Those who follow me already know I love cheesecakes, this time for my dad’s birthday I made the tropical cheesecake! An explosion of flavors and colors that satisfy the eyes and the palate. Don’t be intimidated by the various steps because the preparation is really simple. So, does this tropical cheesecake inspire you? What are you waiting for, go and make it !!!

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Tropical cheesecake
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Cost: Medium
  • Preparation time: 1 Hour
  • Portions: 10/12 servings
  • Cooking methods: No-bake
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: Spring, Summer

Ingredients

  • 8.8 oz Dry biscuits
  • 5.6 oz Butter
  • 1.8 oz Grated coconut (rapè)
  • 28.2 oz Cream cheese
  • 6.3 oz Powdered sugar
  • 1.1 oz Grated coconut (rapè)
  • 10.6 oz Fresh tropical fruit (syrup)
  • 3.4 fl oz Fresh liquid cream
  • 0.6 oz Gelatin sheets
  • to taste Water
  • 5 fl oz Pineapple juice
  • 0.2 oz Gelatin sheets
  • to taste Water
  • 17.6 oz Fresh tropical fruit (syrup)
  • to taste Grated coconut (rapè)

Tools

  • 1 Springform Pan 10 inches
  • 1 Colander
  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 Food processor
  • 1 Springform Pan 9 inches

Tropical cheesecake preparation

  • Blend the biscuits until they are almost powder. Add 1.8 oz of grated coconut and mix everything with the butter previously melted in the microwave for 1 minute.

  • Line the bottom of a 10/11-inch springform pan with a disc of parchment paper.

    Pour the biscuit mixture and compact well with your to form the base of your tropical cheesecake.

    Cover with plastic wrap and place in the coldest part of the fridge.

  • Now drain 10.6 oz of syrup tropical fruit.

    In the meantime, work the cream cheese with the powdered sugar until creamy.

    Also add the 1.1 oz of grated coconut.

  • Now cut the tropical fruit into smaller pieces so that they can mix better with the cream cheese and place them on absorbent paper to remove excess water.

    Soak 0.6 oz of gelatin in plenty of cold water and let it rest for about ten minutes.

    Tropical cheesecake
  • Put the cream on low heat and heat without boiling.

    Squeeze the soaked gelatin well and add to the cream, dissolving it well.

    Remove from heat.

    Now add the chopped fruit to the cream cheese and then also the cream/gelatin.

    Mix well and pour over the biscuit base.

  • Level the cream, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 5/6 hours.

     

    Tropical cheesecake
  • Now prepare the juice disc to use as a garnish.

    Soak 0.2 oz of gelatin in cold water.

    Pour the pineapple juice into a saucepan, put it on the heat and as soon as it is warm (without boiling), squeeze the gelatin and add it to the pineapple juice. Dissolve well.

    Pour the juice into an 8/9-inch springform pan lined with parchment paper.

    Refrigerate to set for at least 5/6 hours.

  • A couple of hours before serving the cake, drain 17.6 oz of tropical fruit for decorating the cheesecake.

    Shortly before serving the cake, proceed with the decoration.

    Place the juice disc in the center of the cake and cover the white part with tropical fruit pieces.

    Then sprinkle the entire cake with coconut.

    tropical cheesecake
  • And… voilà the tropical cheesecake is ready to be served to your guests.

    Tropical cheesecake

Useful tips

As usual, I recommend preparing the cheesecake the day before, it will be tastier and more compact. Especially when there are many steps and when using gelatin.

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