Amaretto Cheesecake With Apricot Glaze

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup graham wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup almonds, chopped toasted, unblanched
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup amaretto di saronno liqueur
• 1/2 cup apricot jam
• 1 tablespoon amaretto di saronno liqueur

Recipe

• 1 crust: combine ingredients.
• 2 press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
• 3 filling: combine cream cheese, sugar, and flour, mixing until well blended.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, mixing just until combined.
• 5 blend in sour cream and liqueur; pour over crust.
• 6 bake in 450 degree f oven 10 minutes.
• 7 reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees f; continue baking for 1 hour.
• 8 run knife around rim of pan; cool on wire rack.
• 9 chill.
• 10 glaze: to glaze cake, combine jam and liqueur in a saucepan; heat until warm and smooth.
• 11 strain mixture and pour over cheesecake before removing sides of pan.
• 12 garnish if desired.