Cocoa Nut Meringue Cheesecake Recipes

COCONUT MERINGUE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.
• Beat butter and 1/2 cup white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in two parts, alternating with milk and vanilla, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spread in the prepared pan.
• To Make Topping: Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; add 1/2 cup of the white sugar gradually, and beat until egg whites are stiff. Fold in the coconut. Put spoonfuls here and there over batter, smoothing as best you can.
• Bake in preheated oven until meringue topping starts to brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

LEMON MERINGUE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix cookie crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl until evenly combined; press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat cream cheese, sour cream, and 1 cup sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix lemon juice, vanilla extract, and lemon zest into cream cheese mixture, scraping bottom and sides of the bowl. Spread mixture over cookie crust in the springform pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until almost set in the center, about 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate until completely cooled, at least 3 to 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites in a bowl using an electric mixer until soft peaks form; add 1/4 cup sugar and cream of tartar and beat until stiff, but not dry, peaks form.
• Spread lemon curd over cheesecake. Mound whipped egg whites over the curd, sealing around all the edges.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Chill uncovered in refrigerator, about 1 hour.

FAVORITE COCONUT MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is light golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°., In a small heavy saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Gently stir in chopped coconut, butter and vanilla until butter is melted., For meringue, in a small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until soft glossy peaks form., Transfer hot filling to crust. Spread meringue evenly over filling, sealing to edge of crust. Sprinkle with flaked coconut. Bake until meringue is golden, 12-15 minutes. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.

COCONUT MERINGUE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Grease bottom and side of 9 - inch spring form pan. In Medium bowl, combine coconut and 1/4 cup pecans. Stir in melted butter. Press onto bottom pan. Bake about about 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to 350°F.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, cocoa powder, the water and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Add egg yolks; beat on low speed until combined. Pour into prepared pan. Place in shallow baking pan. Bake about 25 minutes or until center appears nearly set when gently shaken.
• Meanwhile, for meringue: In a large bowl, combine egg whites and salt. Beat on medium speed about 1 minute or until soft peaks form. "Slowly" add marshmallow creme, beating on high speed for 4 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
• As soon as the cheesecake comes out of the oven, sprinkle with 1/2 cups pecans and spread the meringue, "carefully" sealing edge to edge of the pan. Bake for 15 minutes more. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Loosen cheesecake from side; of pan. Cover and chill cheesecake for 3 - 4 hours.

MERINGUE CHEESECAKE WITH COCONUT AND NUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine coconut, 1/4 cup nuts and butter; press onto bottom of 8-inch springform pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 to 12 min. or until lightly browned. Cool.
• Meanwhile, beat Neufchatel and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add cocoa powder, milk and almond extract; mix well. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
• Pour Neufchatel mixture over crust. Bake 25 to 30 min. or until center is almost set. Meanwhile, beat egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar in large bowl with mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form. Add remaining sugar, 1 Tbsp. at a time, beating on high speed 5 to 6 min. or until stiff peaks form.
• Remove cheesecake from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Sprinkle cheesecake with remaining nuts. Cover with egg whites, spreading to edge of pan to completely cover top of cheesecake.
• Return cheesecake to oven; bake 30 min. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.

COCOA-NUT MERINGUE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Combine coconut, pecans, and margarine, press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• Combine cream cheese, sugar, cocoa, water and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.
• Blend in egg yolks, pour over crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees F., 30 minutes.
• Loosen cake from rim of pan, cool before removing rim of pan.
• Beat egg whites and salt until foamy, gradually add marshmallow creme, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Sprinkle pecans over cheesecake to within 1/2-inch of outer edge.
• Carefully spread marshmallow creme mixture over top of cheescake to seal.
• Bake at 350 degrees F., 15 minutes.
• Cool.