Pineapple Cheesecake Recipe

Pineapple Cheesecake Recipe

1 ½ cups crushed graham crackers
4 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:
1 X ½ lb package cream cheese
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup sugar
2-3 drops of vanilla extract
1 X ½ lb can pineapple chunks, drained and chopped

Topping:
2/3 cup sour cream
Canned or candied pineapple
Candied cherries

Mix the biscuit (cracker) crumbs with the butter and press over the bottom of a greased loose-bottomed 18 cm/7 inch square cake pan. Chill.

Beat together the cream cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla , then fold in the pineapple. Pour over the crumb base.

Bake in a preheated moderately hot oven (190*C/375*F, Gas mark 5) for 1 hour. Cool. Spread the soured cream over the top of the cheesecake and decorate with the pineapple and cherries.