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Almond Cheesecake
At a Glance
Main Ingredient: Cheese Chocolate Butter Eggs Vanilla
Cooking Method: Bake Melt Freeze
Difficulty: Easy Moderate
Course/Dish: Cheesecake
Makes: 8 servings
Almond Cheesecake
Created by The MDM Team, Sunday, December 30, 2007
This almond cheesecake is absolutely out of this world. It's tasty and so darn delicious. Sink your teeth in and let the flavor take over.
Ingredients
Crust:
1 1/2 cups chocolate wafers
1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

Filling:
32 oz. cream cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup flaked coconut, toasted
1 tbsp. coconut extract
1 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Glaze:
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup whipping cream
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract


Methods/steps
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Wrap outside of 9-inch spring form pan with foil. Finely grind cookie crumbs, coconut, almonds and sugar in a food processor. Add butter; process until moist crumbs form. Press mixture into bottom and up 1-inch side of pan. Bake crust until set and begins to brown, about 12 minutes. Cool. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Using electric mixer beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Mix in coconut and coconut extract. Fold in almonds. Transfer filling to crust. Bake until cake is puffed and no longer moves when pan is shaken, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool completely on rack. Combine chocolate chips, cream and vanilla extract in small saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until smooth. Cool until glaze begins to thicken but can still be poured, about 30 minutes. Pour glaze over cooled cake; spread evenly. Chill cake overnight.
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