Dark Sweet Cherry Torte
Ingredients
Crust
- 250 g graham cracker crumbs
- 12 g ground almonds
- 1 g cinnamon
- 57 g melted butter
Filling
- 227 g cream cheese, softened
- 11 g honey
- 120 g powdered sugar
- 2.40 g almond extract
Topping
- 265 g Tree Top IQF Dark Sweet Cherry Halves, Thawed
- 216 g Tree Top Cherry Juice Concentrate WONF
- 8 g cornstarch
- 158 g water
- 15 g lemon juice
Directions
To Prepare Crust:
Combine cracker crumbs, almonds and cinnamon. Stir in butter. Evenly press the mixture into the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan. Bake at 300 F for 15 minutes. Cool.
To Prepare Filling:
Beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, honey and almond extract. Spread evenly over cooled crust.
In a saucepan, combine concentrate, water and cornstarch. Stir in lemon juice until well combined. Place pan over medium heat stirring constantly. After mixture has thickened, add cherries. Stir until cherries are coated and spoon mixture over the cream cheese mixture. Chill for 2 to 4 hours before serving.