Amaretto Cheesecake


Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,099

Ingredients

Crust:
1 1/2 cups chocolate wafers cookie crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped toasted almonds
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon amaretto
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Filling:
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1/3 cup whipping cream
1/3 cup finely chopped almonds
1/4 cup Bailey's irish cream liqueur
1/4 cup amaretto
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Topping:
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

Crust:
Place rack in middle of oven. Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 9-inch spring form pan.

Mix all ingredients together in large bowl till well blended. Press into bottom of spring form pan; bake till brown, about 7 minutes, but no longer than 9 minutes. Cool on a rack. Decrease oven temperature to 350°.

Filling:
Using an electric mixer, slowly beat cream cheese and sugar till light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the remaining ingredients for the Filling and beat till well blended. Pour Filling into Crust. Bake until just set, about 1 hour. Turn off oven and let the cheesecake cool inside oven with oven door open, approximately 30 minutes. Center of cheesecake should be completely set by this time. Remove cake from pan. Preheat oven again to 350°.

Topping:
Blend ingredients in small bowl till smooth. Spread this mixture over cake. Bake 10 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,099
Calories from Fat: 795

This Amaretto Cheesecake recipe is from the Best of the Best from the Plains Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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