Italian Ricotta Cheesecake

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This is a basic Italian cheesecake made with ricotta cheese, a little orange, and a shot of whiskey!

Ingredients

9 eggs
3 pounds ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 (1 1/2 fluid ounce) jigger whiskey, optional

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat two 9-inch pie pans with vegetable oil cooking spray.
2 Beat eggs in a large bowl. Mix in the ricotta cheese, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, zest, and whiskey. Pour into prepared pans.
3 Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes, until firm. Let cool, then refrigerate until cold.