Mango Coconut Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 tsp. finely grated lime peel
- 2 tbsps. butter, softened
- 3 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
- 1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tbsps. lime juice
- 1 1/2 tsps. vanilla extract
- 2 tbsps. cornstarch
- 1 cup Smucker's® Mango Jam
- OR Smucker's® Pineapple Preserves
- Whipped cream, chopped fresh mango and lime wedges, for garnish
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 375°F. Combine coconut and lime peel in small bowl. Stir in butter. Press mixture into bottom and 1/2-inch up sides of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.
- Step 2
REDUCE oven temperature to 325°F. Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, cornstarch and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended.
- Step 3
STIR together 1 1/2 cups cheesecake mixture and jam in small bowl. Pour remaining cheesecake mixture into prepared crust. Spoon jam mixture evenly over cheesecake filling.
- Step 4
BAKE 50 to 55 minutes or until filling is almost set in center. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight. Remove from pan. Garnish individual slices with whipped cream, mango or lime, if desired.
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