CHOCOLATE-AMARETTO CHEESECAKE (MAKE AHEAD)

      Title: CHOCOLATE-AMARETTO CHEESECAKE (MAKE AHEAD)
  Categories: Chocolate, Cheesecakes, Cakes
       Yield: 2 Servings
  
       6    Chocolate wafers, finely
            -crushed
   1 1/2 c  Light process cream cheese
            -product
       1 c  Sugar
       1 c  1% low-fat cottage cheese
     1/4 c  Plus 2 tbsp unsweetened
            -cocoa
     1/4 c  All-purpose flour
     1/4 c  Amaretto
       1 ts Vanilla extract
     1/4 ts Salt
       1    Egg
       2 tb Semisweet chocolate
            -mini-morsels
  
   From: Light and Easy Cooking Collection, Oxmoor House
   
   You can substitute an 8-inch pan for this cheesecake recipe, if
   desired. The larger cheesecake will require only 45 to 50 minutes
   baking time.
   
   chocolate curls
   
   Sprinkle chocolate wafer crumbs in bottom of a 7-inch springform pan.
   Set aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add cream
   cheese and next 7 ingredients, processing until smooth. Add egg and
   process just until blended. Fold in chocolate morsels.
   
   Slowly pour mixture over crumbs in pan. Bake at 300 for 65 to 70
   minutes or until cheesecake is set. Let cool in pan on wire rack.
   Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Remove sides of pan, and transfer
   cheesecake to serving platter. Garnish with chocolate curls, if
   desired. Yield: 12 servings (about 200 calories per serving).
   
   CHOCOLATE MINT CHEESECAKE: Substitute 1/4 cup creme de menth for
   amaretto. Yield: 12 servings (about 197 calories per serving).
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