White Chocolate Macadamia Cheesecake

White chocolate and Macadamia nuts adds creamy texture and a nutty taste that will make this White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cheesecake recipe a perennial dessert favorite.

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Directions Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup chopped Macadamia nuts, 1/4 cup melted butter, and cinnamon.  Mix well.  Press onto the bottom and up the sides of 9-inch springform pan.  A little oil on your fingers helps to keep the crust from sticking to your fingers.  Bake for 10 minutes then cool on a wire rack. Meanwhile, beat softened cream cheese in a large mixer bowl until fluffy.  Beat in brown sugar.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Stir in 1/2 cup softened butter.  Add melted white chocolate, liqueur (Amaretto, Grand Marnier or your favorite liqueur), and vanilla; mix well.  Fold in remaining Macadamia nuts.  Pour into the cooled crust.  Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 300°F., or until the center is set.  Cool on a wire rack then refrigerate for 3 hours.  Drizzle with melted chocolate chips.  Serve your White Chocolate Macadamia Cheesecake.

• Directions
• Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup chopped Macadamia nuts, 1/4 cup melted butter, and cinnamon
• Mix well. 
• Press onto the bottom and up the sides of 9-inch springform pan.  A little oil on your fingers helps to keep the crust from sticking to your fingers. 
• Bake for 10 minutes then cool on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, beat softened cream cheese in a large mixer bowl until fluffy. 
• Beat in brown sugar. 
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 
• Stir in 1/2 cup softened butter. 
• Add melted white chocolate, liqueur (Amaretto, Grand Marnier or your favorite liqueur), and vanilla; mix well. 
• Fold in remaining Macadamia nuts. 
• Pour into the cooled crust.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours at 300°F., or until the center is set. 
• Cool on a wire rack then refrigerate for 3 hours. 
• Drizzle with melted chocolate chips. 
• Serve your White Chocolate Macadamia Cheesecake

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