Mocha-Almond Cheesecake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups chocolate cookie baking crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 (250 g) packages Philadelphia Chocolate Brick Cream Cheese, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon Maxwell House Instant Coffee Original Roast
1 tablespoon warm water
3 eggs
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom and 1-1/2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan.
Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Dissolve coffee in water. Add to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended; pour into crust.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until centre is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
Sprinkle with nuts and drizzle with chocolate syrup just before serving.