Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake

• 1 cup crushed shortbread cookie (about 3 oz.)
• 3 tablespoons toasted almonds, finely chopped
• 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (6 ounce) package white chocolate, baking bars melted and cooled
• 23 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 23 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (10 ounce) jar seedless red raspberry jam
• 1 cup fresh red raspberries or 1 cup frozen loose-pack lightly frozen sweetened raspberries

1. For crust:.
2. Combine crushed cookies and chopped almonds in a small mixing bowl;.
3. Stir in melted butter or margarine.
4. Press mixture evenly onto bottom of an 8-inch springform pan.
5. Set pan aside.
6. For filling:.
7. Beat cream cheese and melted baking chocolate in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until combined.
8. Add sugar, beating mixture until smooth.
9. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla; beat on low speed until just combined.
10. DO NOT OVERBEAT.
11. Pour filling into crust-lined pan.
12. Place pan on a shallow baking pan in the oven.
13. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until center appears nearly set when gently shaken.
14. (This cheesecake puffs during baking then settles as it cooks); DO NOT OVERBAKE!
15. Remove springform pan from baking pan and cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.
16. Use a small metal spatula to loosen the sides of pan and cool for another hour.
17. Cover and chill for an additional 4 hours.
18. For sauce:.
19. Melt preserves in a small saucepan over low heat.
20. Add berries.
21. Heat gently just until sauce simmers; cool.
22. To serve:.
23. Cut cheesecake into wedges and drizzle some of the sauce over and around each serving.
24. TIP: to toast almonds, place almonds in a non-stick pan and stir over medium-high heat until they start to brown.
25. I add a tad of butter to assist with the browning process.

shortbread cookie, almonds, butter, cream cheese, white chocolate, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, red raspberry, fresh red raspberries

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/raspberry-white-chocolate-cheesecake-225095 (may not work)