Ricotta Cheesecake
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 23 cup golden raisins or 23 cup candied peel
- 1 (475 g) container ricotta cheese
- 8 ounces light cream cheese, softened
- 23 cup Splenda granular, no calorie artificial sweetener
- 3 eggs
- 12 cup light sour cream
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon lemon rind, grated
- 12 teaspoon vanilla
- 14 teaspoon salt
- CRUST:.
- In bowl, stir graham cracker crumbs with butter until moistened; press into bottom of greased 9-inch springform pan.
- Place pan on large square of heavy-duty foil, press foil up around sides of pan.
- Bake in 350F oven until firm, about 8 minutes.
- Let cool.
- FILLING:.
- In heatproof bowl,cover raisins with boiling water, and let stand for 10 minutes to soften.
- Drain and set aside.
- (if using candied peel, omit soaking).
- In food processor, puree together ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and Splenda until smooth.
- Blend in eggs, one at a time.
- Blend in sour cream, flour, lemon rind, vanilla, and salt.
- Fold in raisins.
- Pour over crust.
- Set foil-wrapped pan in larger pan; pour in enough hot water to come 1-inch up sides.
- Bake in 325F oven until set at edges but still slightly jiggly in center, 50-60 minutes, Remove pan from water.
- Run knife around edge of cake; remove foil and let cool on rack.
- Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours.
- Remove side of pan.
graham cracker crumbs, butter, golden raisins, ricotta cheese, light cream cheese, splenda, eggs, light sour cream, flour, lemon rind, vanilla, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ricotta-cheesecake-336190 (may not work)