HAZELNUT CHEESECAKE

Hazelnut Cheesecake image

Looking for a truly elegant cheesecake for your dinner party guests? This is the one-made with toasted ground hazelnuts and hazelnut-flavored liqueur.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 4h35m

Yield Makes 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

45 vanilla wafers, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
3/4 cup toasted ground hazelnuts, divided
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
3 Tbsp. hazelnut-flavored liqueur

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300°F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Mix wafer crumbs, 1/4 cup of the hazelnuts and the butter; press firmly onto bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Add sour cream and liqueur; mix well. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup hazelnuts. Pour over crust.
Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes or until center is almost set. Run small knife or metal spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410, Fat 32 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 130 mg, Sodium 310 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g