Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe

By Griselda M., last updated on November 2, 2024

Today, we present you with the ultimate Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake recipe. Taken straight out of our treasure’s trunk. Get ready and enjoy this delicacy listening to the rain, with a cup of freshly ground coffee and your favorite book.

This unique recipe has plenty of versions. In fact, the recipe that we bring you here comes with all the great big chocolatey flavor, this gives intimacy to ricotta cheese without a doubt. However, its goal is to be present but subtle.

In the next paragraphs, you’ll find valuable information to write down and a delicious recipe to enjoy with your loved ones. Ready? Take a look!

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Ricotta Cheese: Our First Guest of Honor

This creamy cheese comes from Italy, it’s made with buffalo or cow’s milk, and it has a soft and grainy texture. It’s increasingly common to find among the ingredients of a recipe Ricotta cheese.

It’s made with the whey obtained from the production of other cheeses and consumed fresh, without pressing, salting, or ripening. Its flavor is extremely mild, making it the perfect cheese for making desserts.

Of Italian origin that owes its name to the Latin term “recocta”, which means overcooked. It is believed that it appeared in Rome or Sicily, with the Jews. Although in the Greek author Athenaeum’s documents, this type of cheese was already used.

What Type of Ricotta Cheese Should You Use For This Cheesecake?

We will use full-fat fresh ricotta cheese, meaning approximately 13% fat per 100 g of product. It’s a soft ricotta cheese type we’ll use for this chocolate cheesecake. In conclusion, there are plenty of them. Take a look at some of its varieties:

Ricotta Cheese Varieties

Variety #1: Fresh Ricotta

Mixed with nuts or fresh fruit, you can make delicious desserts and sweets. It’s the delicious filling of many Italian desserts and the main ingredient of traditional sweets such as La Cassata and Zeppole.

Variety #2: Ricotta Salata – Salted Ricotta

Similarly equal to hard cheese. Pressed, salted, and dried.

Variety #3: Ricotta Affumicata – Smoked Ricotta

It undergoes a smoking process, resulting in a cheese of brown color and meanwhile adopting a characteristic aroma and flavor.

Variety #4: Ricotta Infornata – Baked Ricotta

Salted and baked. Then, the whey is drained and re-baked. As a result, a slight reddish-brown crust is formed, giving an aroma of toasted hazelnuts. It’s usually consumed fresh, but it’s also customary to dry it in the sun and consequently use it as cheese to grate.

Variety #5: Ricotta di Bufala Campana – Protected Designation of Origin

Made from the serum that buffalo mozzarella produces.

Variety #6: Ricotta Romana – Protected Designation of Origin

Made with sheep’s whey.

Chocolate

It was in Mexico, thanks to the Mayan culture, that chocolate became a food of daily use. It comes from the cocoa tree that the god Quetzalcoatl gave them.

There is a quote that Christelle Le Ru says about chocolate:

Reminiscent of childhood memories, luxury, sweetness, and sensuality, chocolate is more than just a food; it is therapy.

Chocolate will always be one of the favorite flavors of all time around the world. It is and will be a delicacy for the palate, in all its presentations and colors. Take a look at these varieties:

Chocolate Varieties

1. Cocoa Powder
2. Bitter Chocolate
3. Dark Chocolate
4. Bitter-sweet Chocolate
5. Semi-sweet Chocolate
6. Milk Chocolate
7. White Chocolate
8. Couverture Chocolate
9. Gianduja Chocolate

Each variety is used for a different dessert, drink, or dish, depending on its percentage of fat and cocoa. So don’t be afraid to experiment with it, get to know them all. Have fun cooking!

Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe

Who else loves these two? I mean, ricotta will always be a delicious ingredient, to which we owe a whole chapter perhaps. But in the meantime and after all of the valuable information, here you have the delicious recipe that combines these two powerful ingredients from our universal gastronomy.

This dark chocolate cheesecake with ricotta has an intense dark chocolate flavor with a mousse consistency. It melts in your mouth and is perfect for those who love chocolate and cheesecakes. Certainly, it’s super easy to make and as result, you have a delicious cheesecake.

Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe

The perfect combination! This cheesecake is deliciously moist and creamy. Give it a try!

Ingredients

For the crust

• 1 cup graham crackers crust chocolate-flavored preferred
• 4 tbsp melted butter

For the filling

• 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese whole milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 6 ounces dark chocolate in pieces

Step by Step to Make Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe

For the crust

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Process the graham crackers in a food processor until crumbs. Pour in the melted butter and mix until combined.
3. Lightly spray your springform pan walls with non-stick cooking spray.
4. Once greased, pour the crumbs onto your springform pan, press evenly until compact. Bake for about 8 minutes.

For the filling

1. Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix the ricotta cheese and the sugar.
3. Add the eggs to the mixture and mix until well combined.
4. Add the cocoa powder, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Mix well.
5. First, melt the chocolate in the bain-marie and let it cool to room temperature. Then, pour it into the cheese mixture until you see it homogeneous.
6. Pour the chocolate and ricotta mixture into your springform pan and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes.
7. Turn off the oven, open the door a bit and let it cool for 20 minutes with the cheesecake inside.
8. Remove from the oven and let cool down at room temperature.
9. Unmold your cheesecake and garnish with your favorite topping, cut in 8 slices, serve, and enjoy!

Tips for Toppings:

• Fresh berries
• Whipped cream
• Chocolate sauce
• Berry sauce
• Ganache

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Final Words

Also, we learned a few interesting facts about Ricotta Cheese and Chocolate. That indeed, when you put them together, they become a more than perfect combination.

The chocolate cheesecake with ricotta is a delight. And as you can see, very easy to make if you follow the steps. Make this recipe at home with your family or friends and let us know what you think.

Enjoy!