Ingredients
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2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers
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1 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted
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1/3 cup sugar
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1/2 cup butter, melted
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1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
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1/2 cup milk
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2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup sour cream
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1 (11 1/2 ounce) package milk chocolate chips, melted and cooled
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milk chocolate kiss, unblanched
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1 whole almonds
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1/4-1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, almonds and sugar; stir in butter.
- Press onto the bottom and 1 3/4 inches up the sides of a greased 9 inch springform pan.
- Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- In a small saucepan, soften gelatin in milk; let stand for 5 minutes.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until gelatin is dissolved.
- Cool to room temperature, about 6 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream and almonds extract until smooth.
- Beat in melted chocolate and gelatin mixture.
- Fold in whipped cream.
- Spoon into crust.
- Cover and chill for 6 hours or overnight.
- Just before serving, run a knife around edge of pan to loosen.
- Remove sides of pan.
- Garnish with chocolate kisses, almonds and additional whipped cream.
- Refrigerate leftovers.