Mini Ricotta Cheesecakes With Berries Recipes

MINI RICOTTA CHEESECAKES WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• For cheesecakes: Coat 4 mini-muffin pans (12 muffins each pan) with cooking spray. Add all ingredients to a blender jar or the bowl of a food processor. Blend or process just until smooth. There will be about 5 cups of batter. Divide batter among the prepared pans. The batter will come to the top of the cups. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely. Chill completely before removing from pans. (Cheesecakes will fall slightly.)
• For compote: Place berries and honey in medium saucepan. Cook 5 minutes. To serve, place 2 cheesecakes on each plate. Top with compote.

LEMON AND RICOTTA MINI CHEESECAKES

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have a large pan (deep) and a kettle of water (bring kettle of water to a boil).
• 2. mix cream cheese with flour and sugar untill smooth w/electric mixer on medium speed. add eggs one at a time, stir in ricotta, milk, vanilla, lemon zest, and kemon juice. pour in the custard cups or ramekins.
• 3.set each cup in the pan.
• 4. place pan in the oven, pour enough of the boiling water in the pan to reach halfway up the sides of cups. bake untill cheesecakes are set, and no longer jiggly in the middles. (about 40-50 min depending on oven) Remove the pan from oven, but leave the cheesecakes in the water for about 15 minutes. Remove the cups from the pan, set on a wire rack untill completely cool. Cover each one individually (saran wrap) and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• 5. Top each cheesecake with berries and mint or cookie crumbs (i use strawberry slices, blueberries and raspberries w/mint leaves, color is beautiful as the cakes will have a slightly yellow color.