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Almond and Raspberry Cheesecake





Crust

1 cup vanilla wafers

3/4 cup ground almonds

1/4 cup butter, melted

Filling

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 cup ricotta cheese

1 cup granulated sugar

4 large eggs

1 egg yolk

1 cup sour cream

3 tablespoons flour

1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

1 1/4 cups fresh raspberries

1/3 cup sliced almonds

Fresh raspberries for garnish

Crust: In a food processor process wafers until fine crumbs. Mix wafer crumbs, almonds and butter

together. Press mixture in bottom of greased 9−inch springform pan. Chill for 1 hour.

Filling: Beat cream cheese, ricotta cheese and sugar together. Add next 5 ingredients. Mix well. Pour

mixture over crust. Sprinkle top of filling evenly with raspberries and almonds. Bake at 350 degrees F

for about 1 hour until center is almost set. Turn oven off. Run knife around edge of pan. Cool in oven

with door ajar for 2 hours. Chill for 6 hours or overnight.

Garnish with fresh raspberries!

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