A New Yorker's Real Italian Cheesecake Recipe

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A New Yorker's Real Italian Cheesecake
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
1741
Calories
Total time
285
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 10 sheets graham crackers , sheets ground in a food processor to texture of fine crumbs (should be a little over 1 cup total)
  • 1 1/8 tbsp sugar
  • 4 1/2 tbsp melted butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 6 tbsp flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. Wrap the outside of a 10-inch springform pan with foil to prevent water from seeping in while baking.
  3. Mix sugar, crumbs, and melted butter together well to form crust.
  4. Press this mixture into the bottom of the springform pan and up the sides until you run out.
  5. Bake crust for about 7-10 minutes or until golden brown.
  6. Cool on wire rack while preparing the batter.
  7. With a mixer, cream together ricotta cheese, cream cheese, flour, and sugar until very smooth.
  8. Mix in the eggs one at a time, blend well but DO NOT OVER MIX THE BATTER!
  9. Stir in the sour cream and vanilla by hand.
  10. Pour mixture into cooled crust.
  11. Place cheesecake into a large rectangular pan filled with about 1 1/2 inches of hot water.
  12. Make sure foil is high enough around the springform pan so that no water seeps into it while baking.
  13. Bake for 90 minutes.
  14. After 90 minutes, turn oven off but leave cake in oven for another 60 minutes (DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR).
  15. Carefully remove cake from water pan and remove foil from springform pan.
  16. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.
  17. Cover cake with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator overnight.
  18. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1740.94 Kcal (7289 kJ)
Calories from fat 916.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 101.85g 157%
Cholesterol 255.6mg 85%
Sodium 1555.63mg 65%
Potassium 548.85mg 12%
Total Carbs 176.76g 59%
Sugars 58.79g 235%
Dietary Fiber 5.35g 21%
Protein 30.59g 61%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 8mg 44%
Calcium 379.3mg 38%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 372.11 Kcal (1558 kJ)
Calories from fat 195.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.77g 157%
Cholesterol 54.63mg 85%
Sodium 332.5mg 65%
Potassium 117.31mg 12%
Total Carbs 37.78g 59%
Sugars 12.56g 235%
Dietary Fiber 1.14g 21%
Protein 6.54g 61%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 1.7mg 44%
Calcium 81.1mg 38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 42.5
    Points
  • 48
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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