This Pumpkin Ricotta Pie-Cheesecake Recipe is a cross between a cheesecake and traditional Italian ricotta pie, so it is lighter than typical cheesecakes, yet richer than most ricotta pies. The pumpkin flavor while clearly present is somewhat subtle. The recipe makes a small pie, if you have many guests, you may want to double this one up.
Pumpkin Ricotta Pie-Cheesecake Recipe
Author: Robin Gagnon
Ingredients
- ***Filling***
- 8 oz. package of cream cheese ( or neufchatal cheese)
- ⅓ c. confectionery sugar
- ⅓ c. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, plus 1 yolk
- 1⅓ c. ricotta cheese ( I used part skim)
- ¾ c. cooked pureed pumpkin
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp cardamom (substitute ⅛ tsp nutmeg, if you don’t have cardamom on-hand)
- 2 tbs. flour
- ***Crust***
- 1½ c. crushed graham crackers
- ⅓ c. butter or spread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix cracker crumbs, and butter/spread together. Then spread across bottom of pie plate or tart pan. Press lightly, evenly covering the bottom of pan and up the sides about a ½”.
- Put the pan with crust in the freezer, while you prepare filling.
- Cream together the cream cheese, confectionery sugar, sugar and vanilla.
- Add remaining ingredients, and mix well.
- Pour into the pie shell.
- Bake for approx. 1 hour. The filling will look cooked around edges, but the center will still be jiggly.
- Allow to cool, then refrigerate.
- Serve cold. Whipped cream goes well with this.
I love pumpkin pie with cream cheese in it. I’ve never seen the addition of ricotta cheese though. Very interesting!
This recipe makes me ready for the holidays.
Looks delicious!
Yummy recipe, saved to give it a try.
That looks so dang good!!!
Ooh, I want to have this for dessert on Thanksgiving! I love cheesecake, but near the end of a slice, I start getting sick–a lighter version would be great!
That looks sooo delicious! I love pumpkin pie and cheesecake..definately going to try this recipe!!
My lord. This one may warrant a late night trip to the supermarket for the ingredients to make this.
Wow this sounds amazing!
Okay I bookmarked this recipe. I need to make it!
That looks yummy!
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