Coconut Strawberry Rum Cheesecake Food

STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI

Steps:

• Wash and hull your fresh strawberries. TIP: Freeze the strawberries ahead to prolong the chill in your daiquiri.
• ADD to your Blender:
• ice,
• berries,
• coconut rum
• lime juice
• and simple syrup.
• Whir your blender until the ingredients are completely blended like a smoothie.
• Pour into two 12 oz. glasses
• Serve garnished

COCONUT STRAWBERRY-RUM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. These are all the ingredients you will be using for this recipe. It looks like alot but mostly it is just repetitive of what you will be using for the filling and the topping.
• 2. Melt 1/4 cup butter for the crust. (I tend to use less.) Add the graham crackers and the sweetened coconut. Now preparing the crust you can use a . you want to The recipe states to add the 1/4 cup of butter i don't use much go ahead and add all if you preffer eye ball it I preffer a little more of a crumb look
• 3. Make sure all ingredient are folded well as you see in the picture
• 4. Press mixture over the bottom of prepared 8 or 9 inch springform pan with 2 inch sides, bake crust apx 10 minutes - edges are lightly brown. Remove and let cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees
• 5. Using an electric, beat together first four filling ingredients in a large bowl until blended. Mix thoroughly.
• 6. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 7. Using a spatula, stir in sweetened cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez.)
• 8. Add coconut cream (such as Faraon brand.)
• 9. Stir in 1/4 cup rum... or a little more if you want. :)
• 10. Once the crust has cooled, pour filling into crust.
• 11. It should now look like this.
• 12. Lay out 2 layers of heavy duty foil; set cake pan on top of the foil and lift into a large roasting pan. Fold sides up to create a bowl with the foil. Add enough water in the roasting pan to creat a water bath so your cheesecake won't crack. Make sure the cake pan fits inside the roasting pan.
• 13. Bake cake in roasting pan for 1 hour. Remove foil. Bake until cake is pale brown, puffed and just set in the center, about 40 minutes. Set your pan on your cool stove (still in the water bath) for 2 hours. Remove from water and then gently remove sides of springform pan. Chill cake for 3 hours. This part may be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
• 14. For Fresh Strawberry Jam: In a saucepan, combine 1/4 cup of Malibu Rum, 7 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 cup of water. and 1 cup diced strawberries. Let simmer until thickened. (Use a smasher to smash the strawberries down, if desired.)
• 15. Add 4 tbs of cornstarch, stir and strain to remove any lumps. Serve with cake.
• 16. Pre Heat Oven to 350 degrees and for better results if you own a oven thermometer put it inside the oven to get accurate temp. Let it reheat for at least 20Minutes while your preping all your ingredients. I Use double foild so water wont get into the cheesecake batter. I Usually leave my cheesecake in the over for another 30 Minutes after the time has expired from baking with the water still on because the water bath is still hot.

LEMON AND RUM CHEESECAKE WITH STRAWBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Butter and flour 10-inch-diameter springform pan. Combine flour, sugar, yeast, grated lemon peel, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in processor; blend 5 seconds. Add chilled butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add whole milk, egg yolks, and vanilla extract and blend until soft clumps form. Using floured hands, gather dough into ball. Press dough over bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared pan. Cover pan tightly with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until slightly puffy, about 2 hours 15 minutes.
• For filling:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, and flour in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add whipping cream, dark rum, grated lemon peel, and vanilla extract; beat until filling is smooth. Transfer filling to crust (filling may be higher in pan than sides of crust).
• Bake cheesecake until set in center and puffed at edges, about 40 minutes. Cool cheesecake in pan on rack 15 minutes. Cut around pan sides; release sides. Cool cheesecake completely. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Let cheesecake stand at cool room temperature.)
• Cut cheesecake into wedges and serve with strawberry compote.

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick baking spray.
• Bring 3 cups water to boil in a saucepan. Add diced strawberries and bring back to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. Drain and set aside.
• In another saucepan mix sugar and cornstarch. Stir in syrup, lemon juice, and 3/4 cup water. Bring to a boil on high. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 6 minutes stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in Jello until combined, then add cooked strawberries. Set aside.
• Prepare brownie mix according to the back of the package. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese, and cornstarch. Stir in the milk, egg and extract and beat until creamy. Stir in coconut by hand if you like. Gently spoon on top of the brownie layer and spread out.
• Drop spoonfuls of the pie filling on top of the cheesecake and swirl with a knife. Bake for 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.

STRAWBERRY COCONUT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For crust; preheat oven to 350*F.
• Brush 9 inch diameter cake pan with 2 inch sides with 1 TBs melted butter.
• Line oan with parchment paper; lightly brush paper with some of melted butter.
• Blend crumbs, coconut, sugar and remaining butter in medium bowl.
• Press mixture over bottom of prepared pan.
• Bake crust until lightly browned at edges, about 10 minutes.
• Cool.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300*F.
• For filling; Using electric mixer, beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl until blended.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
• Beat in cream of coconut and rum.
• Pour batter over crust.
• Place cake pan in a large roasting pan.
• Add enough water to roasting pan to come 1 inch up sides of cake pan.
• Cover roasting pan with foil.
• Bake cake 1 hour.
• Remove foil.
• Bake until cake is pale brown, puffed, and just set in center, about 40 minutes.
• Cool cake in water bath 2 hours.
• Remove from water; run knife around cake to loosen.
• Chill cake in pan 3 hours.
• (can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.).
• Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Place cake in oven 2 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Place sheet of foil, then 10 inch diameter cardboard round or tart pan bottom on top of cake.
• Turn cake over.
• Shake gently, allowing cake to settle onto foil and round.
• Remove pan and parchment.
• Place plater atop cake and turn cake right side up onto platter.
• Remove round and foil.
• For topping; simmer jam and 2 TBS water in small saucepan.
• Brush top of cake with warm jam.
• Overlap berries atop cake, covereing completely.
• Brush remaining jam over berries and chill.
• (Can be prepared up to 8 hours ahead).