Italian Ricotta Cheesecake

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

Original recipe makes 2 cheesecakes

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

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    1 hr

  • READY IN

    1 hr 10 mins

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 214 kcal
Carbohydrates: 17.3 g
Cholesterol: 145 mg
Fat: 9.5 g
Fiber: 0.1 g
Protein: 13.2 g
Sodium: 146 mg

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