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Kiwi Pineapple Cheesecake

By: Kimi Taziri 
"'When I was a teacher, this dessert was the one co-workers and my students requested most often, says Kimie Taziri of Fort Collins, Colorado. 'It's light and refreshing and very easy to make.'"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

Prep Time:
45 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups crushed vanilla wafers
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • FILLING:
  • 1 (20 ounce) can sliced pineapple
  • 1 (.25 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/2 cup orange marmalade
  • 1 kiwifruit, peeled, halved, and sliced

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the wafer crumbs and the sugar; stir in the butter. press onto the bottom and 2 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice (discard remaining juice or save for another use). In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over reserved juice; let stand for 1 minute. Cook over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.
  3. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, ricotta cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; gradually add gelatin mixture, orange peel and vanilla. beat on low speed until well mixed. Spoon half into crust. Cut four pineapple rings in half; arrange in a spoke fashion over filling. Evenly spoon remaining filling over pineapple. Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
  4. Beat marmalade until soft and spreadable; brush 6 tablespoons on top of cheesecake. Cut remaining pineapple rings in half; arrange over marmalade. Place kiwi slices between pineapple rings. brush with remaining marmalade. Just before serving, run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Refrigerate leftovers.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2011 by Daisy   view full review
Very good, though the consistency was a little off (this is a no bake cake... it never really...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2007 by howard   view full review
The recipe was easy and delicious. The "Ready in:" time was wrong. It has to chill 6 hrs so...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2011 by wild cook   view full review
This looked wonderful in the springform pan but did not set at all. When I released the pan...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2011 by Jasmine Rivera   view full review
4 Stars, only because of the consistency of the cheese was too soft even with two days in the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2009 by Mich   view full review
Yummy! I made no changes and my whole family loved it. It's light, refreshing, and very...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 8, 2007 by Duane   view full review
I have now made this cheesecake three times. People at work raved about it and gobbled it up...

 

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