Chocolate-Almond Cheesecake

By JimMac

Prep
15 m

Cook
45 m

Ready In
6 h


"Delicious cookie base, creamy chocolate cheesecake, crunchy chocolate-covered almonds - what a combo! This recipe is a perfect blend of sweet and creamy - a great cheesecake to try!"

Ingredients

• 1 (200 g) package almond-flavoured cookies (Amaretti), finely crushed
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup chocolate-covered almonds, chopped, divided
• 3 (250 g) packages PHILADELPHIA Chocolate Brick Cream Cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs

Details

Adapted from foodchannel.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup nuts.
Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended; pour over crust.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until centre is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours. Top with remaining nuts before serving.