Recipe: Honey Ricotta Cheesecake with Giada De Laurentiis
Today we bring you a delightful dessert recipe with a very special ingredient: honey. It holds the promise of a light sweet and savory flavor during these late days of summer, or at any time.
Food superstar Giada De Laurentiis shows us how easy it is to make her refreshing honey ricotta cheesecake. Many of us have welcomed Giada into our kitchens, because we know her as a warm and wise TV chef, a professional with a passion for what she does. This recipe is masterful in its simplicity… a subtle richness that stands the test of time.
Her 3:49-minute easy-to-follow video by Food Network takes away the guesswork:
Honey Ricotta Cheesecake – Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Yield: 12 to 16 servings
Ingredients
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1 (12-ounce) container fresh whole milk ricotta, drained
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange blossom or clover honey
1 tablespoon orange zest
4 large eggs
8 ounces purchased biscotti
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Wrap the outside of a 9-inch spring form pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with 2 layers of heavy-duty foil. Finely grind the biscotti in a food processor. Add the melted butter and process until the crumbs are moistened. Press the crumb mixture over the bottom (not the sides) of the prepared pan. Bake until the crust is golden, about 15 minutes. Cool the crust completely on a cooling rack.
Blend the ricotta in a clean food processor until smooth. Add the cream cheese and sugar and blend well, stopping the machine occasionally and scraping down the sides of the work bowl. Blend in the honey and orange zest. Add the eggs and pulse just until blended.
Pour the cheese mixture over the crust in the pan. Place the springform pan in a large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the springform pan. Bake until the cheesecake is golden, and the center of the cake moves slightly when the pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour and 5 minutes (the cake will become firm when it is cold).
Transfer the cake to a rack and cool 1 hour. Refrigerate until the cheesecake is cold, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days. Cut the cake into wedges and serve.
If you enjoy this cheesecake, please consider liking the video on Youtube or following Giada for more of her unique recipes. Honey Ricotta Cheesecake with Giada De Laurentiis | Food Network.
Buon appetito!
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