Toasted Almond Cheesecake Recipes

LUSCIOUS ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, almonds and sugar; stir in the butter and mix well. Press into the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in extracts. Pour into crust. Place on a baking sheet., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove from the oven; let stand for 5 minutes (leave oven on). Combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Spoon around edge of cheesecake; carefully spread over filling. Bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight., Just before serving, sprinkle with almonds and remove sides of pan. Refrigerate leftovers.

NO BAKE ORANGE CHEESECAKE WITH TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• 1. Crust: Lightly spray the bottom and sides of a 9-inch spring form pan with non-stick cooking spray. Finely chop ½ cup of the almonds, set aside. Put the cookies into a sealable plastic bag and crush them into fine crumbs by rolling over them with a rolling pin. Transfer the crumbs to a large bowl and mix in the chopped nuts, cinnamon and butter. Press the crumbs in an even layer into the bottom of the pan. Top the crust with 1/4 cup sliced almonds so that some are in the crust and some sitting on top of it. Refrigerate.
• 2. Filling: Sprinkle the gelatin over the orange juice in a small saucepan, let stand 1 minute. Heat over low heat until gelatin is melted, set aside. Grate 1 tsp. zest from the orange and set aside. Beat the cream cheese on medium speed until smooth 3-5 minutes in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat in condensed milk; scrape down the bowl after addition. When mixture is smooth, stir in melted gelatin and grated orange rind. Spoon the filling over the crust, tapping the sides of the pan to even the filling out. Refrigerate 2 hours or until set.
• 3. Peel the rind from the rest of the orange, place it on a cutting board and slice it into ¼-inch thick rounds. Top the cake with the orange rounds and remaining ¼ cup sliced almonds.

TOASTED ALMOND NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare the almond crunch. In a saucepan, combine corn syrup, sugar, and salt. Once sugar is dissolved, stir in almonds and spread on a greased baking sheet. Bake until golden, 12 minutes. Let cool.
• Reserve half of the almond crunch for garnish. Pulse the other half in the food processor to form almond crumbs. Combine with cake crumbs and brown sugar. Spread on baking sheet and toast for five minutes.
• In a bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream until stiff. Add cream cheese, sugar, and extract.
• Assemble the dessert. Spoon crumb mixture into dessert glasses and layer with cheesecake mixture (you can use a piping bag). Garnish with reserved almond crunch.

TOASTED ALMOND CHEESECAKE PIE

Steps:

• Pour milk and almond extract in large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes. Gently stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping. (Mixture will be thick.) Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the almonds onto bottom of crust; cover with the pudding mixture.
• Spread remaining whipped topping over pudding layer; sprinkle with remaining 2 Tbsp. almonds. Cover.
• Refrigerate several hours until chilled. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.

TOASTED ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300°F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Finely chop 1 cup of the almonds; mix with graham crumbs and butter. Press firmly onto bottom of pan. Bake 8 min; cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add sour cream and liqueur; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Run knife or metal spatula around side of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing side of pan. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup almonds just before serving. Store any leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

TOASTED COCONUT, ALMOND AND CARAMEL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Topping:.
• In a nonstick skillet melt the butter on low heat. Add coconut and almonds to the butter till is toasted brown, stirring occasionly(This will take up to a hour or two. After this is toasted, set aside to cool off to room temperature.
• Base:.
• In a bowl combine cream cheese and condensed milk until creamy. Add Cool Whip and mix.
• Put it all together:.
• Put 1/4 of the creamy mixture in each pie shell and spread till level.
• Put 1/4 of toasted mixture on top and lightly press down. Drizzle caramel topping on top(I usually go in a spiral and then back in forth).
• Repeat with base, topping, and caramel topping.