Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake
Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake
Chocolate Graham Cracker Crust
INGREDIENTS
- 12 chocolate graham crackers
- 6 tsp of melted butter
PREPARATION
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees
- Using a food processor, crush the crackers into fine crumbs.
- Slowly add the melted butter and pulverize a few more times.
- Press the crumbs in the bottom of a 9 and 1/2 inch spring form pan.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
Filling
INGREDIENTS
- 1 8oz cream cheese
- 1 pound of ricotta, drained
- 4 Tbls of heavy whipping cream
- 1 pound of milk chocolate
- 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
- 1 Tbls of vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- Chocolate syrup
- 4oz chopped walnuts
- Fresh berries
PREPARATION
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees
- In a large mixing bowl, blend together the cream cheese, well drained ricotta, whipping cream, 8oz of melted milk chocolate, cocoa powder, vanilla extract with a hand mixer or a KitchenAid until well blended.
- Blend in the eggs one at a time.
- Add the sugar a little at a time.
- Pour the mixture into the spring form pan.
- Bake for around 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Chill the cheesecake for at least 5 hours.
- Remove from the pan and drizzle with chocolate syrup and chopped walnuts.
- Shave the remaining milk chocolate over the top.
- Serve with fresh berries.
Serves 8 to 10 people