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April 2004

Tropical Cheesecake

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Servings:	12	24	36	48	60	72
Crust Ingredients:
Sweetened coconut flakes	1 C.	2 C.	3 C.	4 C.	5 C.	6 C.
Flour	2 T.	1/4 C.	1/4 C. + 2 T.	1/2 C.	1/2 C. + 2 T.	3/4 C.
Margarine, melted	2 T.	1/4 C.	1/4 C. + 2 T.	1/2 C.	1/2 C. + 2 T.	3/4 C.
Filling Ingredients:
Lime gelatin	3 oz.	6 oz.	9 oz.	12 oz.	15 oz.	18 oz.
Boiling water	1/4 C.	1/4 C.	1/2 C.	3/4 C.	1 C.	1-1/4 C.
Cream cheese	16 oz.	32 oz.	48 oz.	64 oz.	80 oz.	96 oz.
Sugar	3/4 C.	1-1/2 C.	2-1/4 C.	3 C.	3-3/4 C.	4-1/2 C.
Grated lemon peel	1 t.	2 t.	1 T.	1 T. + 1 t.	1 T. + 2 t.	2 T.
Lime juice	1/4 C.	1/4 C.	1/2 C.	3/4 C.	1 C.	1-1/4 C.
Green food coloring (optional)	2 drops	4 drops	6 drops	8 drops	10 drops	12 drops
Whipped topping	8 oz.	16 oz.	24 oz.	32 oz.	40 oz.	48 oz.

Assembly Directions:

Mix coconut, flour and margarine in a bowl.  Press firmly onto bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan, 9-inch pie pan or 8 x 8 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until very lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool.  Mix gelatin into the boiling water in mixing bowl.  Stir to mix thoroughly. Add cream cheese and sugar and beat until well blended.  Add lemon peel, lime juice and food coloring.  Gently stir in whipped topping until thoroughly mixed. Pour over crust.

Freezing Directions:

To freeze whole: Place cheesecake in a 1-gallon freezer bag. Seal, label and freeze.

To freeze individual servings: Place the cheesecake in freezer for about 2 hours. Then cut it into slices and freeze the slices individually.

Serving Directions:

Thaw, serve and enjoy!

Comments:

This recipe is my mom’s. The toasted coconut crust has a nice flavor. You could also use a graham cracker crust instead of the coconut crust.

Nutritional Info:  Coconut Crust

Per Serving: 329 Calories; 22g Fat (58.4% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 41mg Cholesterol; 179mg Sodium. 

Exchanges: 1/2 Lean Meat; 4 Fat; 1-1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutritional Info:  Graham Cracker Crust

Per Serving: 376 Calories; 23g Fat (53.7% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 40g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 41mg Cholesterol; 255mg Sodium. 

Exchanges: 1/2 Lean Meat; 4-1/2 Fat; 2-1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

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