italian cheesecake ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 eggs
• 4 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons imitation vanilla flavoring
• 1 teaspoon anise extract
• 1 teaspoon grated lime zest (optional)
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (optional)
• 4 pounds ricotta cheese
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 6 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crusts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs 15 mins


• preheat an oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl, then mix in the sugar, vanilla flavoring, anise extract, lime zest, lemon zest, and ricotta cheese until smooth. toss the chocolate chips with the flour in a plastic bag to coat. fold in to the ricotta batter until evenly blended. place the graham cracker crusts baking sheets. evenly divide the batter among the crusts.
• bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, then rotate the cheesecakes 90 degrees, and continue baking until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes longer. cool to room temperature, then refrigerate at least 2 hours until cold before serving.