Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake
| Robert Irvine @ People | Lydia Bastianich | My Redaction |
|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Ricotta Cheesecake (crustless) | Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake | Chocolate Ricotta/Cottage Cheesecake |
| serves 6-8 | ? | ? |
| 2/3 cup granulated sugar | 1 cup | 1 cup |
| 2 lb ricotta cheese | 3.5-4 cups ricotta cheese | 3-4 cups ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese) |
| 1 cup pumpkin puree | 1-15 oz can pure pumpkin puree | 1-15 oz can pumpkin puree |
| 1/4 cup plus 1 TBS flour | na - ricotta drained 20 minutes to 8 hours | 1/4 cup plus 1 TBS flour vs drained cheese |
| 6 large eggs | 5 large eggs | 5 large eggs |
| 1 tsp vanilla seed, removed from pod, mashed | na | na |
| 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon | 1/3 cup cocoa? and 1 cup melted cocoa | 1/3 cup cocoa? |
| 1 TBS orange zest and 1 tsp orange liqueur | 1 TBS orange zest | 1 TBS dried orange zest? |
| 1/8 tsp salt | 1 tsp salt | 1/2 tsp salt? |
| na | 1/3-1/2 cup heavy cream | na |
| Blend ricotta and pumpkin. Whisk in sugar and flour. | Mix eggs, sugar and salt in blender until pale yellow color. Mix in zest and cheese. | Blend eggs, sugar, salt and ricotta. Briskly stir in flour? |
| Add eggs one at a time, then finish with the vanilla, spices, salt. | Melt chocolate over double-boiler then add heavy cream and cocoa. Then add to the ricotta mixture. | Ditto |
| 300 degree oven | 375 degree oven | 375 degree oven |
| 8-inch springform pan greased with butter and covered with sugar | 9-in springform pan, greased with butter covered in cookie/bread crumbs | 9-inch springform pan greased with butter and covered with cookie/bread crumbs vs sugar |
| Bake for 75 minutes until set - firm, not jiggly, golden brown | Bake for 60 minutes until set - firm, not jiggly | Bake for 60-75 (?) minutes until set - firm, not jiggly |
| Cool 30 minutes before refrigerating. | Cool completely before serving. | Ditto |
| na | Sit at room temperature 20 minutes, then use a thin knife to separate the crust from the pan and remove the ring | tbd |
Lydia Bastianich YouTube recipe video compared with other recipes at lidiasitaly.com
