Praline Almond Cheesecake

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted & chopped finely
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, chopped & toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425.
• 2 combine crumbs, nuts, sugar, and butter; press firmly on bottom of 9-inch springform pan.
• 3 in a large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
• 4 gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth.
• 5 add eggs and extract.
• 6 pour into prepared pan over the crust.
• 7 bake at 425 for 10 minutes, then reduce heat and bake at 300 for one hour.
• 8 top with almond praline topping and chill.
• 9 almond praline topping:.
• 10 in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cream.
• 11 cook and stir until sugar dissolves.
• 12 simmer 5 minutes or until thickened.
• 13 remove from heat; stir in almonds.