Recipe

Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe

	Cerim / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago The taste and texture of ricotta cheese makes this a refreshing change from the usual cream cheese cheesecakes, and it brings out the Italian in me! Prep:75m Cook:60m Servings:8	Cerim
	refreshing change from cream cheese

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Ingredients

4 Cups (30 ounces) Ricotta Cheese

1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar

4 large Eggs lightly beaten

1 TBS Cornstarch

1 TSP Almond Extract

1 Cup Heavy Cream

1/3 Cop Finely Chopped Almonds

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F

Drain the Ricotta Cheese of liquid

In a large mixing bowl, beat the ricotta with sugar until it is light and fluffy

Add the eggs, constarch, and almond extract

Add the cream to the mixture, along with the almonds

Pour the mixture into a deep baking dish prepared with crumb crust (seperate recipe)

Bake for about 1 hour, or until done

Turn off oven and prop door open and allow the cake to cool to room temperature

Chill until ready to be served

Hint: Adding some almond extract to the crumb crust recipe would make it a nutty yummy touch!

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Comments

uhannigan 1 year, 11 months ago said:
I made this to take to a dinner with friends. Everyone loved it. It was easy to make and very tasty. Just one problem--the recipe should indicate a deep dish pie crust. I had about a third of the filling mixture left over. Thanks for a great recipe!

wolfpackjack 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Love ricotta cake. Great post.