Ingredients: 1/4 cup almonds, ground,1 tablespoon butter, melted,16oz whipped cream cheese, room temperature,• 4 large eggs, room temperature,2 tbsp flour,1 1/2 cups graham crackers,• 1 tbsp lemon juice,• 8oz mascarpone cheese, room temperature,• 8oz ricotta cheese,1/2 tsp salt,• 1 1/4 cups sugar,2 tbsp sugar,• 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 325.Crust:Grind graham crackers and almonds using food processor or a mortar and pestle.
- Add melted butter and salt and press into bottom of greased springform pan or deep dish pie pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Mix sugar and flour together and sprinkle over top of crust. (This prevents crust from getting soggy)Filling:Beat cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, ricotta cheese and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla.
- Add in eggs one at a time.
- Pour cheese mixture over crust in pan.
- Bake until the center of the cheesecake is wobbly when shaken, about 1hr and 5 mins.
- Let cool then refrigerate, preferably overnight.
