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Cannoli Cheesecake is for Dessert.

Cannoli Cheesecake takes 40 minutes to prepare.

Cannoli Cheesecake takes 75 minutes to cook.

Cannoli Cheesecake makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Cannoli Cheesecake are:

½ an 18-oz tube sugar cookie dough
½ cup sliced almonds, toasted
4 cups ricotta cheese (can use part-skim)
1 cup golden raisins
¼ cup Amaretto liqueur
2 (8-oz) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
¾ cup sour cream
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup mini chocolate chips

Here is how you make Cannoli Cheesecake:

Preheat oven to 375F. Grease a 9'' spring-form pan.Knead almonds into cookie dough until just combined.Press dough onto bottom of the pan.Bake 10-12 minutes, let cool completely.Reduce oven temperature to 325FLine a fine mesh sieve with coffee filters, and pour ricotta cheese in to drain for 15 minutes.Combine raisins and amaretto in a small bowl, microwave on for about 45 seconds or until hot. Let stand 10 minutes.Beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes.Add eggs and ricotta cheese; beat 3 minutes longer.Add sour cream, flour, vanilla, almond extract and salt; beat 2 minutes.Fold in chocolate chips, raisins and amaretto.Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until slightly browned around the edges and the center jiggles slightly when pan is shaken.Cool completely on rack. Run knife around edge of cake to loosen.Cover and refrigerate 8 hours before serving.Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Cannoli Cheesecake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 489.2

• Total Fat: 29.8 g
• Cholesterol: 125.5 mg
• Sodium: 233.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 44.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 13.3 g

Cannoli Cheesecake is Italian cuisine.