Chocolate-Almond Cheesecake

Serves: 6

Amie Torphy

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

50

Sweetness

46

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2

Add the chocolate graham crackers and the almonds to the bowl of a food processor

3

Process until finely chopped

4

Add the butter and salt and process again until it is the consistency of wet sand

5

Press the crust into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and refrigerate until ready to use

6

Make the topping: In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour and almonds

7

Using your fingers, work in the butter until it is the texture of a crumble topping

8

Set aside

9

Make the filling: Place the cream cheese, yogurt and granulated sugar in a large bowl

10

Using a hand mixer, beat the ingredients on medium speed for 3 minutes, or until the mixture is light and fluffy, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula as needed

11

Add the eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract and salt and beat another minute on medium

12

Reduce the speed to low and beat in the melted chocolate until combined

13

Pour the filling over the crust and sprinkle evenly with the crumble topping

14

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the center of the cake is just set

15

Allow the cake to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until completely chilled

16

Serve cold

17

Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired