No-bake Chocolate Cheesecake

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Ingredients:

 

5 ounces almonds, or pecans (see

Note)

3/4 cup vanilla wafer cookies, crushed into

crumbs; about 25 wafers; (see Note)

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 1/2 cups HERSHEY'S semi-sweet chocolate chips

11 ounces cream cheese, softened (1-8 oz.

package and 1-3 oz. package)

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup heavy or whipping cream

grated chocolate, (optional)

1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin

1 tablespoon cold water

2 tablespoons boiling water

1 cup heavy or whipping cream

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup canned peaches in syrup, drained and diced

 

 

Directions:

 

Prepare Crumb-Nut Crust (directions follow); set aside. Melt

chocolate chips in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water,

stirring until smooth. Combine cream cheese and sugar in large mixer

bowl; add butter, beating until smooth.

Blend in vanilla. Beat in melted chocolate all at once. Whip cream

until stiff; fold into chocolate mixture. Spoon into prepared crust;

chill while preparing Peach Topping (directions follow).

Spoon topping onto chocolate layer and chill thoroughly. Garnish with

grated chocolate.

 

Crumb-Nut Crust (first 4 ingredients): If using almonds, toast in

shallow baking pan at 350 degrees F. for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring

frequently; cool. Chop nuts very finely in food processor or blender

(you should have 1 cup). Combine nuts with wafer crumbs and

confectioners' sugar in medium bowl; drizzle with melted butter.

Press onto bottom and 1 1/2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan.

Note: You may substitute 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs for the

nuts and vanilla wafer crumbs.

 

Peach Topping (last 7 ingredients): sprinkle gelatine onto cold water

in small glass dish; allow to stand a few minutes to soften. Add

boiling water and stir until gelatine is dissolved. Whip cream and

sugar until stiff; beat in gelatine mixture and vanilla.

Fold in diced peaches.