Looking for an elegant dessert? Then check out this chocolate crusted vanilla cheesecake sprinkled with pistachio – the perfect treat to serve a crowd.
Pistachio Cheesecake Triangles
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 6 hr 0 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 1/2 cups finely crushed chocolate wafer cookies (about 40)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped roasted shelled pistachio nuts
- 2 tablespoons honey or packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
Filling
- 3 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 3 tablespoons chopped roasted shelled pistachio nuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 300°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix all crust ingredients. Press mixture in bottom of baking dish. Set aside.
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Step2In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Gradually beat in condensed milk, orange peel, almond extract and vanilla until well blended. At low speed, beat in 1 egg at a time just until blended. Pour over crust. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons pistachio nuts over cream cheese mixture.
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Step3Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight before serving. Cut into 8 squares; cut in half diagonally.
Nutrition
420
Calories
29g
Total Fat
9g
Protein
31g
Total Carbohydrate
22g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 260
- Total Fat
- 29g
- 45%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 79%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 125mg
- 41%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 250mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 31g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 22g
- Protein
- 9g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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