Pineapple Delight Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted*
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice, well-drained
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange rind

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f
• 2 combine all crust ingredients in small bowl. press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. bake 10 minutes. cool completely.
• 3 combine 1 cup sugar and cream cheese in large bowl. beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (3 to 4 minutes).
• 4 add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition (1 minute).
• 5 add sour cream, 1 cup coconut and drained pineapple. continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (1 minute).
• 6 spoon cream cheese mixture into prepared crust.
• 7 bake for 70 to 90 minutes or until set 2 inches from edge of pan.
• 8 sprinkle top with 1/4 cup toasted coconut.
• 9 turn off oven; leave cheesecake in oven 2 hours.
• 10 loosen sides of cheesecake from pan by running knife around inside of pan. cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• 11 sprinkle with remaining toasted coconut and orange peel, enjoy!