EASY HAWAIIAN CHEESECAKE

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Say aloha to your family's new favorite cheesecake, made with toasted flaked coconut and crushed pineapple in a buttery vanilla wafer crust.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 6h10m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

48 vanilla wafers, finely crushed (about 1-1/4 cups)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 can (15.5 oz.) crushed pineapple in heavy syrup, drained
1/4 cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut, toasted

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 100 mg, Sodium 240 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g