Italian (Ricotta) Cheesecake Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Italian (Ricotta) Cheesecake
Add your photo!
Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
1107
Calories
Total time
31
Minutes
Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. Butter bottom and sides of a 12-inch springform pan.
  3. Sprinkle bottom and sides of well buttered pan with Graham cracker crumbs.
  4. In a large bowl, beat drained ricotta until very smooth.
  5. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar and egg yolks, beating after each addition.
  6. Beat in flour, lemon rind, and vanilla.
  7. In a small bowl, beat cream until cream holds its shape, but is not too stiff.
  8. In a smaller bowl, beat egg whites with remaining sugar until stiff; combine with whipped cream and fold into ricotta mixture.
  9. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
  10. Bake for 10 minutes.
  11. Lower oven temperature to 350°F and bake 1 hour.
  12. Turn off heat and allow cake to cool in oven with door closed (about 3-4 hours).
  13. Remove cooled cake from oven, carefully remove sides of pan, store cake (well wrapped) in refrigerator.
  14. Before serving, lightly sprinkle top of cake with Confectioner's (powdered, 10X) sugar.
  15. Cake may be served chilled or at room temperature.
  16. Note: Center of cheese cake will be lower than the sides when it is cooled.
  17. This is not a defect!
  18. It is supposed to be this way (makes it easier to hold the topping if you choose to use one).
  19. VARIATIONS: Add raisins, chopped citron or chopped maraschino cherries to the batter.
  20. Top cheese cake with crushed sugared strawberries or cherries before serving.
  21. Cover bottom of crumbed pan with drained, sweetened crushed pineapple, applesauce or sliced apples before adding batter to pan.
  22. Pie crust pastry may be used instead of Graham crumbs to line pan.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1107.16 Kcal (4635 kJ)
Calories from fat 530.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 58.97g 91%
Cholesterol 527.51mg 176%
Sodium 531.61mg 22%
Potassium 620.01mg 13%
Total Carbs 85.87g 29%
Sugars 60.29g 241%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2%
Protein 58.28g 117%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Iron 2mg 11%
Calcium 772.1mg 77%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 188.11 Kcal (788 kJ)
Calories from fat 90.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.02g 91%
Cholesterol 89.62mg 176%
Sodium 90.32mg 22%
Potassium 105.34mg 13%
Total Carbs 14.59g 29%
Sugars 10.24g 241%
Dietary Fiber 0.08g 2%
Protein 9.9g 117%
Iron 0.3mg 11%
Calcium 131.2mg 77%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Search
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe
Analyze

Try this similar recipes

View More

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 27
    Points
  • 30
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

Also Try

Share Recipe

Recipes▼
Search
Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top