New York Ricotta Cheesecake

== Description ==
Recipe courtesy of George Stella 
* Contributed by Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends Y-Group
== Ingredients == 
* 24 ounces cream cheese, softened
* 1 cup extra-fine whole milk ricotta cheese (to refine, process in a food processor for 1 minute)
* ½ cup sour cream
* 1½ cups sugar substitute (recommended: Splenda)
* ⅓ cup heavy cream
* 1 tablespoon no sugar added vanilla extract
* 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
* 2 eggs
* 3 egg yolks
* special equipment: 1 (8-inch) spring-form cake pan 
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 400°F.
# Spray the spring-form pan with nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray.
# Set aside.
# In a shallow roasting pan big enough to fit the cake pan, pour about 1-inch of water and place it on the center rack of the oven to preheat.
# In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat softened cream cheese, ricotta, sour cream and sugar substitute on low speed for about 1 minute until well blended.
# In a separate bowl, using a wire whisk, mix heavy cream, vanilla, lemon juice, eggs, and egg yolks until blended.
# Turn the mixer on medium speed, and slowly pour the egg mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
# Beat just until blended and then turn off; be careful not to over-whip.
# Pour batter into the greased spring-form pan.
# Place pan into the heated water bath.
# Bake for 15 minutes, and then lower the oven temperature to 275°F.
# Continue baking for 1½ hours, or until top is light golden brown and cake is pulling away from the sides of the pan.
# Turn the oven off when finished cooking and leave the cake in the oven to cool for 3 more hours.
# (this will keep the cake nice and tall.
# ) then remove cake and refrigerate before serving.
# Serve chilled.
== Nutritional information ==
Per serving:
* Calories 299 | Fat 28g | Saturated Fat 18g | Carbohydrates 7g | Fiber 0g | Net Carbohydrates 7g 
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Category:Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends
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