COCONUT CHOCOLATE ALMOND CHEESECAKE

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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.

Provided by Linda Griffith

Categories     Pies

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 13

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

Steps:

  • 1. Stir together first 3 ingredients; press mixture into bottom of a 10 inch spring form pan.
  • 2. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes, cool
  • 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.
  • 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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