Dessert

Mel's Raspberry Ricotta Cheesecake is for Dessert.

Mel's Raspberry Ricotta Cheesecake takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Mel's Raspberry Ricotta Cheesecake takes 60 minutes to cook.

Mel's Raspberry Ricotta Cheesecake makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Mel's Raspberry Ricotta Cheesecake are:

* Ricotta Cheese, part skim milk, 1 cup
* mascarpone cheese, 1/2 cup
* Egg, fresh, 2 extra large
* Confectioner's Sugar, 1/3 cup
* Flour 2 Tb
* Salt, 1 pinch
* Lemon zest, 2 tbsp
To make a graham cracker crust
* Butter, unsalted, .5 cup
* Graham Crackers, plain, honey 1 cup, crushed
* Granulated Sugar, 3 tsp
make into a jam then strain to remove seeds in a sieve.
* Raspberries, 1 pint as purchased, yields

Here is how you make Mel's Raspberry Ricotta Cheesecake:

Preheat oven to 350 Take melted butter, Graham crackers and 1 tb sugar and combine well, press into a 9 inch tart pan.blind bake for 8-10 minutesMake raspberry sauce take raspberries and crush and heat until thicker than it was about 5-8 min. Take what is in saucepan and strain through a sieve over a bowl to take out seeds. reserve seedless mixture that will be runny and let cool. You can put in a sandwich bag and snipe off end for neater swirl for top of cheesecake or put in a disposable pastry bag and do the same as above for top of cheesecake. You can reserve leftover sauce for garnishing plates with.Mix together Mascarpone , ricotta together beat very well. Then add sugar ,salt, and lemon zest. Beat well. very last beat the egg and egg yolks in until very well blended. Pour mixture over a cooled graham cracker crust. Spread mixture evenly over top and then take bag with raspberry sauce make a long swirl. Then take a sharp knife and make little outward strokes from center out after each stroke clean knife on a towel . Cook for 40min until light brown. Turn off oven. Let cool in oven for 10 minutes. Then take out cheesecake and let cool until room temperature and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. cut into 12 slices and serve. :)Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NIGHTSHADE1020.

The nutritional information for Mel's Raspberry Ricotta Cheesecake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 192.4

• Total Fat: 47.2 g
• Cholesterol: 71.1 mg
• Sodium: 97.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Protein: 4.9 g