Pineapple Mac Nut Cheesecake

Ingredients

600 gr pineapple
300 gr vanilla wafer crumbs
2 gr butter
55 gr brown sugar
8 gr vanilla extract
1 egg
450 ml cream cheese
180 gr sugar
4 eggs
60 gr rum
120 gr coconut
65 gr macadamia nuts
450 ml sour cream
16 gr rum

Instructions

Drain the pineapple, reserving quarter cup of the juice. Set pineapple and juice aside. Combine vanilla wafer crumbs, butter, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; stir well. Firmly press the crumb mixture on the bottom of a 25 cm springform pan. Brush with egg white; bake at 180ºC . for 10 minutes. Set aside. Beat cream cheese at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add two third cup sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in quarter cup rum and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Fold in reserved pineapple, coconut and macadamia nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 180ºC . for one hour. Remove cheesecake from oven; increase oven temperature to 230ºC . Beat sour cream at medium speed 2 minutes. Add reserved pineapple juice, quarter cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 tablespoon rum; beat 1 minute. Spread mixture on top of cheesecake. Bake at 230ºC . for 5 minutes. Turn oven off. Partially open oven door and let cheesecake cool in oven for 1 hour. Let cool to room temperature in pan on a wire rack; chill at least 2 hours. Carefully remove sides of springform pan.