Lime Coconut Cheesecake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
• 3 tablespoons ground macadamia nuts or 3 tablespoons almonds
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon lime zest
• green food coloring (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream, whipped
• additional whipped cream (optional)
• toasted coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a bowl, combine coconut and nuts; stir in butter.
• 3 press into the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until crust is golden brown around the edges. cool on a wire rack.
• 5 in a saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand one minute.
• 6 stir in sugar; cook over low heat until sugar and gelatin are dissolved. remove from the heat.
• 7 in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. gradually beat in gelatin mixture.
• 8 add lime juice and peel; beat until blended. tint pale green with food coloring if desired.
• 9 fold in whipped cream. pour over crust. refrigerate for five hours or overnight.
• 10 remove sides of pan. garnish with whipped cream and coconut if desired.