Strawberry-Coconut Cheesecake

Name: Strawberry-Coconut Cheesecake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters coconut rum (such as Malibu); 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 680 grams packages cream cheese, room temperature; 237 milliliters canned sweetened cream of coconut (such as Coco López); 4 larges eggs; 177 milliliters graham cracker crumbs; 3 pints strawberries, stemmed, sliced; 59 milliliters seedless strawberry jam; 237 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 118 milliliters unsweetened shredded coconut,* toasted, cooled; 2 Tbsps water

One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 545 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up sugar, butter, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Brush 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Line pan with parchment paper; lightly brush paper with some of melted butter. Blend crumbs, coconut, sugar, and remaining butter in medium bowl. Press mixture over bottom of prepared pan.

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Coconut

Butter

Sugar

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Baking Paper

Cake Form

Bowl

Bake crust until lightly browned at edges, about 10 minutes. Cool. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F.

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Crust

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Oven

Using electric mixer, beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl until blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in cream of coconut and rum.

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Cream Of Coconut

Egg

Rum

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Pour batter over crust.

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Crust

Place cake pan in large roasting pan.

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Roasting Pan

Cake Form

Add enough water to roasting pan to come 1 inch up sides of cake pan. Cover roasting pan with foil.

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Water

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Roasting Pan

Cake Form

Aluminum Foil

Bake cake 1 hour.

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Oven

Remove foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Bake until cake is pale brown, puffed, and just set in center, about 40 minutes. Cool cake in water bath 2 hours.

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Water

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Oven

Remove from water; run knife around cake to loosen. Chill cake in pan 3 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.)

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Water

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Knife

Frying Pan

Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Place cake in oven 2 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from oven.

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Oven

Place sheet of foil, then 10-inch-diameter cardboard round or tart pan bottom on top of cake. Turn pan over. Shake gently, allowing cake to settle onto foil and round.

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Shake

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Tart Form

Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Remove pan and parchment.

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Frying Pan

Place platter atop cake and turn cake right side up onto platter.

Remove round and foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Simmer jam and 2 tablespoons water in small saucepan.

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Water

Jam

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Sauce Pan

Brush top of cake with warm jam. Overlap berries atop cake, covering completely.

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Berries

Jam

Brush remaining jam over berries; chill. (Can be prepared up to 8 hours ahead.)

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Berries

Jam

Baking cheesecake in the gentle, even heat of a water bath (bain-marie) ensures a uniform texture. *Available at specialty foods stores and natural foods stores. **Available in the liquor section of most supermarkets.

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Liquor

Water

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Double Boiler