Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake
- 1/3 cup graham cracker, crumbled
- 3 1/2 cups ricotta cheese, drained (part skim)
- 16 ounces yogurt, lowfat vanilla, stained to cheese
- 2 egg whites
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Sprinkle crumbs on bottom of 9" springform pan.
- Process ricotta until smooth in food processor.
- Add yogurt cheese, egg whites, sugar, cocoa, flour and vanilla. Process just until well blended.
- Pour over crumbs.
- Bake 50 minutes or until edges are set.
- Turn off oven. Leave in oven with door ajar for 1 hour.
- Remove from oven.
- Cool.
- Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
- YOGURT CHEESE: line a non rusting colander or sieve with double thickness cheesecloth. Place yogurt in colander over a deep bowl. Refrigerate until liquid no longer drains from yogurt -- about 24 hours. Discard liquid.
graham cracker, ricotta cheese, yogurt, egg whites, sugar, cocoa, flour, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-ricotta-cheesecake-451680 (may not work)