Cream Cheese Desserts
Pecan Amaretto Cheesecake
Our collection of cream cheese desserts includes the Pecan Amaretto Cheesecake - which is one of the must-try Amaretto cheesecake recipes. This recipe calls for the sweet and fragrant almond-flavoured Amaretto liqueur. Add this velvety flavoured liqueur into your baking recipes for great tasting desserts!
Ingredients For Crust1/4 cup Fine Sugar
1/4 cup Pecans; toasted
1 cup All-purpose Flour
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Cold Butter
1 Egg Yolk; large
Ingredients For Filling
250 g Cream Cheese; softened
1 1/2 cup Castor Sugar
2 tsp Grated Lemon Zest
5 Large Eggs
2 Egg Yolks
1/4 cup Heavy Cream
3 tbsp Amaretto liqueur
1 tbsp All-purpose Flour
1 cup Strawberries; for garnish
Method
To prepare crust:
Using a food processor, ground fine sugar and pecans until these are fine. Add flour and salt; pulse to blend. Cut up cold butter into bits; add onto flour mixture. Pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg yolk and pulse until just blended. Press dough firmly onto base and sides of a lightly grease 9-inch springform pan. Chill for an hour before baking in preheated oven at 200°C. Bake for 8 minutes or until just golden. Allow to cool. To prepare filling:
Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese at medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar until mixture is blended and smooth. Beat in lemon zest, eggs and yolks, one at a time, beating until just blended with each addition. At low speed, beat in heavy cream and liqueur. Beat in flour until just blended. Pour cheese filling onto cooled crust and bake at 260°C for 10 minutes. Then lower heat to 100°C and bake for another hour. Cover loosely with foil if the top browns too quickly. Turn off heat. Leave cheesecake in oven for 30 minutes with oven door ajar. Chill for at least 5 hours. For this pecan cheesecake recipe, garnish as desired with strawberries. Always cut cheesecake with a knife dipped in cold water. _________________________
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