{{ :recipes:almond_cheesecake.jpg?direct&200|}} ====== Almond Cheesecake ====== /* Description */ {(rater>id=100|name=Almond Cheesecake|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** °|**Yield:** servings|| |**Prep:** 0:00|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 0:00| ====== Ingredients ====== __Crust__ * ¼ cup sliced or slivered almonds, toasted * 2 tablespoons sugar * ¾ cup amaretti cookie crumbs¹ * 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted __Filling__ * 1 ¾ cups sugar * 3 tablespoons all purpose flour * ¼ teaspoon salt * 18 oz. cream cheese, softened * 6 eggs, separated * 1 (16 oz.) container sour cream * 1 ¼ teaspoons almond extract * 1 teaspoon vanilla __Garnish__ * ½ cup almonds ====== Directions ====== - Heat oven to 325 F. Wrap foil around outside of 9 ½ or 10 inch springform pan to prevent leaks while baking. - In food processor, combine toasted almonds and 2 tablespoons sugar; pulse until finely chopped. Add amaretti crumbs and melted butter; pulse to mix. Press crumb mixture evenly over bottom of pan. Set aside. - In medium bowl, combine 1 ½ cups of the sugar, flour and salt; set asked. In large bowl, beat cream cheese on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add sugar mixture; beat until smooth. - In medium bowl, lightly whisk egg yolks. Add egg yolks, sour cream, almond extract and vanilla to cream cheese mixture. Beat on medium low speed just until well blended and smooth, scraping down bowl occasionally. - In large bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Slowly add remaining ¼ cup sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Gently fold whites into cream cheese mixture; pour into springform pan. - Place springform pan in large, shallow roasting pan or broiler pan. Fill with enough hot water to come halfway up sides of springform pan. - Bake 1 hour and 5 minutes or until edges are puffed and top looks dull and is dry to the touch. Center should be less set than edges and it should not ripple as if liquid. Turn oven off; leave cheesecake in oven with door closed 30 minutes. - Remove from oven. Let stand in water bath 1 hour. Remove from water bath; cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate at least 4 hours; cover and store in refrigerator up to 3 days.² Just before serving, press almonds around side of cake. ====== Notes ====== - Amaretti are Italian cookies. If unavailable, use any almond flavored cookie. - Cheesecake can be wrapped airtight and frozen up to 2 weeks; thaw overnight in refrigerator before serving. /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ /* ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): ||Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): | |Fat (g): |Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): |Carbohydrates (g): |Sodium (mg): |Fiber (g): | */ {{tag>Recipes Dessert/Cake }} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Bread Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Brines-Marinades-Rubs Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment CrockPot Dessert Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake JPhalen Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream Dessert/IceCream/Topping Dessert/Pie Dessert/Pie/Crust Dip-Spread Entertaining Fondue Grilling-BBQ Holiday Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood Pasta Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Sauce/Gravy Seasoning Side Snack Soup Stew-Braise Stir-Fry Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/TexMex Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/Belgian European/Czech European/Dutch European/English European/French European/German European/Greek European/Polish European/Irish European/Italian European/Portuguese European/Russian European/Scandinavian European/Spanish European/Swiss Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern MiddleEastern/Ethiopian MiddleEastern/Jewish MiddleEastern/Lebanese ---Recipe Sources--- 365Recipes 365Recipes/Grilling 365Recipes/Chicken 365Recipes/Pasta AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BetterHomesGarden Bon Appetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet HDawson AMarcos DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~