Pineapple Cheesecake
Filling Ingredients:
| 1 | cup sugar | |
| 4 | (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened | |
| 4 | eggs | |
| 1 | cup LAND O LAKES® Sour Cream | |
| 1 | cup sweetened flaked coconut | |
| 1 | (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, well-drained |
Topping Ingredients:
| 1/2 | cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted | |
| 1 | teaspoon freshly grated orange peel |
Heat oven to 325°F. Place all crust ingredients except butter in food processor bowl fitted with metal blade. Cover; process until ingredients are blended (30 to 60 seconds). Add butter; process just until mixed. Press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Combine 1 cup sugar and cream cheese in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (3 to 4 minutes). Continue beating, adding eggs one at a time and beating well after each addition. Add sour cream, 1 cup coconut and drained pineapple. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
Spoon cream cheese mixture into prepared crust. Bake for 70 to 90 minutes or until set 2 inches from edge of pan. Sprinkle top with 1/4 cup toasted coconut. Turn off oven; leave cheesecake in oven 2 hours.
Loosen sides of cheesecake from pan by running knife around inside of pan. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Sprinkle with remaining toasted coconut and orange peel.

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