Almond Joy Cheesecake
I took this recipe from a Bon Appetit recipe. I like to bake cheesecakes at a lower temperature than most recipes call for--so I lower the baking temperature, use a water bath for moisture and let the cheesecake cool more slowly in the cooling oven. You get less cracks and the texture is creamier and smoother.
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INGREDIENTS
NutritionCrust
- 1
- 3⁄4cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 1⁄2
- 7
- 1⁄4cup packed golden brown sugar
Filling
- 4
- 3⁄4cup sugar
- 1⁄4teaspoon almond extract
- 1cup cream of coconut (such as Coco López, Available in the drink mixers area of most national grocery stores.)
- 1
- 2tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4large eggs
Topping
- 5tablespoons whipping cream
- 5tablespoons light corn syrup
- 8ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1 1/3 cups)
- 3⁄4cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 1⁄4
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DIRECTIONS
- For crust: Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Wrap foil around outside of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides.
- Grind the almonds in a food processor and add the toasted coconut and graham cracker crumbs or put the ingredients in a plastic zip bag and crush with a rolling pin until nuts and toasted coconut are finely ground and mix with crumbs.
- Add butter and brown sugar to the processor to blend or blend ingredients in a large bowl until crumbs stick together.
- Press crust mixture over bottom and 2 inches up sides of prepared pan.
- Bake until set, about 10 minutes.
- Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees and let crust and oven cool while you mix the filling.
- Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar and extract in a large bowl to blend.
- Beat in cream of coconut, shredded coconut and flour.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until just combined.
- Pour filling into crust.
- Bake in a water bath until center is almost set, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Turn oven off and let cheesecake cool slowly in the oven for another 30 minutes.
- Transfer to a rack and cool for at least 30 minutes.
- Cover and chill overnight.
- For topping: Bring cream and corn syrup to simmer in medium saucepan.
- Remove from heat.
- Add chocolate chips; whisk until smooth.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Pour topping over cake.
- Sprinkle top with almonds and coconut.
- Chill until topping is set, about 2 hours.
- (Can be made 2 days ahead; covered tightly and refrigerated or it can be frozen for up to 2 weeks)
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