Italian Limoncello Cheesecake with Ricotta and Mascarpone

Ingredients for Limoncello Cheesecake

Graham Cracker Crumbs Butter Sugar Salt Mascarpone Ricotta Vanilla Limoncello Lemon Zest Eggs

Make a graham cracker crust.

Mix the ingredients for a graham cracker crust together until the mixture resembles coarse wet sand. Either bake your graham cracker crust until it's golden or chill it in the fridge for at least an hour.

Begin making the cheesecake batter.

Beat the softened mascarpone cheese and sugar together until the mixture is like and fluffy. Then beat in the ricotta, limoncello, zest, and vanilla.

Beat in the eggs.

Beat the eggs into the limoncello cheesecake mixture one at a time, until the batter is silky smooth.

Get ready to bake the limoncello cheesecake.

Pour the batter into a chilled graham cracker crust. Preheat the oven with one rack in the lowest position and the other rack in the center. Add a dish full of water to the lowest rack. 

Bake the limoncello cheesecake.

Put the cheesecake in the oven on the center rack, positioning the cheesecake so it is above the pan of water. Bake. Once baked, turn off the heat, crack the oven door, and let it sit in the warm oven for 15 minutes.

Cool the cheesecake.

After you take it out of the oven, let it sit on the counter until it comes to room temperature. Then cover it and refrigerate the limoncello cheesecake overnight.

Garnish with whipped cream and lemon zest. Enjoy!

Full recipe: seasonedsprinkles.com