coconut chocolate almond cheesecake

Augusta, GA
Updated on Aug 27, 2011

Picture and recipe are from Southern Living Cookbook 1998 Annual Recipes. This is a scrumdillicious cheesecake recipe. If you are a chocoholic like me, you will love it. It always goes over well when you have company over.

prep time 35 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method ---
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs 28 to 30 cookies
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 4 (8oz) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 package (14 oz) angel flaked coconut
  • 1 package milk chocolate morsels (11.5 oz)
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • GARNISH
  • TOASTED CHOPPED ALMONDS

How To Make coconut chocolate almond cheesecake

  • Step 1
    Stir together first 3 ingredients; press mixture into bottom of a 10 inch spring form pan.
  • Step 2
    Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes, cool
  • Step 3
    Beat cream cheese, eggs and one cup sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in coconut and next 3 ingredients. Pour into prepared crust and bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Cool on wire rack.
  • Step 4
    Place semi sweet chips in a zip lock bag and submerge in hot water until chips are melted. Snip a hole in the corner of the bag and drizzle chocolate over the top of the cheesecake. Cover and chill for 8 hours..

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