Southwestern Recipes
Mexican Chocolate Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 16 squares cinnamon Graham crackers
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
- 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons prepared coffee
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Crush Graham crackers into fine crumbs.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter, then stir in cracker crumbs and almonds; mix thoroughly.
- Butter the bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan.
- Pat the crumb mixture in an even layer over the bottom of the pan.
- In a food processor or blender combine cream cheese, sugar, eggs and heavy cream. Blend until smooth.
- Process in several batches, if necessary.
- Pour the mixture into a large bowl.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Melt the chocolate in the coffee over low heat, stirring, until it is smooth and well blended.
- Cool slightly.
- Stir chocolate, vanilla and almond extracts and cinnamon into the cheese mixture. Mix thoroughly.
- Pour the mixture over the crumb crust.
- Bake for 1 hour or until the cake is set and the center is no longer liquid.
- Cool, then chill thoroughly before unmolding.
- Glaze, if desired, with 2 to 4 ounces melted semisweet chocolate and garnish with 2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds.