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White Chocolate Cheesecake with Amaretto Sauce
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    Ingredients

    crust:
    150g graham crackers
    20g almonds
    60g butter, melted

    Procedure

    crust:
    Ground the crackers and almonds in a food processor.


    Add the butter and mix well until well combined.
    Transfer the mixture into a round cake pan lined with parchment paper. Press it well on the bottom of the pan and place aside until the filling is ready.

    Ingredients

    For the filling:
    200ml heavy cream
    100g white chocolate, chopped
    700g cream cheese
    4 eggs
    100g sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    1 tablespoon cornstarch
    1 pinch salt

    Procedure

    For the filling:
    Bring the heavy cream to the boiling point in a saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate.


    Mix until melted then pour the mixture into a bowl
    Add the rest of the ingredients.
    Mix well with a whisk then pour the filling over the crust.
    Bake the cheesecake in the preheated oven at 325F for 1 hour.


    Ingredients

    Amaretto sauce:
    200g sugar
    20g corn syrup
    50ml water
    300ml heavy cream, heated
    1 pinch salt
    1/4 cup Amaretto

    Procedure

    Amaretto sauce:
    Bring the cream to the boiling point in a saucepan.


    Combine the sugar, corn syrup and water in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium flame.
    Cook until it begins to caramelize and turn into an amber color.
    Pour in the heavy cream, add the salt and mix until the sugar is melted.
    Cook the sauce for 2-3 more minutes until smooth then remove from heat. Let it cool down then add the Amaretto.
    Serve the cheesecake topped with Amaretto sauce.



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