Hawaiian Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 3/4 cups flaked coconut
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sour cream (8 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1 drop yellow food coloring

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the coconut and butter; mix well.
• 2 press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan.
• 3 bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
• 4 cool on a wire rack.
• 5 in a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth.
• 6 beat in sour cream and vanilla until blended.
• 7 add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.
• 8 pour into crust.
• 9 place pan on a baking sheet.
• 10 bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set (top of cheesecake may crack).
• 11 cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer.
• 12 refrigerate overnight.
• 13 for sauce, combine the sugar and cornstarch in a large saucepan.
• 14 stir in the pineapple.
• 15 bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• 16 add food coloring if desired.
• 17 cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 18 remove sides of springform pan.
• 19 spread pineapple sauce over cheesecake.