Estimated Times
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Cooling Time: 3 hrs refrigerating
Servings: 12 to 16 servings
Ingredients
CRUST
2 cups
crushed vanilla wafer crumbs (about 50 cookies)
1 cup
ground toasted almonds
1/2 cup
granulated sugar
1/2 cup
(1 stick)
butter or margarine, melted
FILLING
1 3/4 cups
(11.5-oz. pkg.)
NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Milk Chocolate Morsels
1 envelope
(.25 oz.)
unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup
milk
2
pkgs. (8 oz. each)
cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup
sour cream
1/2 teaspoon
almond extract
1/2 cup
heavy whipping cream, whipped
Directions
FOR CRUST:
COMBINE crushed cookies, almonds, sugar and butter in medium bowl; mix well. Press firmly onto bottom and 2 inches up side of ungreased 9-inch springform pan.
FOR FILLING:
MICROWAVE morsels in medium, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 1 minute; STIR. The morsels may retain some of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10 to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted. Sprinkle gelatin over milk in small saucepan; let stand for 1 minute. Warm, stirring constantly, over low heat until gelatin is dissolved; remove from heat.
BEAT cream cheese, sour cream and melted chocolate in large mixer bowl until fluffy. Beat in gelatin mixture and almond extract; fold in whipped cream. Pour into crust. Chill for about 3 hours or until firm. Run knife around edge of cheesecake; remove side of springform pan. Garnish as desired.
Nutritional Information
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Calories: 540
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Calories from Fat: 340
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Total Fat: 38 g
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Saturated Fat: 22 g
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Cholesterol: 90 mg
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Sodium: 290 mg
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Carbohydrates: 46 g
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Dietary Fiber: 0 g
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Sugars: 37 g
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Protein: 8 g
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Cooking Tips
Raynah M. from ,
12/17/09
Rated:
Easy and Excellent
I made this at thanksgiving for the first time and now I have many orders from family and friends to make them their own for Christmas!!
farheen i.
08/10/08
Rated:
the name says it all
i made this cake for my daughter's birthday n evryone loved it.i made the crust of chocolate sandwich cookies without almonds.it looked very elegant n tasted even better.it had real creamy n smooth texture and no one realised that it wasn't baked!!
Cynthia from Laredo, Texas
12/19/07
Rated:
Delicious
The cheesecake flavor was delicious; although, I had trouble with the crust. I follow the instructions and the crust just crumble it never held together. I am a first timer so I don't actually know what went wrong.
libby h. from mocksville, NC
12/23/06
Rated:
heavenly chocolate cheesecake
Another winner!!!!!!!!! I made this one to take to a Christmas party ,it was gone in a few minutes and people were asking if i had brought two, keep making the best recipe there is !!!!!!!!! thanks
Ann K. from Covington, OK
09/28/06
Rated:
Great Title for this food item
This was as it says heavenly. I will use this cheesecake again.