Coconut Joy Cheesecake Bars
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Philadelphia Cream Cheese Advertizement
Serves 16 peopleCategories: Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 25 chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 4 pkg. (8oz. each) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 3 eggs
- 2 oz. Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate broken into small pieces
- 1 cup Cool Whip Whipped Topping(Do not thaw)
- 1 cup Baker's Angel Flake coconut
- 4 cups sliced almonds, toasted
Directions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line 15 × 9-inch pan with foil, with end of foil extending over sides. Combine cookie crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each, just until blended. Pour over crust.
- Bake 45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
- Microwave semi-sweet chocolate and Cool Whip in microwavable bowl on high 1 minute; whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Pour over cheesecake; top with coconut and nuts.