CHERRY CHEESECAKE WITH CHOCOLATE ALMOND CRUST

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Categories     Cake     Chocolate     Dessert     Bake     Cherry     Almond     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Peanut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 1 Cake

Number Of Ingredients 22

For chocolate-almond crust
3/4 cup blanched whole almonds, toasted lightly
20 thin chocolate wafer cookies
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
For cherry topping
3/4 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon water
3 cups pitted picked-over fresh tart cherries (about 2 pints)
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
For cheese filling
two 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 large eggs
an 8-ounce container sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup cherry juice reserved from making topping

Steps:

  • Make crust:
  • Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • In a food processor pulse almonds until ground. Add chocolate wafer cookies and grind fine. Add butter, sugar, almond extract, and salt and pulse until combined well. Transfer mixture to a 9-inch springform pan and press evenly onto bottom and 1 inch up side. Bake crust in middle of oven 10 minutes and transfer to a rack to cool. Crust may be made 3 days ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
  • Make topping:
  • In a very small bowl sprinkle gelatin over water and let stand about 1 minute to soften. In a heavy saucepan bring cherries, sugar, and lemon juice to a boil, stirring. Remove pan from heat and reserve 1/2 cup juice for filling. To mixture remaining in pan add gelatin mixture and almond extract and stir until gelatin is dissolved.
  • Make filling:
  • In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Beat in flour and add eggs 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in sour cream, vanilla, and reserved cherry juice until combined well.
  • Pour filling into crust and bake in middle of oven 50 minutes. (Cake will not be set in center but will set as it cools.) Transfer cake in pan to a rack to cool completely. Chill cake, loosely covered, 1 hour. Remove side of pan and transfer cake to a plate. Spread topping evenly over cake. Chill cake, loosely covered, at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.

Mereyem Legas
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This cheesecake was so easy to make and it turned out so well! The crust was the perfect combination of chocolate and almond, and the cheesecake filling was so creamy and smooth. I will definitely be making this again.


Brandon Box
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I made this cheesecake for my family and they loved it! The crust was so flavorful and the cheesecake was so creamy and delicious. I will definitely be making this again.


Eman Wasaya
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This cheesecake was a hit at my party! Everyone loved the chocolate almond crust and the creamy cheesecake filling. I will definitely be making this again.


Sunny Amir
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I love this cheesecake! It's so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly. The crust is so flavorful and the cheesecake filling is so creamy and smooth. I will definitely be making this again.


Sana Ch
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This cheesecake was so easy to make and it turned out so well! The crust was the perfect combination of chocolate and almond, and the cheesecake filling was so creamy and smooth. I will definitely be making this again.


rubincy rubincy
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I made this cheesecake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! The crust was so flavorful and the cheesecake was so creamy and delicious. I will definitely be making this again.


Brooke Harper
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This cheesecake was a hit at my party! The crust was so flavorful and the cheesecake was so creamy and delicious. I will definitely be making this again.


Sheng H
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I love this cheesecake! The chocolate almond crust is so unique and flavorful, and the cheesecake filling is so creamy and smooth. I will definitely be making this again.


Wazir Kuamr
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This cheesecake was easy to make and turned out perfectly! The crust was crispy and the cheesecake was so creamy and delicious. I will definitely be making this again.


Younes Ashraf
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I made this cheesecake for my family and they loved it! The crust was so flavorful and the cheesecake was so creamy and smooth. I will definitely be making this again.


Xalman Rajput
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This cheesecake was absolutely delicious! The chocolate almond crust was the perfect complement to the creamy cheesecake filling. I will definitely be making this again.