Chocolate Almond Cheesecake Bites

• FOR THE CRUST:
• 1 cup Chocolate Cookie Crumbs
• 1/4 cups Melted Butter
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• FOR THE CHEESECAKE:
• 1 package Cream Cheese (8 Ounce Package)
• 1/4 cups Sour Cream
• 1/4 cups Sugar
• 1 whole Egg
• 1/4 teaspoons Almond Extract
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• FOR THE COATING:
• 2-1/2 cups Chocolate Chips
• 3 Tablespoons Shortening
• 1 teaspoon Oil
• 2 ounces, weight Vanilla Almond Bark

1. For the crust:
2. Preheat oven to 300u0b0. Line an 8x8 pan with foil. Grease foil. Mix cookie crumbs and butter and press into bottom of pan.
3. For the cheesecake:
4. Mix cream cheese, sour cream and sugar on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in the egg and almond extract. Pour over crust. Bake 30-40 min (until edges are set and center is soft.) Cool for one hour on rack and one hour in the fridge.
5. For the coating:
6. Cover 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper. Remove cheesecake from pan by lifting out the foil. Cut it, 6 by 8, into 48 little rectangles. Put half of the cheesecake bites back into the fridge (these need to be cold when dipping).
7. Melt chocolate chips and shortening using a double boiler method on stove. Using a fork dip the bites into chocolate and place on prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with the bites from the fridge.
8. Melt almond bark and oil in microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir every 15 seconds until melted and smooth. Drizzle over bites.
9. Keep bites refrigerated in an airtight container until ready to serve.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/chocolate-almond-cheesecake-bites/ (may not work)