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Sweet Potato-Coconut Streusel Cheesecake




Source of Recipe


Katherine


List of Ingredients




1 1/4 cups round buttery cracker crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/3 cup flaked coconut
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup pecan pieces
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potato
1/2 cup Kahlúa or other coffee-flavored liqueur
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
Garnishes: sweetened whipped cream, ground cinnamon


Recipe



Combine first 4 ingredients; stir well. Firmly press crumb mixture onto bottom and 1" up sides of a 9" springform pan. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove to a wire rack; let cool. Reduce oven temperature to 325°.
Combine flour and 1 tablespoon brown sugar; then cut in 2 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut and 1/2 cup pecan pieces. Set mixture aside.

Beat cream cheese at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1 cup brown sugar, beating well. Add sweet potato, Kahlúa, and 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon; beat at low speed until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Pour batter into prepared crust.

Bake at 325° for 45 minutes. Remove cheesecake from oven and sprinkle coconut mixture over top. Bake 25 additional minutes. Let cheesecake cool to room temperature in pan on a wire rack. Cover and chill. Before serving, remove sides of pan. Garnish, if desired.

Note: Sprinkling cinnamon over two intricately shaped forks offers an appetizing invitation to enjoy this luscious slice.

Yield: one 9" cheesecake