Coconut And Banana Mini Cheesecakes Food

COCONUT CREAM MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Place 1 wafer, flat side down, in each of 24 paper-lined muffin cups. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar with mixer 2 min. or until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each just until blended. Stir in zest. Spoon over wafers.
• Bake 13 to 15 min. or until centers are almost set. Cool completely.
• Mix sour cream and remaining sugar. Spoon over cheesecakes; spread to evenly cover tops. Sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate 3 hours.

MINI COCONUT CHEESECAKES BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Roll cookie dough into 24 (1-inch) balls; place 1 ball in each of 24 mini muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 11 to 14 min. or until lightly browned. Immediately use handle of wooden spoon to make shallow indentation in center of each cookie cup. Cool 10 min. Run knife around edges of cups to loosen from sides of pan. Remove from pan to wire racks; cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese and butter in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add sugar and vanilla; mix well. Gently stir in COOL WHIP and 1 cup coconut.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture into resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag; use to pipe cream cheese mixture into cookie cups. Top with remaining coconut.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.

COCONUT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Wrap outside of 9 inch diameter springform pan with
• 2 3/4-inch high sides with foil. Mix graham cracker crumbs, 1 1/2 cups coconut, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and butter in small bowl. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of pan.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add cream of coconut, cream, 1 cup coconut, vanilla extract and lemon juice and beat until well blended. Pour filling into crust. Bake until puffed and set in center, about 1 hour 25 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Cut around pan sides to loosen cake. Remove pan sides. Sprinkle remaining coconut around edge of cake.

BANANA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine the first five ingredients; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack., Combine bananas and lemon juice; set aside. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the sour cream, cornstarch, vanilla and salt. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Fold in banana mixture. Pour into crust. Place pan on a baking sheet. , Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until center is almost set. Let stand for 5 minutes. Combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla; spread over top of cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes longer. , Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Garnish with fruit.

COCONUT BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cream shortening, cashew butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in next 5 ingredients until thoroughly mixed. In a separate bowl, mix unsweetened coconut and flour. Beat into creamed mixture just until combined., Using a medium cookie scoop, drop dough 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with sweetened coconut. Bake until edges are golden brown, 15-20 minutes (cookies will have cakelike texture). Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

COCONUT AND BANANA MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. In a medium bowl, combine crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter. Press into bottom and half-way up sides of 2 (12-cup) mini-cheesecake pans. Bake 6 minutes; cool completely. Reduce heat to 325°F. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in mashed banana until combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in liqueur and coconut. Spoon batter evenly into prepared crusts; bake 20 minutes. Cool completely. Refrigerate 2 hours before removing from pans. Garnish with sliced banana and toasted coconut.