Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 1 cup graham wafer crumbs
  • 1/2 cup almonds, chopped toasted, unblanched
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • Filling
  • 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup amaretto di saronno liqueur
  • Glaze
  • 1/2 cup apricot jam
  • 1 tablespoon amaretto di saronno liqueur

Method

  • Crust: Combine ingredients.
  • Press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan; set aside.
  • Filling: Combine cream cheese, sugar, and flour, mixing until well blended.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, mixing just until combined.
  • Blend in sour cream and liqueur; pour over crust.
  • Bake in 450 degree F oven 10 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F; continue baking for 1 hour.
  • Run knife around rim of pan; cool on wire rack.
  • Chill.
  • Glaze: To glaze cake, combine jam and liqueur in a saucepan; heat until warm and smooth.
  • Strain mixture and pour over cheesecake before removing sides of pan.
  • Garnish if desired.