Amaretto Cheesecake
Instructions:
- Crust:
- 1 cup Graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup toasted almonds, chopped fine
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- Filling:
- 4 packages cream cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp. flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup Amaretto di Saronno
- Glaze:
- 1/2 cup apricot marmalade
- 1 tbsp. Amaretto di Saronno
- Crust:
- Crust Preheat oven to 450F.
- Mix ingredients and press into bottom of 9 inch pie pan.
- Set aside.
- Filling:
- Combine cream cheese, sugar and flour, mixing well until blended.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until combined.
- Blend in sour cream and Amaretto.
- Pour over crust. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 250F and bake 1 hour.
- Remove from oven, cool on wire rack. Chill.
- Glaze
- Combine marmalade and liqueur in saucepan.
- Heat until warm and smooth.
- Strain mixture and pour over cheesecake before serving.
- Garnish with toasted flaked almonds