Chocolate Macadamia Cheesecake

Name: Chocolate Macadamia Cheesecake
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 227 grams white baking chocolate, chopped; 3 Tbsps butter, melted; 140 grams chocolate wafer crumbs (about 25 wafers); 907 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 5 eggs; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 7 Tbsps heavy whipping cream; 34 grams ground macadamia nuts; 12 servings White chocolate shavings and chopped macadamia nuts; 60 milliliters milk chocolate chips; 227 grams semisweet chocolate, chopped; 150 grams sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Macadamia Cheesecake is a dessert that serves 12. One serving contains 925 calories, 14g of protein, and 79g of fat. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home requires heavy whipping cream, baking chocolate, ground macadamia nuts, and chocolate wafer crumbs. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, nuts and sugar; stir in butter and almond extract. Press onto the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan.

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Almond Extract

Butter

Sugar

Wafer

Nuts

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Springform Pan

Bowl

Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 325°.

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Wire Rack

Oven

In a microwave, melt white chocolate at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Cool.

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White Chocolate

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Microwave

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla until well blended.

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Cream Cheese

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Bowl

Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined.

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Egg

Remove 1 cup and set aside. Stir melted white chocolate into remaining cream cheese mixture; beat just until combined.

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White Chocolate

Cream Cheese

Pour over crust.

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Crust

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Stir in reserved cream cheese mixture; drop by spoonfuls over filling.

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Chocolate Chips

Cream Cheese

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Microwave

Cut through filling with a knife to swirl chocolate mixture.

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Chocolate

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Knife

Place pan on a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Cool 1 hour longer.

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Wire Rack

Oven

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Frying Pan

In a saucepan over low heat, melt semisweet chocolate with cream; stir until smooth. Cool slightly.

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Semisweet Chocolate

Cream

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Sauce Pan

Spread over cheesecake. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

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Spread

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Wire Rack

Refrigerate leftovers.

Garnish with chocolate shavings and macadamia nuts.

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Chocolate Shavings

Macadamia Nuts

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Servings:

0teaspoons

almond extract 227grams

white baking chocolate, chopped 3Tbsps

butter, melted 140grams

chocolate wafer crumbs (about 25 wafers)907grams

packages each) cream cheese, softened 5

eggs 3Tbsps

all-purpose flour 7Tbsps

heavy whipping cream 34grams

ground macadamia nuts 12servings

White chocolate shavings and chopped macadamia nuts 60milliliters

milk chocolate chips 227grams

semisweet chocolate, chopped 150grams

sugar 1teaspoon

vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce, Sauternes

Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce, and Sauternes are great choices for Cheesecake. White dessert wines are a safe pick for cheesecake (without chocolate), but a sweet lambrusco will be so good with classic strawberry cheesecake. The Angel Late Harvest Riesling with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

Angel Late Harvest Riesling

Messina Hof's Angel is a crisp, sweet dessert wine, harvested from the last pick of Riesling when the grapes are almost raisins. Perfect with fruit, cheesecake and light, sweet chocolate desserts.