Hawaiian Cheesecake Bars Recipe 45 Food

HAWAIIAN CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Combine flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup butter. Pat mixture into ungreased 9 X 13 pan. Bake at 350 oven for 14-19 minutes. Cool slightly.
• 2. Mix together cream cheese, 4 TBS sugar, milk and eggs. Fold in vanilla, and drained pineapple. Spread over baked crust.
• 3. Combine coconut and 2 TBS melted butter. Sprinkle over pineapple layer filling. Bake 350 for 15-20 minutes.

HAWAIIAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the coconut and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar and flour until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in sour cream and vanilla until blended. Pour filling onto crust. , Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set (top of cheesecake may crack). Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight., For sauce, combine the sugar and cornstarch in a large saucepan. Stir in the pineapple. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add food coloring if desired. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Spread pineapple sauce over cheesecake. Garnish with mint and orchids if desired.

HAWAIIAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, sweetener, 1 cup coconut, milk, 1/4 cup pecans, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until smooth; pour into prepared crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until filling is set and browned slightly around the edges, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Refrigerate cheesecake 8 hours to overnight.
• Spread crushed pineapple evenly over cheesecake and top with whipped topping. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons coconut and 1 tablespoon pecans over the whipped topping.

HAWAIIAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• To make crust: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter a 10-inch springform pan and dust with granulated sugar-knock out excess.
• In a shallow baking pan toast nuts in middle of oven until golden, around 6-7 minutes.
• Be careful though, they can burn fast.
• Finely chop nuts and transfer to a bowl.
• Stir in a pinch of salt and all remaining ingredients except butter.
• Mix well.
• Melt butter and drizzle over crust mixture, tossing with a fork.
• Transfer mixture to the prepared pan and press evenly onto bottom and 3/4 the way up the sides of pan.
• Bake crust in middle of oven for 10 minutes.
• Remove and cool on a wire rack.
• Set aside.
• Reduce oven to 325 degrees.
• To make filling: Peel and core pineapple.
• Cut pineapple into 1/4 inch dice and in a 3 quart saucepan cook with brown sugar over medium low heat, uncovered, for about 40 minutes.
• You want it cooked down and almost dry-on the sticky side.
• In a large bowl beat together the cream cheese and granulated sugar until fluffy.
• Add creme fraiche and pineapple, beating until well combined.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating at low speed after each addition until just combined.
• Pour filling into crust, smoothing top and bake on a baking sheet in middle of oven until filling is set and top is lightly browned, around 80 minutes.
• Transfer cake in pan to a wire rack and cool completely.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Remove cake from fridge, remove plastic wrap and run a knife around sides.
• Remove side of pan and transfer cake to a serving platter.
• In a baking pan toast coconut and 1/4 cup of chopped macadamia nuts, stirring occasionally until golden-around 8 minutes.
• Cool.
• In a bowl stir together sour cream, confectioners sugar, and vanilla.
• Spread sour cream mixture gently over top of cake.
• Sprinkle toasted coconut-macadamia nut mixture over top of sour-cream mixture.

EASY HAWAIIAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each just until blended. Stir in pineapple; pour over crust.
• Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
• Top with coconut just before serving.