The combination of mascarpone and ricotta make this ricotta cheesecake a perfect Italian dessert! Flavored with Lime and topped with Blackberries is a delicious flavor combination your friends and family will love.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 16
Calories: 423kcal
Author: Chef Dennis Littley
Ingredients
Crust for Cheesecake
12Digestive Biscuits or one pack of Graham Crackers
6tbsof Unsalted Buttermelted
Ricotta Cream
16ozRicotta Cheese
16ozMascarpone
8ozGreek Yogurt or Sour Cream
1cupSugar
6large Eggs
2TablespoonsFlour
grated peel of one Lime
Juice from one Half Lime
1TablespoonPure Vanilla
1TeaspoonSalt
1pintblackberries
2tablespoonblackberry jamor strawberry
1cupheavy cream
1tablespoonsugar
1teaspoonvanilla
Instructions
Crust
In a food processor, process the digestive biscuits to a fine meal.
Melt the Butter
add the butter to the digestive biscuits.
The mixture should be wet enough to form, but not so wet that it oozes butter.
Form crust into your springform pan and bake at 375 degrees for about 7 minutes.
Let cool.
Ricotta Cream
In your mixer blend together the Ricotta Cheese, Mascarpone, and Greek yogurt blend until smooth.
Pour Mixture into prepared Springform pan and Bake at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes in a conventional oven or until the cake has set in the middle. *
Allow to cool for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Assembly
Heat jam in saute pan till it begins to get more liquid*
use a brush or spoon to spread melted jam on top of cheesecake
Begin setting blackberries, bottom down in a circle (leave a small border for whip cream) then begin inside that circle and repeat until the top of the cake is covered with blackberries
Whip cream with sugar and vanilla until stiff
Place cream in a pastry bag, and decorate outside of the blackberries
Notes
*The top of the cheesecake can get brown, if you are not topping it or prefer a lighter top, cover with foil for half of the time in the oven. *using the jam will help keep the berries in place