Foodie Friday: Treat yourself without the guilt. This Ricotta Cheesecake with Roasted Blueberries is crustless and has no refined sugar. You still get all the very best bits of a scrumptious cheesecake and don’t have to sacrifice on flavour!
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Servings: 10
INGREDIENTS
- 250g cream cheese, softened
- 225ml maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- Finely grated zest of 1 orange, plus the juice of 2 oranges
- 1 tbs each cornflour and ground cinnamon
- 1kg fresh ricotta
- 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
- 2 x 125g punnets blueberries
- 1/2 cup (75g) roasted hazelnuts, chopped
METHOD
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180°C. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup (125ml) maple syrup with electric beaters on high speed for 5 minutes or until combined. Add eggs, orange zest, cornflour, cinnamon and ricotta, and beat for a further 5 minutes or until smooth and combined. Transfer to a 1.3L baking dish, then bake for 40 minutes or until golden and firm, but centre has a slight wobble. Cool, then chill for 3 hours.
Step 2
Before serving, preheat oven to 180°C. Combine orange juice, vanilla pod and seeds and remaining 100ml maple syrup in a small pan over medium heat, stirring until reduced and thickened. Place blueberries in a baking dish and spoon over 2 tbs orange syrup, reserving remainder to serve. Roast for 12-15 minutes until berries start to burst. Cool for 5 minutes.
Step 3
Top cheesecake with hazelnuts, blueberries and remaining orange syrup.
Source: www.delicious.com.au
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