with a wine bottle or rolling pin.) You should have about 1 1/2 cups crumbs. Transfer crumbs to a medium bowl; stir in the melted butter, sugar and salt. The crumbs should look slightly wet and clump up when pressed together in your palm. Pour the mixture into prepared pan and spread to completely cover the bottom. Use the flat side of a measuring cup to compress, push and flatten the crumbs to cover the base and about 3/4-inch up the sides. Refrigerate while you make the filling. (Crust can be wrapped in plastic and refrigerated up to 1 day ahead.)
• Make the filling: In a small saucepan off the heat, combine 1/2 cup/120 milliliters coconut milk with the gelatin and allow to bloom, about 5 minutes. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese, sugar, salt, lime zest and juice on the lowest setting until smooth. Heat the coconut milk-gelatin mixture on low to melt, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the rest of the coconut milk to cool down the mixture. Scrape down the bowl and switch to the whisk attachment. Slowly pour in the coconut milk mixture with the mixer on the lowest setting. Stop to scrape down the sides as needed. As the coconut milk incorporates, the mixer speed can gradually be increased to medium to make sure the mixture is smooth throughout.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and dot the top with teaspoonfuls of the pineapple purée. Some spoonfuls will sink in to create lovely pockets of pineapple within the cream filling, which is fine! Chill at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
• To unmold, run a knife or an offset spatula along the sides of the pan to loosen the crust. Lift both sides of the parchment and move cake to a board. Slice into 9 to 12 squares with a clean, warm knife, top each square with toasted coconut if using.

Steps:

• Crust:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. In a food processor, process first four ingredients until mixture looks like a coarse meal. Add melted butter and process until smooth. Press firmly into bottom of a 9" springform pan. Wrap the pan with aluminum foil to prevent spills.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned; remove from oven, let cool.
• Filling:
• In a food processor, process cream cheese until smooth. Add pineapple and process until smooth. Add sugar, salt, eggs, lemon juice, cornstarch and vanilla. Process until creamy and smooth.
• Pour into prepared pan. Place pan on a baking sheet and bake at 325°F for about 1 1/2 hours until center is set. Cool for about 1 1/2 hours.
• Topping:
• In a medium saucepan, combine pineapple, peach preserves, water, lemon juice and cornstarch. Mix together and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and pineapple is soft. If mixture gets too thick, add more water, a Tbsp. at a time.
• Remove from heat and puree with a blender or food processor until smooth. I used an immersion blender for this step.
• Spoon pineapple mixture on top of cooled cheesecake and smooth evenly. Toast coconut in a small skillet over medium heat until it begins to brown, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle over the pineapple topping. Cover cheesecake and refrigerate until chilled, at least 6 hours or overnight.
• To serve, cut into wedges and garnish with pineapple chunks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, cornmeal, flour and salt. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Stir in butter, coconut and pineapple. Pour filling into pie shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until filling is set. Cover with aluminum foil after 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.