Amaretto Cheesecake Recipes

Amaretto Oreo Cheesecake

Most will find Oreo cheesecake recipe a pleasant change from the usual recipe which uses graham crackers for crust. The chocolate flavour of the crust and toppings complement the Amaretto liqueur very well and makes this recipe one of the most enjoyed cream cheese desserts.


Ingredients For Crust

1 cup 				Oreo Chocolate Cookies Crumbs
1/2 cup 				Chopped Almonds; toasted; unblanched
1 1/2 tbsp 		        	Fine Sugar
1/4 cup 				Melted Butter

Ingredients For Filling

250 g		                	Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup 				Fine Sugar
3 tbsp 				All-purpose Flour
4 			        	Medium Eggs
1 cup 				Sour Cream
1/4 cup 				Amaretto Liqueur

Ingredients For Topping

1 cup 				Whipping Cream
12 			        	Oreo Cookie Halves

Method

Mix together cookie crumbs, almonds, sugar and melted butter. Press firmly onto base of a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

Beat together cream cheese, fine sugar and flour until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until just blended. Add sour cream and liqueur and beat well. Pour cheese mixture onto prepared crust. Bake at 230°C oven for 10 minutes, then lower heat to 120°C and bake for another hour. Chill for at least 5 hours.

To decorate, whisk whipping cream until frothy and pipe rosettes onto cheesecake as desired. Place Oreo cookie halves onto each rosette. Serve chilled.

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