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Pineapple Cheesecake

Crust:

1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs

¼ cup butter, melted

2 teaspoons sugar

Combine crust ingredients; press onto bottom of the 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

Filling:

2 8ounce packages cream cheese

⅓ cup of sugar

2 Tablespoons milk

2 eggs

½ cup chopped macadamia nuts, toasted

1 8 ¼ ounces can crushed pineapple, drained

1 kiwi sliced

Combine cream cheese, sugar, and milk, mixing at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in nuts and ½ of pineapple. Pour over crust. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Loosed cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Before serving, top with pineapple and kiwi.