Italian Ricotta Cheesecake recipe

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Ingredients

9 eggs
3 pounds ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger whiskey, optional

Nutrition Info

213.9 calories
carbohydrate: 17.3 g
cholesterol: 131 mg
fat: 9.5 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 13.2 g
saturatedFat: 5.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 145.8 mg
sugar: 13 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat two 9-inch pie pans with vegetable oil cooking spray.

  2. Beat eggs in a large bowl. Mix in the ricotta cheese, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, zest, and whiskey. Pour into prepared pans.

  3. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, until firm. Let cool, then refrigerate until cold.

Recipe Yield

2 cheesecakes

Recipe Note

This is my grandfather's recipe, it's a basic recipe for Italian cheesecake.

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