Blueberry And Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake Gluten Free Food

BLUEBERRY AND LEMON RICOTTA CHEESECAKE (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Mix ground oats, almond meal and 1 Tbsp sugar in a bowl.
• Add melted butter or coconut oil and mix well.
• Press onto the bottom of a 7-inch springform pan and keep the pan in the freezer.
• Separate eggs into two bowls. Whip egg whites until stiff peaks form and set aside.
• Zest a lemon and then cut the lemon in half and juice it.
• Preheat oven to 325°F/165°C degrees.
• In another bowl, mix egg yolks, sugar, and almond extract.
• Add ricotta cheese, and lemon zest and juice and mix well.
• Fold in the egg whites and mix gently. Fold in blueberries and mix gently again.
• Bake in the oven for 80 minutes.
• Cool and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
• Remove the cheesecake from the springform, infuse love, and serve!

GLUTEN FREE LEMON BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350.
• Grease bottom of 9 x9 inch baking pan with butter. Place parchment paper in pan and press down. For best results use two pieces; place first piece down then lay the second down in the opposite direction, so that when done cooking you can use the paper to pull the cake out of the pan.
• CRUST: In a bowl combine the flour, xanthan gum and both sugars. Melt butter and cut into the flour combination until it's well incorporated, looking like moist bread crumbs.
• Pour moistened flour into baking pan and press down. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minute unitl slightly firm. Set aside to cool.
• Lower oven temperature to 325°F.
• FILLING : Add the cream cheese, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice and sugar to your food processor or blend until it has a smooth consistency.
• Pour onto the cooled crust, drop the blueberries in the batter. They should sink about 1/2 way.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until the center is slightly jiggley. Remove cake from the oven and allow to cool completely. After cooled, place in the refrigerator a minimum of 3 hrs before serving. Once set remove from pan using the parchment paper and cut into desired size. You can sprinkle with powdered sugar, eat like this or add your favorite topping.

LEMON RICOTTA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine wafer crumbs, melted butter and lemon peel.
• Press onto the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 12-14 minutes; cool.
• For the filling: In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and ricotta until smooth.
• Combine sugar and cornstarch; add to cheese mixture, and beat well.
• Add in eggs and half and half cream, beating on low speed, just until combined.
• Pour mixture into crust.
• Place the pan on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 70-80 minutes, or until center is almost set.
• Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen.
• Cool 1 hour at room temperature.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the sides of pan.
• Garnish with more lemon if desired.