Piña Colada Cheesecake Squares

Name: Piña Colada Cheesecake Squares
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 300 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 12 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups crumbs); ¼ cup butter or margarine, melted; 1½ cups sweetened flaked coconut, divided; 1¼ cups sugar, divided; 4 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 1 tsp. vanilla; 4 eggs; 2 cans crushed pineapple in juice, undrained, divided

With coconut in the graham cracker crust and pineapple in the filling, these cheesecake squares will transport you to the tropics after just one bite.

Prep time:

0 min

Total time:

0 h

Servings:

Makes 24 servings.

Ingredient list

12 HONEY MAID Honey Grahams, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups crumbs)
¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
1½ cups sweetened flaked coconut, divided
1¼ cups sugar, divided
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
2 cans (8 oz. each) crushed pineapple in juice, undrained, divided

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Combine graham crumbs, butter, 1 cup coconut and 1/4 cup sugar; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan.

Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs; beat just until blended. Stir in 1 can of undrained pineapple. Pour over crust.

Bake 40 min. or until center of cheesecake is almost set; cool completely.

Refrigerate several hours.

Cut cheesecake into squares. Drain remaining can of pineapple. Top each cheesecake square with about 2 tsp. pineapple and 1 tsp. of the remaining coconut just before serving.

Recipe Tips

Size-Wise
Serve this rich, tropical dessert at your next celebration with loved ones.
How to Easily Remove the Cheesecake Squares from the Pan:
Line empty pan with foil with ends of foil extending over sides. Use to prepare cheesecake as directed. Use the foil handles to remove the chilled cheesecake from pan before cutting into squares and topping with the remaining ingredients as directed.
Substitute
Substitute Neufchatel cheese for the cream cheese.