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chocolate ricotta cheesecake

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Private Recipe by
Chrystal Cackler
Huntsville, AL

From a Hershey's cookbook.

yield 10 -12
cook time 2 Hr 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate ricotta cheesecake

  • graham crust (below)
  • 3 c
    ricotta or low fat cottage cheese
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1 c
    heavy or whipping cream
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt
  • 1/3 c
    unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • glazed fruit (below)
  • sweetened whipped cream (optional)

How To Make chocolate ricotta cheesecake

  • 1
    Prepare Graham Crust: Combine 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/4 cup melted butter. Press mixture onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes; cool. Set aside.
  • 2
    Place ricotta or cottage cheese, sugar, and eggs in food processor or blender container; process or blend until smooth. Add heavy or whipping cream, salt, cocoa, flour, and vanilla; process until smooth.
  • 3
    Pour into prepared crust. Bake at 350 for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until set. Turn off oven; open door and let cheesecake remain in oven 1 hour. Cool completely; chill thoroughly.
  • 4
    Prepare Glazed Fruit: Stir about 1 cup sliced nectarines or peaches, pitted sweet cherries, fresh blueberries, strawberries, and/or canned pineapple chunks with 1/4 cup fruit preserves until fruit pieces are well coated. Just before serving, arrange Glazed Fruit on top of cheesecake. With pastry tube, make a border of sweetened whipped cream around edge.
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