Almond Praline Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted and finely chopped
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 combine graham cracker crumbs, almonds, sugar and butter; press firmly on bottom of nine inch springform pan.
• 3 in large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• 4 gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth.
• 5 add eggs and almond extract; mix well.
• 6 pour into prepared pan.
• 7 bake 55-60 minutes or until center is set.
• 8 cool.
• 9 top with almond praline topping (as follows).
• 10 in small saucepan, combine brown sugar and whipping cream (not whipped).
• 11 cook and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. simmer 5 minutes or until thickened.
• 12 remove from heat; stir in almonds.
• 13 spoon evenly over cheesecake.
• 14 store covered in refrigerator.