White Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake

This elegant White Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake is gorgeous AND delicious! It starts with a homemade graham and almond crust. Then it’s filled with a creamy dense cheesecake flavored with white chocolate, almond, and Amaretto. And finally, it is covered with a sweet and decadent sour cream and almond flavored topping and then garnished with sliced almonds.

This small batch recipe makes 4 – 6 servings.

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How to make Amaretto Cheesecake

Spray a 7-inch springform pan with non-stick spray. Click for a leakproof 7-inch springform pan.

Line the pan with parchment paper, and then spray again with non-stick spray.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

For the crust, combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, almonds, sugar, and Amaretto.

Spread the crust into the pan evenly and halfway up the sides. Press it firmly to compact it together.

In a KitchenAid Mixer or medium mixing bowl, cream the cheese with the sugar.

Add the egg and mix until just combined.

Then add the almonds, Amaretto, almond extract, vanilla extract, and salt until combined.

Gently mix in the white chocolate.

Pour the filling into the crust and bake for 1 hour, or until the cheesecake is almost set.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the sour cream, sugar, and almond extract to form the topping. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Remove the cheesecake from the oven when finished baking (leave the oven on) and let stand for 5 minutes.

Spread the topping mixture evenly over the cheesecake and bake for another 5 minutes.

Then remove the cheesecake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes.

Carefully, take a knife and go around the edges of the pan to loosen. Leave the cheesecake in the springform pan.

Sprinkle with sliced almonds and move to a cooling rack to cool for 1 hour.

Place the springform pan in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours or overnight.

After it’s done chilling, remove the sides of the pan and slice into 4 large or 6 small pieces. You can use a long knife dipped in very hot water to slice the cheesecake.

If you are cooking for two, you can freeze the other slices in a container with pieces of parchment paper between them.

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White Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake

Zona House

This elegant White Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake is gorgeous AND delicious! It starts with a homemade graham and almond crust. Then it’s filled with a creamy dense cheesecake flavored with white chocolate, almond, and Amaretto. And finally, it is covered with a sweet and decadent sour cream and almond flavored topping and then garnished with sliced almonds.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Cool and Chill 3 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Total Time 4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 4 Large Slices

Calories 754 kcal

Equipment

• Springform Pan 7-inch Cheesecake Mold – for Instant Pot Accessories | Non-stick Leakproof Round Cake Pan Pressure Cooker Ultra Instapot 5 6 8 9qt with Mitt
• KitchenAid KSM75WH Classic Plus Series 4.5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer, White

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Ingredients

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For The Crust:

• ▢ ¾ cup graham cracker crumbs
• ▢ ⅛ cup plain almonds (chopped very fine in food processor)
• ▢ ⅛ cup sugar
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Amaretto

For The Filling:

• ▢ 10 oz Cream cheese (softened)
• ▢ ½ cup sugar
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon Amaretto
• ▢ ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ⅛ cup almonds (chopped very fine in food processor)
• ▢ 1 oz Baker’s Premium White Chocolate (finely chopped)

For The Topping:

• ▢ ⅔ cup sour cream
• ▢ ¼ cup sugar
• ▢ ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ▢ ⅛ cup sliced almonds for garnish

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Instructions

 

• Spray a 7 inch springform pan with non-stick spray. Click for a leakproof 7 inch springform pan.
• Line the springform pan with parchment paper, and then spray again with non-stick spray.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 C).
• For the crust, combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, almonds, sugar and Amaretto.
• Spread the crust into the pan evenly and half way up the sides. Press it firmly to compact it together.
• In a Kitchen Aid Mixer or medium mixing bowl, cream the cheese with the sugar. Click for a Kitchen Aid Mixer.
• Add the egg and mix until just combined.
• Then add the almonds, Amaretto, almond extract, vanilla extract, and salt until combined.
• Gently mix in the white chocolate.
• Pour the filling into the crust and bake for 45 minutes, or until the cheesecake is almost set.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the sour cream, sugar, and almond extract to form the topping. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Remove the cheesecake from the oven when finished baking (leave the oven on) and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Spread the topping mixture evenly over the cheesecake and bake another 5 minutes.
• Then remove the cheesecake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
• Carefully, take a knife and go around the edges of the pan to loosen. Leave the cheesecake in the springform pan.
• Sprinkle with sliced almonds and move to a cooling rack to cool for 1 hour.
• Place the springform pan in the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours or overnight.
• After it’s done chilling, remove the sides of the pan and slice into 4 large or 6 small pieces. You can use a long knife dipped in very hot water to slice the cheesecake.

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Notes

• If you are cooking for two, you can freeze the other slices in a container with pieces of parchment paper between them.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 754kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 11gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 24gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 152mgSodium: 435mgPotassium: 301mgFiber: 2gSugar: 58gVitamin A: 1427IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 176mgIron: 1mg

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