Name: Simple and Delicious Almond Cheesecake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 8 h 45 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 cup graham cracker crumbs; 1 Tablespoon sugar; 1/4 cup butter; 1 teaspoon flour; 32 ounces cream cheese; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 cups sour cream; 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 teaspoon almond extract

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Simple and Delicious Almond Cheesecake

Author: Andrea Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: American Courses: Dessert Recipe Keys: D Dessert F From Scratch

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 35 mins Rest Time 8 hrs Total Time 8 hrs 45 mins

Cooking Temp: 350 F Servings: 10 Calories: 650

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

This almond cheesecake is moist, creamy, and the perfect amount of sweetness.

Instructions

For the crust:

Preheat you oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Take 7 sheets of graham crackers and put them in a Ziploc bag. Roll with a rolling pin to crush into fine crumbs. Melt the butter.
Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter and flour in a medium bowl.
Press mixture into a greased 9-10 inch spring-form pan.
Bake for 5 min. Cool completely.

For the middle layer:

With a hand mixer or in a stand mixer, mix together softened cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla and almond extracts.
Pour mixture over the prepared crust.
Bake for 30 minutes.

For the top layer:

With a hand or stand mixer, mix together the sour cream, sugar, and almond extract.
Pour mixture over hot cake. Bake an additional 12 minutes.
Cool completely. Refrigerate overnight.