Mmmm Smooth & Creamy Coconut Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled
• 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 32 ounces cream cheese, room temp
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 15 ounces coco lopez (sweetened coconut cream)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 7 eggs

Recipe

• 1 for crust:.
• 2 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 3 have 9 inch springform pan ready.
• 4 mix flour, salt & sugar together.
• 5 cut chilled butter into flour mix until flour & butter have texture of cornmeal.
• 6 beat egg yolk with vanilla & add to flour/butter mix - mix well. dough will be crumbly - that's ok.
• 7 pat dough onto floor & a bit up the side of the springform pan - go for even distribution.
• 8 bake 14-16 minutes - until golden brown.
• 9 remove from oven & cool to room temperature brush with egg . set aside.
• 10 for custard:.
• 11 preheat oven to 475 degrees f.
• 12 place cream cheese in large mixing bowl. add2/3 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 teaspoon salt & can of coco lopez.
• 13 start mixing at medium speed until cheese & coco lopez are well-blended, no more tha a minute.
• 14 add eggs 1 at a time, mixing 10 - 20 seconds between additions. goal is uniform texture & color without overbeating.
• 15 pour custard into springform pan whose bottom is lined with the baked crust.
• 16 raise the filled pan 3 to 4 inches above the counter & smack sharply onto counter to release air bubbles, repeat a couple of times (more if things are loud or stressfull).
• 17 put custard in oven. bake at 475 for 15 minutes then turn down to 225 degrees f for 70 -75 minutes. center will still have a quiver.
• 18 turn oven off. keep cake in oven & prop oven door open with a wooden spoon. this allows cake to cool slowly for next 2 hours remove cake, cover with plastic wrap & refrigerate overnight.
• 19 serve plain or with slices of fresh mango & strawberry.