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Chocolate Ricotta Pie        Ingredients Crust: 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup melted butter 2 Tbsp granulated sugar     Filling: 1 lb ricotta cheese 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 tsp almond extract 1 cup toasted almonds 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/4 cup heavy cream     Procedures PRE-HEAT oven to 375F.MIX graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar together in a bowl. Shape inside 9” pie plate. If crust is too crumbly, add a small amount of butter so crumbs will hold together. Bake at 375 for 8-9 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool. COMBINE ricotta, confectioner’s sugar, and almond extract in a bowl and set aside. COMBINE almonds and chocolate. Chop together in a food processor; do not chop too fine. FOLD together cheese mix and chopped almond & chocolate and chill. WHIP heavy cream until stiff. Fold into ricotta and chocolate mix half at a time. SPOON into chilled crust and let sit overnight before serving.        Serve with chocolate sauce, if desired.         Approximate Nutritional Values: http://www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-ricotta-pie-172183

Chocolate Ricotta Pie

      

Ingredients

Crust:

1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs

1/2 cup melted butter

2 Tbsp granulated sugar

   

Filling:

1 lb ricotta cheese

3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar

1 tsp almond extract

1 cup toasted almonds

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1 1/4 cup heavy cream

   

Procedures

PRE-HEAT oven to 375F.
  1. MIX graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar together in a bowl. Shape inside 9” pie plate. If crust is too crumbly, add a small amount of butter so crumbs will hold together. Bake at 375 for 8-9 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool.
  2. COMBINE ricotta, confectioner’s sugar, and almond extract in a bowl and set aside.
  3. COMBINE almonds and chocolate. Chop together in a food processor; do not chop too fine.
  4. FOLD together cheese mix and chopped almond & chocolate and chill.
  5. WHIP heavy cream until stiff. Fold into ricotta and chocolate mix half at a time.
  6. SPOON into chilled crust and let sit overnight before serving.
  
   
Serve with chocolate sauce, if desired.

   

    Approximate Nutritional Values: http://www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-ricotta-pie-172183

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