Amaretto Peach Cheesecake
Ingredients
Crust
- 3 tablespoons margarine
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
Filling
- 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3 large eggs
- 16 ounces canned peach halves*
- 1/4 cup almond flavored liqueur (amaretto)
* Peach halves should be drained and then pureed.
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Instructions
- For crust, combine margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in egg. Add flour; mix well. Spread dough onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
- Bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes.
- For filling, combine cream cheese, sugar and flour; mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add peaches and liqueur; mix well. Pour over crust.
- Bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F, then continue baking for 65 minutes.
- Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.
- Garnish with additional peach slices and sliced almonds, if desired.
