Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake

6 chocolate wafers, finely crushed

1 1/2 cups light cream cheese

1 cup sugar

1 cup low fat cottage cheese

1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup Amaretto

1 tsp salt

1 egg

2 tbsp semisweet chocolate mini morsels

Chocolate curls, optional

Sprinkle chocolate wafer crumbs in bottom of a 7 inch springform

pan. Set aside. Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add

cream cheese and next 7 ingredients, processing until smooth.

Add egg and process just until blended. Fold in chocolate morsels.

Slowly pour mixture over crumbs in pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 65-70

minutes or until cheesecake is set. Let cool in pan on wire rack.

Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Remove sides of pan, and

transfer to a serving plate. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.

CHOCOLATE CURLS

Melt 3 squares of semisweet chocolate.

Pour the melted chocolate onto wax paper and spread to a 3 inch

wide strip. Let stand until cool but not firm. Pull a vegetable peeler

across the chocolate, and transfer curls to a plate. Store chocolate

curls in the freezer.