Cherry Almond Cheesecake
"Cherries and Almonds are simply meant to go together, and combine beautifully in this Cherry Almond Cheesecake. Use pitted fresh cherries if in season, or substitute frozen or canned dark sweet cherries. The cherries are cooked with butter and sugars then spiked with delicious Amaretto liqueur, and create the bottom layer of the cheesecake. The almond filling is spiked with a little more Amaretto along with sliced almonds for great almond flavor...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
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1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
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3 cups fresh or frozen pitted, or pitted canned or jarred dark sweet cherries drained
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¼ cup granulated sugar
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2 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur
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1½ cup vanilla cookie crumbs (such as Nabisco Nilla Wafer cookies or Lorna Doones)
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3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
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1¼ cups granulated sugar
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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½ cup sour cream
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½ cup whipping (heavy) cream
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1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
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2 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon pure almond extract
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4 large eggs, room temperature
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1 cup sliced almonds, toasted, and coarsely crushed
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1½ cups sour cream, room temperature
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3 tablespoons granulated sugar
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon pure almond extract
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Sweetened whipped cream
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Fresh sweet cherries or maraschino cherries
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1 cup sliced almonds, toasted
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