{"id":43770,"date":"2024-09-09T07:33:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T11:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=43770"},"modified":"2024-09-09T07:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T11:33:41","slug":"chocolate-chip-ricotta-cheesecake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2024\/09\/09\/chocolate-chip-ricotta-cheesecake\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cheesecake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2024\/09\/09\/chocolate-chip-ricotta-cheesecake\/ricottacheesecake\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RicottaCheesecake.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RicottaCheesecake\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RicottaCheesecake.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43771\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RicottaCheesecake.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RicottaCheesecake.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RicottaCheesecake.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Creamy ricotta, orange zest, and chocolate chips, a tasty winning combo in this easy to make cheesecake. It bakes in a cake pan in the oven, no bain-marie needed! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Crust:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup cold butter, grated<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Filling:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups + 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese &#8211; drain for 15 minutes if excessively moist<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>zest of 1 orange<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup mini chocolate chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Topping:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/3 cup mini chocolate chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00ba. Crumble a sheet of parchment paper, and wet it, shaking out the water. Line an 8&#8243; cake pan with parchment, set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Put flour, sugar, baking powder, and grated butter in a medium bowl. Use a fork to mash together until you get a crumbly texture. Add the egg and combine.<\/li>\n<li>Take 2\/3 of the mixture and press into the bottom of the pan, and halfway up the sides. Place in the refrigerator while making the ricotta filling.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk the ricotta, sugar, orange zest and egg until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips.<\/li>\n<li>Pour into prepared pan, sprinkling some of the crumb mixture, and then the chocolate chips.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until golden on top. Let cool completely before serving, store in the refrigerator.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creamy ricotta, orange zest, and chocolate chips, a tasty winning combo in this easy to make cheesecake. It bakes in a cake pan in the oven, no bain-marie needed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238],"tags":[97,169,3875],"class_list":["post-43770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-baking","tag-cheesecake","tag-ricotta"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-bnY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43472,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2024\/07\/01\/italian-chocolate-chip-ricotta-cake-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":43770,"position":0},"title":"Italian Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cake","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"July 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This Italian Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cake is dense, moist, with mini chocolate chips and orange zest - because orange and chocolate are culinary soulmates! 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