Coconut Cheesecake With Chocolate Ganache

Name: Coconut Cheesecake With Chocolate Ganache
Total time: 4200 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb softened creamcheese. 3 , 8 ounce packages; 2/3 cup sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1/2 cup coconut milk; 4 tbsp flour; 2 cups, about 10 ounces of finely chopped coconut cookies; 4 tbsp melted butter; 1 cup dark chocolate chips; 1/2 tsp oil, unflavored.; 1/2 cup heated heavy cream. Heat to just before boiling stage. I did substitute coconut milk for cream.

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

Coconut is another favorite of my family. This cheesecake has a light coconut flavor with a drizzle of decadent ganache.

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

Coconut is another favorite of my family. This cheesecake has a light coconut flavor with a drizzle of decadent ganache.

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Ingredients

1 hour 10 mins

12 servings

cheesecake
1 1/2 lbsoftened creamcheese. 3 , 8 ounce packages
2/3 cupsugar
3 largeeggs
1 tsppure vanilla extract
1/2 cupcoconut milk
4 tbspflour
crust
2cups, about 10 ounces of finely chopped coconut cookies
4 tbspmelted butter
ganache
1 cupdark chocolate chips
1/2 tspoil, unflavored.
1/2 cupheated heavy cream. Heat to just before boiling stage. I did substitute coconut milk for cream.

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Steps

1 hour 10 mins

1

In a food processor, pulse cookies to a fine crumb. Pour in melted butter and mix well. Pour crumbs into a 10" spring form pan. With your hand, firmly press in crumbs. Set aside.
2

Heat oven to 340°F while mixing batter.
3

In a large mixing bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar until sugar is well incorporated.
4

Beat in eggs, one at a time.
5

Add in vanilla and coconut milk.
6

Fold in the flour until incorporated.
7

Pour mixture over cookie crumb base. Place spring form on a baking tray. Place in oven then immediately drop oven temperature to 325°F.
8

Bake for 60-65 minutes until center is just set.
9

Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes then refrigerate at least four hours before serving.
10

If you wish to use a chocolate ganache topping, prepare as following.
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Take 1 cup of dark chocolate chips and add to 1/2 cup of heated heavy cream. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add in 1/2 teaspoon oil. This adds shine to ganache. Cool ganache while cheesecake cools. Top cheesecake before refrigerating.
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Recipe by taylor68too.