Ambrosia Cheesecake

Ambrosia Cheesecake
This recipe makes 12 servings with 605 calories, 8g of protein, and 42g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of butter, sugar, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

1
Stir together first 3 ingredients; press mixture into bottom of a 10-inch springform pan.
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2
Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Cool.
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3
Beat cream cheese, eggs, and 1 cup sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in 14-ounce package coconut and vanilla.
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4
Pour into prepared crust.
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Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Cool completely on a wire rack.
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Cover and chill 8 hours. Release sides of springform pan, and place cheesecake on serving platter or cake stand.
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7
Spread Fresh Orange Curd evenly over top of cheesecake.
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8
Sprinkle 1 cup toasted coconut around outer edge of top, if desired. Arrange Decorated Pastry Strips on sides of cheesecake, if desired.
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Garnish top of cake, if desired.
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Note: For testing purposes only, we used Keebler Sandies Almond Shortbread.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings12
Health Score2
Dish TypesSide Dish
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