CHOCOLATE-AMARETTO CHEESECAKE

By akselden

Ingredients

• 6 chocolate wafers, finely crushed
• 1 1/2 cups light process cream cheese product
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 Cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup amaretto
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons semisweet
• chocolate mini-morsels
• Chocolate curls (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Sprinkle chocolate wafer crumbs in bottom of a 7-inch spring form pan. Set aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add cream cheese and next 7 ingredients, processing until smooth. Add egg and process just
until blended. Fold in chocolate morsels. Slowly pour mixture over crumbs in pan. Bake at 300° for 65 to 70
minutes or until cheesecake is set. Let cool in pan on wire rack. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Remove sides of pan, and transfer cheesecake to a serving platter. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired. Yield: 12 servings
(about 200 calories per serving).