White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cheesecake

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SERVES: 12

COOK TIME: 45 Min

Cheesecake recipe lovers might as well toss out their scale, 'cause one slice of our sinfully rich White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cheesecake is worth splurging on. It's so worth it, you shouldn't feel guilty.

What You'll Need

1 (7-ounce) jar macadamia nuts, divided
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
2 (6-ounce) packages white baking bars, melted

What to Do

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a blender or food processor, finely chop 1/2 cup macadamia nuts with 2 tablespoons sugar. Place in a medium bowl and add graham cracker crumbs and melted butter; mix well. Press into bottom of a 10-inch springform pan.
In a large bowl, with an electric beater on medium speed, beat cream cheese, the remaining 1 cup sugar, and the eggs until smooth. Add sour cream then the melted white baking bars, mixing until well combined after each addition.
With a knife, coarsely chop remaining macadamia nuts and stir into cream cheese mixture. Pour over crust and bake 45 to 50 minutes, until almost set in the center.
Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven with door ajar for 1 hour. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely then cover and chill at least 4 hours, or overnight.

Note

For even more pizzazz, garnish the top with some dark-chocolate-dipped macadamia nuts.

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aireanna2005 7109418

Feb 23, 2015

My aunt made this for my moms bday. It was one of the best cheesecakes I have ever had. Perfect in every way! Except for the calories. And she said she followed the directions to the t.

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dac80

Jul 30, 2014

I'm not crazy about graham crackers, so I think I will make this using shortbread cookies or vanilla wafers.

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Member 7179766

Oct 24, 2011

Does it matter whether or not the nuts are salted or unsalted? All I can find in my area are the salted ones. I thought that I might be able to substitute pecans for the macadamia nuts.

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cheubie82 5975549

Oct 08, 2011

this recipe is very delicious to make because it has white chocolate & macadamia nuts.

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melodyf917 7792087

Sep 26, 2011

I made this back in May with evaporated milk instead of sour cream and it was delicious; I made it again a few weeks later using sour cream as the recipe calls for. It tasted terrible----I ended up putting birdseed on the top and letting the birds and raccoons have it. The evaporated milk version was much, much better. It's also very good with raspberry puree marbled thru it.

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shaheedagordon 4975257

Sep 19, 2011

Hi there, I'm from South Africa, I just need to know what kind of biscuit is Graham Cracker, is it a sweet biscuit or savoury.

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Crazydriver1953 2619480

Dec 01, 2012

It is a sweet cracker about 3by5

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melodyf917 7792087

May 04, 2011

Absolutely delicious!!! I threw in a handful of craisins and I didn't have any sour cream so I used evaporated milk instead. I've never made it before, so I really don't know if the evaporated milk made a difference. Everyone loved it as it was.

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JanCanCook

Apr 01, 2011

This is one of the most DELICIOUS cheesecakes I have ever eaten, and believe me, I do love cheesecake!!!!

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doorcountyfan2 3526503

Mar 31, 2011

I bought the bag of maca nuts for four bucks and they were already chopped. My family loved this cheesecake and I made it for them to celebrate my 44th birthday. Only the best for my Family. Thank you for the great recipe. I will make this annually to celebrate my bday. Thank you God for my Family.

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gotitmade20002 6541718

Mar 27, 2011

I can't wait to try this it does look ooohhh so good! Thanks for the recipes!

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grumpy

Mar 27, 2011

Love this. I love Cheesecake, and this one rates a 9.0 on the Ricter Scale. As for the first comment, not sure what she is running. I have BOTH java and adobe on all my puters. Am running XP-pro on some and Windows 7 on others. Have NEVER had a problem printing just the recipe. Suggest she update her system.

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ritalynnhalstead 3908868

Mar 25, 2011

thanks for all the recipes ! my suggestion: please make PRINT available in a PRINTABLE version, so one can get the recipe without the pictures (to save on ink) THANK YOU for considering this suggestion !

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