Strawberry-Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Pie
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 (8 ounce) packagereduced fat cream cheese, softened
- 34 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 23 cup granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped out
- 1 large egg
- 5 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 quart strawberry, stemmed, sliced
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, butter and honey until well combined; press into a 9-inch pie plate.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
- In a large mixing bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together cream cheese and ricotta cheese until smooth.
- Beat in 2/3 cup sugar and vanilla bean seeds until combined.
- Beat in egg until just combined; pour into prepared crust.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until set, and wobbles only slightly.
- Cool for 45 minutes before lightly covering and transferring to refrigerator to cool completely, at least 2 hours.
- To make the strawberry sauce, in a large nonstick skillet, stir together additional 5 tablespoons sugar, water and cornstarch until combined.
- Turn heat on to medium and bring mixture to a boil, stirring frequently; stir in strawberries and cook for 3-4 minutes or until fragrant and mixture starts to thicken up.
- Transfer strawberries and juices to a bowl and cool for 15 minutes before lightly covering and transferring to refrigerator to cool completely; serve strawberry sauce over sliced cheesecake pie.
graham cracker crumbs, unsalted butter, honey, cream cheese, ricotta cheese, sugar, sugar, vanilla bean, egg, water, cornstarch, strawberry
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-vanilla-bean-cheesecake-pie-442254 (may not work)