Best 8 Tropical Cheesecake Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING TROPICAL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine coconut and almonds; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. , In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add cornstarch and beat well. Add eggs; beat on low just until combined. Add sour cream, lemon juice and extract; beat just until blended. Pour over crust. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. , In a small saucepan, melt preserves, stirring to break up any apricot pieces. Arrange pineapple and kiwi on top of cheesecake. Brush preserves over fruit and on sides of cheese cake. Press coconut onto the sides of the cheesecake. Chill until serving.

TROPICAL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Stir in pineapple. In another bowl, combine dessert topping mix with milk and vanilla; beat until stiff. Fold into pineapple mixture. Spread evenly into crust. Chill.

KEY LIME CHEESECAKE WITH TROPICAL DRIED-FRUIT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir flour, coconut, and sugar in medium bowl to blend. Drizzle butter over and mix until crumbs stick together; press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Bake crust until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool crust. Stack 3 large sheets of 18-inch-wide heavy-duty foil on work surface. Place cake pan in center. Wrap foil snugly around pan sides. Maintain oven temperature.
• For filling:
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. Beat in sour cream, then sugar. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in lime juice, lime peel, and vanilla. Pour batter over crust. Place wrapped cheesecake in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of cheesecake pan. Cover cheesecake pan (not roasting pan) loosely with foil.
• Place cheesecake, still in water bath, into oven. Bake 1 hour. Uncover and continue to bake until just set in center when cake pan is gently shaken, about 20 minutes longer. Remove cake from water and place directly into refrigerator; chill uncovered overnight.
• Cut around cake to loosen. Remove pan sides. Slice cake; serve with chutney.

CHEESECAKE TART WITH TROPICAL FRUITS

Steps:

• For crust:
• Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor. Add butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk 2 tablespoons ice water and egg yolk in small bowl. Add to dry ingredients and blend just until soft moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13- to 14-inch round. Transfer dough to 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Press in overhang, forming double-thick sides. Pierce crust all over with fork. Freeze crust 30 minutes. Bake until golden brown, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles or slips, about 30 minutes. Transfer crust to rack. Spread jelly over bottom of crust and cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• For filling:
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, then vanilla. Add sour cream and beat just to blend.
• Pour filling into tart crust. Bake until filling is slightly puffed and center moves slightly when pan is gently shaken, about 35 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool completely. Refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)
• For topping:
• Melt jelly in heavy small saucepan over low heat. Brush over top of cheesecake. Overlap papaya slices atop tart in circle. Arrange kiwis in overlapping slices in center. Sprinkle mango around edge. Spoon pulp of passion fruits into center of tart, if desired. Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 3 hours.

TROPICAL CHEESECAKE WITH COCONUT SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Finely grind cookies in processor. Press crumbs (about 1 1/2 cups) over bottom (not sides) of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 1/2-inch-high sides (layer will be thin). Bake until crust is crisp, about 10 minutes. Cool on rack while preparing filling. Maintain oven temperature.
• For filling:
• Using electric mixer, beat first 3 ingredients in large bowl until smooth. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, just until blended. Pour filling over crust in pan (mixture will not fill pan). Bake cake until filling is just set and puffed around edges, about 45 minutes (cake may crack).
• For topping:
• Whisk first 3 ingredients in small bowl to blend; spread over top of hot cake. Return cake to oven and bake 5 minutes. Run small knife between top edge of cake and pan. Chill cake uncovered overnight. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; keep chilled.)
• Release pan sides. Sprinkle toasted coconut chips around top edge of cake. Serve cake with tropical fruits.
• *Fromage blanc is sold at cheese stores, specialty foods stores, and some supermarkets.
• **Fresh ricotta cheese is sold at Italian markets and some supermarkets.
• ***Unsweetened coconut chips are available at natural foods stores and some supermarkets.

BAKED TROPICAL CHEESECAKE SUPREME

Steps:

• 1. The cookies I used for the crust is the Wal Mart Version of the Girl Scout Cookies. I loved using them for the crust. MAY NEED A FEW EXTRAS TO MAKE 2 CUPS. Here is what they look like. PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 350 DEGREES F.
• 2. Add the cookies to food processor & process into crumbs, or use large zip lock bag and use meat mallet, and beat until crumbled.
• 3. Pour into a medium size bowl, add melted butter and sugar and stir till blended.
• 4. Pour mixture into a 8 or 9 inch spring form pan. Press down on crumbs using the back of a large spoon or bottom of a measuring cup until smooth. Then bake in preheated 350 degree F. oven for 7-8 minutes. Then remove from oven and allow to cool completely, while you prepare the cheesecake filling.
• 5. Add the softened cream cheese, eggs, sour cream, & sugar to a large bowl, and beat until blended together & mixture is smooth and creamy.
• 6. Add in the drained pineapple tidbits, shredded coconut, and sliced strawberries,[SWITCH TO A SPATULA] then using a spatula, blend together into the cream cheese mixture.
• 7. Now add in the chopped macadamia nuts, pineapple & coconut extract & stir again until blended & MIXTURE IS SMOOTH.
• 8. Pour creamy mixture into prepared spring form pan. Smooth out top with back of spatula. Place in preheated 350 degree F. oven ad bake for 45 minutes to an hour, until center is almost completely set.
• 9. Remove from oven and allow cheesecake to cool completely to room temperature. Then place in fridge and chill until completely cold at least 3-4 hours.
• 10. Then remove from fridge, and add topping ingredients of your choice or the ones I used.
• 11. Add the Pineapple fruit filling to top of chilled cheesecake. Then add the thawed whipped topping smoothing out top as you go.
• 12. Now arrange the other ingredients on top as desired in the pattern of your choice. Mandarin orange segments, Sliced Strawberries, Pineapple tidbits, and macadamia nuts.
• 13. Now top each sliced strawberry with a bit of strawberry glaze, then add a kiss of shredded coconut or as much as desired. Garnish with mint leaves if desired.
• 14. Cut serve and enjoy. I just know you are going to love it,because it is so cool and refreshing, and the mandarin oranges adds just enough extra complimentary refreshing flavor. ENJOY
• 15. This is the link to the NO BAKE VERSION-https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/pie/no-bake-tropical-cheesecake-dessert.html?p=1

TROPICAL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• 1. Crush graham crackers into crumbs.
• 2. Put into pie plate. Add sugar and butter to graham cracker crumbs and combine.
• 3. Make into a pie shell. Put pie plate in the refrigerator.
• 4. Whip cream cheese and confectioners sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.
• 5. Stir in drained pineapple.
• 6. Fold Cool Whip into pineapple mixture.
• 7. Spread over crust. Sprinkle reserved crumbs on top of pie.

TROPICAL CHEESECAKE FREEZE

Steps:

• Place nuts in a food processor; pulse until chopped. Add crushed cookies, coconut and butter; pulse just until blended. Reserve 1/2 cup mixture for topping; press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Freeze 30 minutes or until firm., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, coconut milk and extract until blended. Fold in whipped topping, pineapple, mango and cherries. Spread over crust; sprinkle with reserved topping. Freeze, covered, at least 6 hours or overnight., Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving. Cut into squares.