Ricotta Cheese Pie With Cream Cheese


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Ingredients

You will need:
For the Crust:
8 tablespoons of butter
1/2 cup of sugar
1 cup of Graham cracker crumbs (about 4 – 5 sheets of graham crackers)
For the filling:
3 eggs
9 ounces of part-skim Ricotta cheese
8 ounces of cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Topping for pie:
1/4 cup almonds
1/4 cup graham crackers (about 2 sheets of graham crackers)

Preparation

1
For the Crust:
2
In a food processor combine the above ingredients.
3
Press into a pie plate and bake in a 350 degree oven for 8 minutes.
4
Let cool before filling.
5
Topping for pie:
6
In a food processor combine graham crackers and almonds and give a few good chops.
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For the filling:
8
Preheat oven 350 degrees:
9
Using an electric mixer with a large bowl, combine eggs, Ricotta, cream cheese and sugar. Beat until smooth.
10
Stir together cornstarch and baking powder. Add to cheese mixture along with vanilla, lemon peel, orange peel and lemon juice.
11
Pour into cooled pie crust and top with almond and graham crackers crumbs.
12
Bake for about 55 minutes, or until firm.

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This cheese cake is so good! If you are a cheese cake lover please try this cheese cake and indulge!

Enjoy!

Yield:

10 , makes 1 pie

Added:

December 10, 2009

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