Pina Colada Cheesecake Recipe

This is a very easy cheesecake that I make at work.

Start with your usual crushed sweet biscuit crumb base, held together with some melted butter or margarine. Put the crumbs into a cheesecake tin with a removable base if you have one, or just a slice tray. If you line the base of the tray with baking paper, you can lift the cheesecake out when it is set, and cut it neatly on the bench. Easier and neater than cutting in the tray.

For the cheesecake mix, either use a standard packet cheescake mix, and make according to directions. Or make up a cheesecake mix with

500g cream cheese
3/4 cup caster sugar
3 tsp gelatine dissolved in 1/4 boiling water and cooled
3/4 cup dessicated coconut
1 cup cream whipped
few drops green food colouring. you want a soft pale green
1 cup drained crushed pineapple
2 tbs white rum

Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth and creamy. Add the cooled gelatine, crushed pineapple, coconut and rum and beat together. Add a few drops of green food colouring, and combine until the colour is mixed in evenly. Fold in the whipped cream.

Pour into chilled cheesecake base and leave to set for at least 4 hours.
Decorate with more whipped cream if desired, and some crushed pineapple and a sprinkle of shredded coconut.

Tips
Try using some concentrated lime jelly or jello instead of the gelatine and green food colouring.