Lighter Pumpkin Cheesecake (With Ricotta and Cream Cheese)

"lighter texture and calories than regular cream cheese cheesecake. i also used fage full fat yogurt instead of sour cream but it won't recognize that ingredient. sour cream may be used or fage yogurt- don't use regular yogurt. all ingredients should be at room temp."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 35mins
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
12-16
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ingredients

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directions

  • make crust by combining all ingredients and press into a well greased 10 in springform pan.
  • preheat oven to 325 and put a glass pan half full with water on the bottom rack, put the upper rack to the second highest level.
  • if your ricotta is fresh, which is best, and moist put in cheesecloth and squeeze out extra liquid.
  • beat cream cheese and ricotta until smooth and light.
  • beat in sugar until well combined.
  • mix flour with spices and add them until combined.
  • beat in sour cream until smooth.
  • add eggs, one at a time, incorporating each one, at low speed- don't overmix.
  • add pumpkin and vanilla, beat until smooth on low speed and pour into prepared crust.
  • bake for about 1 hour 20 minutes, check after 1 hour- dont open the oven before 1 hour. outside should be set and golden, the middle should jiggle a little but not be liquid. turn off oven and keep the door closed, let cool at least 1 hour in the oven, cool completely and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
  • top with whipped cream or praline sauce if desired.

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  1. when do you add the maple syrup
     
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I live in MI with my family and am always on the lookout for new tasty recipes that even my toddler will like. He loves meat and pasta, most fruit and is getting better about veggies. I cook every meal 7 days a week, with the occasional lunch or dinner out (very occasional!) but I love cooking so it's not a bad thing to me. <br> <br>I am a big sweets eater and recently got an ice cream maker so I have been whipping up lots of ice cream. My favorite so far has been Ben and Jerry's heath bar crunch, it's so creamy and only lasts 2 days in this house! Other baked goods and homemade bread are favorites too, though not much bread gets baked in the summer. <br> <br>I hate doing dishes! We are currently house hunting and a dishwasher is a must (we don't have one right now). Luckily my dh is pretty good about helping out with the dishes :) <br> <br>I know it seems like I give lots of good reviews, but there is a good reason: I know what we like, so I pick dishes I think we will like, and often we do. If i give a review of a recipe with no stars it's because I think I did something wrong usually so that's why it didn't come out right. Or if something has excellent ratings and I don't like it, I don't want to ruin that, because obviously I didn't like something, but that's not a refection of the actual recipe! <br><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <br> <br>I dislike when people don't make the recipe correctly and give it a bad review. Ok, if you change one or two small things, fine, but if you make major changes, not ok. And when people give a bad review because it was good, but not what they are looking for? Sorry, but I don't get that. YOU picked it, if it tastes good but wasn't what you were looking for, not the recipe's fault :)
 
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