Orange-Kissed Cheesecake Recipe

02Oct09

http://twitpic.com/photos/divku for pictures

Filling Ingredients:

• Eggs (4 large)
• Sugar (to taste- minimum one cup)
• Ricotta cheese (16 oz)
• Fat-free Cream Cheese (16 oz)
• Orange rind crushed (half cup)
• Lemon Juice (half cup)
• Mandarin Oranges

Crust Ingredients

• Graham Crackers
• Sugar
• Butter

Note: If I don’t mention quantity then it means I don’t remember, so use what makes sense.

Other stuff

• Pre-heated oven
• 9 inch pie plate
• Hand-held blender

Crust Recipe:

• Mix crushed Graham Crackers and sugar with butter
• Set on 9 inch pie plate till it is smooth and flat (Eg. Press with bottom of measuring cup)

Filling Recipe:

• Blend in one by one (this is important for smoothness and flavor)
  • eggs (one at a time) with sugar and fat-free cream cheese
  • Ricotta cheese
  • crushed orange rind (can be substituted with half-tsp orange essence)
  • lemon juice

Spread cheese cake filling on crust. Bake at 350 F for 50 minutes.

Garnish with mandarin oranges.

You can substitute cream cheese/ricotta, with anything else. If you want New York style, use sour cream.

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