Monday's Mystery Recipe Episode 11: Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake with Amaretto Cherry Glaze
 
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Serves: 16
Ingredients
  • For the Crust:
  • 12 oz. chocolate cookie crumbs
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
  • For the Filling:
  • 8 oz. unsweetened chocolate
  • 24 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup Amaretto liqueur
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • For the Amaretto Cherry Glaze:
  • 1 pint jar Amaretto Soaked Cherries
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
  1. Place your chocolate cookies in a food processor and mix until fine crumbs form. Add the melted butter and press into a greased 10-inch springform pan.
  2. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes or until you are ready to use.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Melt the chocolate over low heat, either in the microwave or using a double-boiler. Allow to cool.
  4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  5. Add in the sugar and mix well.
  6. Slowly add in a small amount of the cream cheese mixture to the melted chocolate to help prepare it for mixing. Then add that chocolate mixture into the mixing bowl with the remaining cream cheese mixture and mix until combined.
  7. Add in the Amaretto, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream. Mix well.
  8. Remove crust from the refrigerator and pour batter into the prepared pan.
  9. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until the cheesecake is puffed in the middle and no longer jiggles.
  10. Cool completely, then refrigerate until chilled, preferably overnight.
  11. Remove cheesecake from the refrigerator about 30 minutes prior to serving.
  12. Remove the springform pan and cut into slices. Serve with Amaretto Soaked Cherry Glaze.
  13. Directions for the Glaze:
  14. Pour 1 pint jar of Amaretto Soaked Cherries into a 2-3 quart sauce pan. Add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and stir to dissolve.
  15. Heat until cherries begin to thicken. (Think store-bought canned pie filling.) Once thickened, remove from heat and allow to cool.
  16. Serve over Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake or refrigerate until ready to use.
Recipe by My Adventures In The Country at https://www.myadventuresinthecountry.com/2012/03/12/mondays-mystery-recipe-episode-11-chocolate-truffle-cheesecake-with-amaretto-cherry-glaze/