Pina Colada Cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 cups coconut macaroons finely crushed, hard, not soft – Mothers Cookies also has one
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 32 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons coconut extract
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 4 eggs plus 1 egg yolk at room temperature
• 20 ounces crushed pineapple in juice drained- reserve 3/4 cup of the juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 drop yellow food coloring optional
• maraschino cherries with stems for garnish, optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 1740 calories
• Carbohydrate : 151 grams
• Cholesterol : 525 milligrams
• Fat : 118 grams
• Fiber : 3 grams
• Protein : 25 grams
• SaturatedFat : 70 grams
• Sodium : 1030 milligrams
• Sugar : 138 grams