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[Effie54]

Hi ladies! I am interested in making a ricotta cheesecake for Christmas dinner.  I haven't made it before, but I'm looking forward to trying to make it. Thank you!

[lgfan]

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@Effie54 wrote:

Hi ladies! I am interested in making a ricotta cheesecake for Christmas dinner.  I haven't made it before, but I'm looking forward to trying to make it. Thank you!

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Italian Cream Cheese and Ricotta Cheesecake

Prep Time:

 

15 mins

Cook Time:

 

2 hrs

Additional Time:

 

4 hrs

Total Time:

 

6 hrs 15 mins

Servings:

 

8

Yield:

 

1 (9-inch) cheesecake

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

• 1 (16 ounce) container ricotta cheese

• 4 large eggs

• 1 ½ cups white sugar

• ½ cup butter, melted and cooled

• 3 tablespoons flour

• 3 tablespoons cornstarch

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 pint sour cream

Directions

1. Gather all ingredients.

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan.

3. Mix cream cheese and ricotta cheese together in a mixing bowl until well combined.

4. Add eggs, sugar, butter, flour, cornstarch, lemon juice, and vanilla; mix to combine.

5. Stir in sour cream and pour into the prepared pan.

6. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off; allow cheesecake to cool in the oven with the door closed for 1 hour more to prevent cracking.

7. Cool cheesecake completely in the refrigerator before serving.

Cook’s Note

It is best not to substitute any ingredients with low-fat unless you've made it before and want to experiment.

Nutrition Facts

             Calories704

Total Fat 50g

Saturated Fat 31g

Cholesterol 228mg

Sodium 384mg

Total Carbohydrate 50g

Dietary Fiber 0g

Total Sugars 38g

Protein 16g

Vitamin C 1mg

Calcium 283mg

Iron 2mg

Potassium 264mg

[Meowingkitty]

I made this a few weeks ago and it was great. Check out allrecipes dot com.  

Italian Cream Cheese Ricotta Cheesecake.

[Effie54]

@lgfan Thank you so much! Wow, this looks fabulous!