Chocolate Almond Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 c. chocolate graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 c. melted butter
- 1/4 c. chopped almonds
- 3 tbsp. brown sugar
Cake:
- 1 1/2 c. chocolate chips
- 3 (8 oz.) cream cheese
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 tbsp. milk
- 3/4 tsp. almond extract (can also use vanilla extract)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix together the crust ingredients and press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan (bottom of pan may be lined with parchment paper). Bake 10-15 min.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a heavy saucepan, stirring until smooth, and set aside.
- Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the brown sugar, eggs, milk, and extract. Mix in the melted chocolate.
- Pour the batter over the cooled crust. Bake 35-40 min.
- Cool on a cooling rack and refrigerate to cool completely. Run a knife around the edge of the cheesecake before removing the sides of the pan.