Candy Bar Cheesecake

Name: Candy Bar Cheesecake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 to 6 ounces chocolate wafer cookies; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 pound cream cheese, softened; ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut; 3 large eggs, lightly beaten; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 8 ounces bittersweet or dark sweet chocolate; 8 ounces bittersweet or dark sweet chocolate; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons canned cream of coconut

Preparation info

Serves
10 to 12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

The only dessert offered in many Bar-B-Q joints is candy from a rack near the door. Here’s a way to go that Mounds bar one better—in a classier dessert form.

Ingredients

Crust

5 to 6 ounces chocolate wafer cookies
1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
2

Americas
United States
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a food processor, combine the cookies, coconut, and sugar, and process until crumbly. Pour in the butter and process just to combine.
Pat the mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.