Blueberry Almond Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds (or any kind of nut)
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups blueberries (or any fruit)
• 3 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 in a bowl ,mix first 4 ingredients together. cut in butter until fine crumbs form.stir in egg yolk, vanilla and almond extracts and chopped almonds; mix well. press into a 9 or 10 inch springform pan and bake in a 325°f oven for 15 minutes. let cool.
• 3 filling:.
• 4 cream sugar and cream cheese with a mixer. add eggs,vanilla and almond extracts. beat until smooth. pour onto cooled crust and bake in 350°f oven for 40 minutes or until center is set. let cool.
• 5 topping:.
• 6 mix sugar, cornstarch and water in saucepan. bring to a boil, stirring constantly. add fruit and lemon juice and continue cooking and stirring until thickened. let cool, pour over entire cake or just a cake slice.