Amaretto Cheesecake With Hazelnut Macaroon Crust Recipes

Steps:

• For the crust: Combine all the ingredients into a paste. Press the paste onto the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan and refrigerate.
• For the cheesecake filling: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the almond paste, sugar, and flour in a food processor; beat until smooth. Place this into a mixing bowl and beat in one-third of the cream cheese at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then pour the mixture into the prepared springform pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes.
• For the topping: Combine the sour cream, amaretto, and sugar; mix well. Spread it evenly on the cheesecake and return the cake to the oven for an additional 20 minutes, or until set.
• Refrigerate 6 hours or over night; serve chilled.

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine toasted coconut, ground hazlenuts and butter.
• Press onto bottom of 10 inch spring-form pan.
• Set aside.
• Preheat oven 325 degrees F.
• In food processor blend cottage cheese and cream cheese until smooth.
• Add the 3/4 C sugar, amaretto, and whole eggs beat until smooth, put into large bowl, set aside.
• In mixing bowl beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed until foamy.
• Gradually add the 1/4 C sugar a tablespoon at a time; beating until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold egg white mixture into cheese mixture.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven allow to cool 15 minutes.
• Cover and chill at least 8 hours.

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Finely grind nuts, cracker crumbs and powdered sugar in processor.Add butter; blend using on/off turns until crumbs are moist. Press crumbs onto bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Chill while making filling.
• Make filling:
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy. Slowly add sugar; beat until smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating 30 seconds after each. Mix in lemon juice and peel.
• Pour filling into crust. Bake cake until outer 2-inch portion of top is set and center looks slightly glossy and is barely set, about 45 minutes. Transfer to rack cool to room temperature. Cover; chill overnight.
• Run knife around sides of pan to loosen. Release pan sides. Place cake on plate. Top with lemon and mint, if desired.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in the Amaretto, extracts and salt. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour into crust. Place pan on a baking sheet., Bake at 325° until center is almost set, 55-60 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Combine the sour cream, sugar and almond extract; spread over top of cheesecake. Bake 5 minutes longer., Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan.

Steps:

• 1. Combine the first 5 ingredients, mixing well. Press into the bottom and up sides of a 8-inch springform pan. Set aside.
• 2. Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until light an fluffy'.
• 3. Gradually add sugar, flour, and corn starch beating well.
• 4. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• 5. Stir in two tablespoons of melted butter, amaretto, and almond extract. Spoon batter into greased springform pan.
• 6. Wrap sides and bottom of springform pan with foil. Add two inches of boiling water to a roasting pan large enough to accommodate the springform pan making a water bath. Place springform pan into water bath.
• 7. Pre heat oven to 500 Degrees F. Place roasting pan with cheesecake in oven and bake for 10 minutes then drop temp to 200 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours.
• 8. While cheesecake is baking toast almonds in skillet until lightly browned and fragrant.
• 9. When cheesecake is done, turn off oven and crack oven door. Let cool to room temperature in oven; refrigerate for 12 hours.
• 10. Brush the top of cake with a little additional amaretto the sprinkle on all of the almonds. Remove sides of pan. Slice. Enjoy.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Wrap the outside of a 10 inch springform pan with foil.
• In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar and corn starch until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in sour cream and 1/2 cup melted butter. Stir in vanilla and orange extracts, lemon juice, almond extract and amaretto liqueur.
• To make crust: Combine macaroons and 2/3 cup melted butter. Blend thoroughly. Place most of the crust mixture in the bottom of the springform pan. Pour cheese mixture over crust, and sprinkle some crust mixture on top of batter.
• Place springform pan in a roasting pan, and set it in the oven. Fill roasting pan with water. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let set for 2 hours. Invert cheesecake so that the bottom becomes the top.