Cinnamon Ricotta Cheesecake with Pears and Candied Hazelnuts
Course:
Dessert
Seasonal Event:
Fall
INGREDIENTS:
CHEESECAKE:
- 8 large eggs
- 2.5 cups Confectioners’ sugar
- 2.5 lbs. Whole Milk Ricotta
- ½ cup Mascarpone
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¾ tsp. Vanilla extract
- ¼ cup orange or lemon liqueur, such as limoncello
- Juice and grated zest of 1 lemon, strained
- Teaspoon of cinnamon
- Butter Baking spray (enough to cover springform pan)
- 2/3 tbsp hazelnut
- 2 pears (optional) or other stone fruit
- 10-12-inch spring form pan
TOPPING:
- 1 tbsp. Confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 2/3 tbsp hazelnut (slightly crushed)
- ½ medium pears cleaned pits and skin removed
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CINNAMON RICOTTA CHEESECAKE DIRECTIONS:
- Turn on the air fryer to bake at 325. (or Preheat oven to 350)
- Spray pan thoroughly with baking spray
- Separate egg yolks and egg whites.
- Beat yolks in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light yellow, add in whole cream, mascarpone, and half of the confectioners’ sugar.
- Beat for at least a minute on medium speed. Then slowly add in the remaining sugar. until fully incorporated. Then slowly add in remaining sugar until fully incorporated and smooth.
- Add in Whole Milk Ricotta ½ a cup at s time and mix. Add lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla, and liqueur to Ricotta and stir gently until incorporated.
- In a separate cold bowl whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold egg whites into the mixture.
- Pour mixture into the pan. Sprinkle cinnamon over top and with a toothpick swirl into mixture.
- Bake for about 50 minutes to 1 hour in Air fryer (regular oven up to 90 minutes)
- Remove from Air fryer to cool completely.
- Dust top of cheesecake with confectioners’ sugar.
- In a small saucepan melt cup of granulated sugar with a tablespoon of water when it starts to bubble add pears and nuts coat evenly until toasts and slightly hardens and pour on cake.