SAMOA CHEESECAKE Recipe
This Samoa Cheesecake recipe is inspired by the famous Girl Scout cookies (a.k.a. “Caramel Delights”). It’s a simple vanilla cheesecake base, made with an Oreo crust, and topped with caramel, toasted coconut, and drizzled with chocolate.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 90 minutes
- Total Time: 120 minutes
- Yield: 12-16 slices
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Cheesecake Ingredients:
- 24 Oreo cookies
- 4 Tablespoons melted butter
- Pinch of salt
- 3 (8-ounce) bricks neufchatel (low-fat) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract, store-bought or homemade
- 3 eggs
Samoa Topping Ingredients:
- 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
- 1 3/4 cups caramel dip or sauce
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
Instructions
- TO MAKE THE CHEESECAKE: Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a 9-inch springform pan. Carefully wrap the outside of the pan in 2 layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Add Oreo cookies to a food processor and process until crumbled. Mix in melted butter and press into pan. Beat cream cheese, sugar, yogurt, and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time. Pour into crust. Bake in a water bath until almost set. Chill, remove rim, and top with Samoa topping.
- TO MAKE THE TOPPING: Toast coconut, mix with caramel sauce, spread caramel onto cheesecake, top with coconut mixture, and drizzle melted chocolate and remaining caramel sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
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