Ambrosia Cheesecake

Name: Ambrosia Cheesecake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. flaked coconut; 1/4 c. chopped almonds; 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted; 4 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened; 1/2 c. sugar; 1/4 c. unsifted all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. grated orange peel; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1/2 c. apricot nectar; 1/2 c. cream of coconut; 4 large eggs; 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained; sliced assorted fruits (bananas, seedless green and red grapes, kiwi fruit, canned mandarin orange slices, strawberries, etc.); 2 tsp. shortening, melted; 1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate pieces, melted; 1/4 c. white chocolate pieces, melted

16 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flaked coconut
1/4 c. chopped almonds
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
4 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp. grated orange peel
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 c. apricot nectar
1/2 c. cream of coconut
4 large eggs
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
sliced assorted fruits (bananas, seedless green and red grapes, kiwi fruit, canned mandarin orange slices, strawberries, etc.)
2 tsp. shortening, melted
1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate pieces, melted
1/4 c. white chocolate pieces, melted

Directions

1

Day Before Serving:
2

Preheat oven to 350°.
3

In medium bowl, combine coconut, almonds and butter; mix well.
4

Press mixture into bottom of 9-inch spring-form pan.
5

Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool.
6

In large bowl of electric mixer, at high speed, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, orange peel and vanilla until fluffy.
7

Beat in apricot nectar and cream of coconut.
8

Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended.
9

Stir in pineapple; pour into prepared crust.
10

Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until set.
11

Cool in pan on wire rack; refrigerate overnight.