One Family’s Easter Tradition: Classic Ricotta Cheesecake
12 Comments | Written on April 5, 2012 at 11:00 am, by Amy Palanjian
During my entire life, Easter has meant that it’s time for one of my very favorite food traditions of the year: ricotta pie.
What my family calls “ricotta pie” is, in reality, ricotta cheesecake to everyone else. This pie is an integral part of our Easter celebration — we make it the day before, keep it in the fridge, then eat it for breakfast with hard-cooked eggs, fruit salad, and other delights that change each year. I don’t know the origins of eating the pie for breakfast because I’m not sure that’s a tradition that many people share, but it’s my absolutely favorite part.
The filling of the ricotta cheesecake isn’t as dense as a traditional cheesecake — the ricotta lightens it up. And there’s a good dose of citrus peel and cinnamon to elevate the cheesey filling. When I was a kid, the crust was always from Pillsbury — the kind that was folded and came in a red box — but since then we’ve expanded to whole wheat and/or homemade. This year, I might even try a gluten-free graham cracker crust so that I can enjoy as many pieces as I want.
Living so far away from my extended family means that we don’t see each other for Easter, but it does bring me comfort to know that at least we’ll all be baking and eating the same thing on Easter morning.
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12 Responses to “One Family’s Easter Tradition: Classic Ricotta Cheesecake”
Ladies, If you click on the blue where it says Ricotta Cheese Cake you’ll get the recipe once you join for free.
the recipe can’t be found anyewhere.
Stupid idiot
Please repost with the actual recipe. Thank you.
I am interested in receipe for the Ricotta cheesecake on the pedestal cake plate. I am a Weight Watcher having lost 64# Thank You.
FYI;The recipe is there! Just click on “ricotta cheesecake”, 2nd sentence in story (in blue scrip). It’s a easy & good recipe, I’ve tried it already!
Note that is not the same recipe, it is for “Classic Ricotta cheesecake”
We want the one for “Family’s Easter ricotta cheesecake, which is not listed anywhere I can find. I would really like the correct recipe.
Where is the recipe of he cheesecake shown on the cake pedistal??? Family’s easter tradition. Tahnks S Lawson
I also would like the recipe for the ricotta cheesecake–the one I have uses unflavored gelatin and 1/2 the pie is chocolate and is sweeter, more like a dessert.
I am interested in the recipe for the Ricotta cheesecake on a pedestal cake plate, but when I click on Ricotta cheesecake, a different cheesecake comes up…..Please tell me how I can get the recipe for the one shown with the coffee cups…..thank you.
I totally agree with Anne Wickman. I wrote the same comment but it has not shown up yet. The picture is totally different from the recipe when you click on the highlighted ricotta cheesecake.
I am interested in the recipe for the Ricotta cheesecake on a pedestal cake plate, but when I click on Ricotta cheesecake, a different cheesecake comes up.