Heavenly Chocolate Cheesecake
- 2 cups vanilla wafers, crushed
- 1 cup toasted almonds, ground
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- margarine, melted
- 2 cups Toll House Milk Chocolate Morsels
- 1 pkg. unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 lb. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 1/2 cup whipping cream, whipped
- For crust: In medium bowl, combine crumbs, almonds, sugar and butter; mix well.
- Press firmly onto bottom and 2-inches up sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
- For filling: In small, heavy saucepan over low heat, melt morsels, stirring frequently.
- In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over milk; let stand for 1 minute.
- Warm over low heat, stirring frequently, until gelatin is dissolved.
- In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream and chocolate until fluffy.
- Beat in gelatin mixture and almond extract.
- Fold in whipped cream; pour into crust.
- Chill about 3 hours or until firm.
- Run knife around edge of cheesecake; remove rim.
- Garnish as desired.
vanilla wafers, almonds, granulated sugar, butter, margarine, milk chocolate, unflavored gelatin, milk, cream cheese, sour cream, almond extract, whipping cream
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/2387 (may not work)