Amaretti & Sultana Cheesecake
This luscious Amaretto cheesecake is a delightful treat that combines the richness of cream cheese with the warmth of amaretto liqueur. It features a buttery biscuit base that complements the creamy filling, studded with plump sultanas soaked in amaretto. Topped with a sprinkle of icing sugar and crunchy amaretti biscuit crumbles, this dessert is perfect for sharing with loved ones or as a sweet indulgence for yourself.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 100g sultanas
- 3 tbsp Disaronno liqueur, plus extra to serve (optional)
- 50g butter , plus extra for greasing
- 6 digestive biscuits , crushed to crumbs
- 8 amaretti biscuits , crushed to crumbs
- 2 x 300g packs full-fat cream cheese (we used Philadelphia)
- 3 eggs
- 170g pot soured cream
- 3 tbsp self-raising flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 175g golden caster sugar
- icing sugar , to serve
- roughly broken amaretti biscuits , to serve
Instructions
- Tip the sultanas into a bowl, add the amaretto and set aside to soak for 1 hr. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and lightly grease a 23cm loose-bottomed round cake tin. Melt the butter in a pan over a gentle heat and stir in the biscuit crumbs. Mix well, tip into the base of the tin and push down to compress it. Bake for 5 mins, then remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Meanwhile, beat the cheese with the eggs, soured cream, flour, vanilla and caster sugar – preferably with an electric whisk so it is nice and smooth. Stir in the sultanas (and any amaretto left in the bowl), then pour onto the base. Bake for 30 mins until set but still with a slight wobble in the centre. Cool in the tin. Can be made 2 days ahead and chilled.
- To serve, carefully turn out, dust with icing sugar and top with some broken amaretti biscuits. Serve with chilled glasses of amaretto, if you like.
Cook Time
35M
Prep Time
PT20M
Nutrition
- Calories: 654 calories
- Fat Content: 49 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 30 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 42 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 34 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 1 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 7 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 1 milligram of sodium
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