Amaretto Cheesecake Recipes

Amaretto Raspberry Cheesecake Recipe

2 cups 		        	Chopped Almonds
1/4 cup 	        		Melted Butter
2 tbsp 		         	Fine Sugar

Ingredients For Filling

400 g	        	        	Cream Cheese; softened at room temperature
1/3 cup 	        		Castor Sugar
3 		                  	Medium Eggs
1 cup 		        	Sour Cream
2 tbsp 		          	Amaretto Liqueur
1/2 tsp 	        		Vanilla Essence
1/2 tsp 	        		Almond Essence

Ingredients For Raspberry Sauce

3 cups 		         	Frozen Raspberries; unsweetened and thawed
2 tbsp 		        	Amaretto Liqueur
		                	Sugar to taste

Method

To prepare crust:
Mix chopped almonds and sugar with melted butter until evenly coated. Press mixture into base and sides of baking dish. Bake at 180°C until crust is set.

To prepare filling:
Beat cream cheese and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add sour cream, Amaretto liqueur, vanilla and almond essences. Beat until smooth and well blended. Pour mixture into prepared baked crust. Bake at 180°C until the center of the filling is set. Allow to cool before chill. Chill for at least 5 hours.

To prepare sauce:
Reserve some whole raspberries for decorations.

Puree remaining raspberries and press through sieve to remove seeds. Stir in Amaretto liqueur and add sugar to taste.

Drizzle cheesecake slices with the sauce when serving. Garnish with reserved berries.

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