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Mounds Cheesecake
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Servings: 12
Categories:
Almonds
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Cheesecakes
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Desserts
Ingredients: 2
cups
vanilla wafer crumbs 1 1/2
cups
coconut 6
tablespoons
butter,
melted
2
pounds
cream cheese,
softened
1
cup
sugar 5
jumbo eggs,
at room temperature
1/2
cup
heavy cream 1/4
cup
cornstarch 1
teaspoon
coconut extract 1/2
cup
coconut 1
cup
almonds,
coarsely chopped
melted chocolate
whole almonds
Directions:
1.
Crust: Mix and pat into bottom and sides of springform pan.
2.
Filling: Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add sugar and beat again. Add eggs one at a time; beating after each. Add cream, cornstarch and extract. Mix well. Stir in coconut and almonds. Pour into springform pan. Bake at 425F for 15 minutes with a pan of water on the bottom rack of oven. Reduce temperature to 300F and bake 1 hour longer. Run knife around edge of cake. Cool. Top with melted chocolate and whole almonds.
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