Name: Italian Amaretto Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian, American, French
Ingredients: Crust:; 1 cup chocolate crushed cookie crumbs like Oreos (or other chocolate cookies or use chocolate graham crackers, almond-flavored cookies, coconut flavored cookies, vanilla wafers, Lorna doones); 1 teaspoon granulated sugar; 4 Tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled; Amaretto Chocolate Ricotta Filling:; 2 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, softened to room temperature; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 1/2 cup sour cream; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon Almond extract; 1 tablespoon Amaretto Liquor; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

This Italian Amaretto Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake is a slice of chocolate lovers' dream cheesecake.

The recipe is super simple and the filling is bursting with smooth silky chocolate flavors.

The crust can be made with chocolate or vanilla cookie crumbs and the filling is a rich and decadently smooth creamy mixture of ricotta, cream cheese, and sour cream.

After baking this scrumptious chocolate cheesecake, you can serve it plain, with raspberries, topped with a chocolate Amaretto ganache (recipe included), or just a dollop of freshly whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

I love all kinds of cheesecake, but the addition of almond flavoring really enhances the chocolate to a fabulous Italian-style gourmet flavor.

A simple elegant dessert fit for a King to serve at any function or dinner party with more than one wow given will be heard.

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a silky chocolate ricotta cheesecake with Amaretto flavors

Other Topping Suggestions

any pie fillings for these are baked
fresh blueberries, cherries, bananas, peaches, pineapple, berries, mango, mandarin oranges
chopped candy bars just use your favorite (we love a toffee crunch or snicker bar)before baking
instead of topping them with fruits after baking, use a food processor make a puree of any of the fruits mentioned and swirl using a teaspoon full into each cupcake
sprinkle with mini chocolate chips on top of raw batter
use a jarred ice cream fruit topping after baking
use colorful sprinkles in the batter for a funfetti look
change the batter flavor to any extract you like vanilla, lemon, orange, almond are all favorite
use melted caramel, crushed toffee bars, and macadamia nuts for turtle cheesecakes
chocolate fudge sauce with chopped pistachio nuts
a mixture of nuts, raisins, chopped dates, figs, and a little cinnamon sugar
whipped cream
powdered sugar and berries
chocolate shavings
ganache white or chocolate

Tools You Will Need

electric mixer
measuring cups
measuring spoons
springform pan
parchment paper
spatula
storage container

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Smaller Cheesecakee

These can be made in smaller springform 6 inch pans found in specialty shops and frozen for those who don't want large cheesecake or using at a party with different topping suggestions

Cheesecake should always be stored in a refrigerator with any leftovers and can stay frozen up to 3 months wrapped tightly.

Hope your family and friends enjoy this recipe as much as we do, you can also leave this crustless and just bake the filling in the prepared pan.

Oh and one more thing just in case you would like to make a large cheesecake with graham cracker crust on the bottom, just use 1 and 1/2 cups graham cracker, cookies, or vanilla wafer crumbs (pulse in a food processor until finely ground) add 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 4 and 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, put that on the bottom of your springform pan and proceed with the same instructions, enjoy!