chocolate ricotta pie

By MauiDreaming

not as heavy as traditional cheese cake

Ingredients

• crust:
• 1 +1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• filling:
• 1 lb. ricotta cheese
• 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 cup toasted almonds
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 +1/4 cups heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

mix graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar together in a bowl. shape inside a 9 inch pie plate.
if the crust is too crumbly add a little more melted butter so the crust stays together. bake at 375 for 8-9 minutes, until lightly browned. allow to cool

combine ricotta, confectioners sugar, and almond extract in a bowl and set aside.

combine almonds and chocolate chips. chop together in a food processor, but not too fine.

fold together cheese mixture and almond/chocolate

whip heavy cream until stiff. fold into ricotta and chocolate mixture one half at a time

spoon into cooled pie shell and let sit overnight