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Amaretto Cheesecake With Apricot Glaze

Cuisine: Italian
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 10 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Crust
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozGraham wafer crumbs
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozAlmonds - chopped toasted unblanched
2 tablespoons 30mlSugar
1/4 cup 49g / 1.7ozButter - melted
  Filling
4 packets  Cream cheese - softened
1 cup 198g / 7ozSugar
3 tablespoons 45mlFlour
4   Eggs
1 cup 237mlSour cream
1/4 cup 59mlAmaretto di saronno liqueur
  Glaze
1/2 cup 118mlApricot jam
1 tablespoon 15mlAmaretto di saronno liqueur

Recipe Instructions

CRUST: Combine ingredients; press onto bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan. Set aside.

FILLING: Combine cream cheese, sugar, and flour, mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing just until combined. Blend in sour cream and liqueur; pour over crust. Bake in 450F oven 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250F; continue baking for 1 hour. Run knife around rim of pan ; cool on wire rack. Chill.

GLAZE: To glaze cake, combine jam and liqueur in a saucepan; heat until warm and smooth. Strain mixture and pour over cheesecake before removing sides of pan. Garnish if desired.

Source:
Carolyn Uccellini

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