Amaretto Cheesecake 1

1-1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/4 cup sugar

1 cup chopped pecans

1/3 cup softened butter

Three 8-ounce packages cream cheese

One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

3 large eggs

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup Amaretto

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Topping:

1 cup sour cream

1 tablespoon Amaretto

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Preheat oven to 300F.

Crust:
Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and softened butter and spread in the bottom of a spring form pan. Bake for 10 minutes.

Filling:
Combine cream cheese, condensed milk, eggs, salt, Amaretto, almond extract and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat at high speed until smooth. Pour into pan after folding pecans into mixture. Bake 65 minutes.

Topping:
Combine sour cream, Amaretto, brown sugar and almond extract. Spread over top of cheesecake immediately after removing from oven. Return topped cheesecake to turned-off oven to let topping firm (about 15 minutes). Cool and refrigerate.

Serves 12.

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