Heavenly Chocolate Cheesecake
by Gerald
Rating:
3 ★
Ingredients
- • CRUST
- • 2 cups (about 50) crushed vanilla wafers
- • 1 cup ground toasted almonds
- • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
- • FILLING
- • 2 cups (11.5-ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Milk Chocolate Morsels
- • 1 envelope (.25 ounces) unflavored gelatin
- • 1/2 cup milk
- • 2 pkg (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- • 1/2 cup sour cream
- • 1/2 tsp almond extract
- • 1/2 cup whipping cream, whipped
Instructions
- 1 FOR CRUST:
- 2 COMBINE crushed cookies, almonds, sugar and butter in medium bowl; mix well.
- 3 Press firmly onto bottom and 2 inches up side of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
- 4 FOR FILLING:
- 5 MICROWAVE morsels in medium, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 1 minute; stir.
- 6 Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
- 7 Sprinkle gelatin over milk in small saucepan; let stand for 1 minute.
- 8 Warm, stirring constantly, over low heat until gelatin is dissolved; remove from heat.
- 9 BEAT cream cheese, sour cream and melted chocolate in large mixer bowl until fluffy.
- 10 Beat in gelatin mixture and almond extract; fold in whipped cream.
- 11 Pour into crust.
- 12 Chill for about 3 hours or until firm.
- 13 Run knife around edge of cheesecake; remove side of springform pan.
- 14 Garnish as desired.
- 15 Skill Level: Average
