Best Deconstructed Italian Cheesecake Recipes
"DECONSTRUCTED" ITALIAN CHEESECAKE
, but give this recipe a chance -you'll fall in love!
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Mix ricotta cheese, sunflower seeds, currants and honey in a bowl. Divide among 4 dessert dishes.
DECONSTRUCTED STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE
Nothing against baking a cheesecake from scratch, but these days such an ordeal must be planned weeks in advance. There are serious questions to be considered: Am I ready for that kind of commitment? Do I leave the oven door ajar by 45 degrees or 50? Will there be a devastating fault line in the middle of my cake or will I, just this once, have it all? A deconstructed version, instead, leaves room for error and in a way forces the cook to let go. A no-bake cream, flavored like cheesecake, serves as the base for fresh summer berries, store-bought sorbet, graham cracker sand, and freeze-dried strawberry dust, all arranged haphazardly (or artfully, depending on the painter). This way, you get all the tastes and textures of a classic strawberry cheesecake without the constraints of temperature, gravity, or form. This is formless content-the clumsy pastry chef's excuse for laziness.
Provided by ericjoonho
Categories Cheesecake
Time 10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cohere the graham cracker crumbs and butter into a dampened sand.
- In a bowl, cream together the cheese, sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice. In a larger bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Fold the cheese mixture into the whipped cream until combined.
- To plate, start with a portion of the cheesecake cream, smearing it with a spatula. Next, decorously arrange the fresh berries and dust with the graham cracker sand and crushed freeze-dried strawberries. For a temperature contrast, finish with a scoop or two of the sorbet or ice cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 297.4, Fat 24.1, SaturatedFat 14.2, Cholesterol 79.6, Sodium 153, Carbohydrate 18.6, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 15.1, Protein 2.7
ITALIAN CHEESECAKE
Provided by Buddy Valastro
Categories dessert
Time 2h30m
Yield one 9-inch cheesecake
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- For the dough: In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and granulated sugar together. Scrape down the sides and add the lemon and orange zests. Turn the mixer back on to low speed. Add the milk and egg. Turn the speed to medium and mix until well combined (scrape the sides of the bowl if necessary). Turn the mixer off and add the flour. Carefully turn the mixer on a slow speed and mix just until a dough forms, scraping down the sides as necessary.
- Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface dusted with flour. Knead until it forms a ball. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- For the filling: Combine the ricotta cheese, granulated sugar, custard/pudding, lemon zest, orange zest and semolina flour in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed until combined. Add the vanilla orange and blossom water. Add in the whole eggs and egg yolks in 3 batches. Mix on slow speed in between each addition.
- Grease the inside of a 9-inch nonstick springform pan with pan spray. Roll the dough into a circle approximately 14 inches wide. Roll the dough into the pan and press it out into an even layer across the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
- Pour the filling into the pan and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until cheesecake is golden brown, 80 to 90 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before removing from the pan.
- Remove from the pan and put onto a decorative plate or platter. Dust the top with powdered sugar using a small mesh strainer. Decorate the center with fresh cranberries and sprigs of rosemary.
DECONSTRUCTED CHERRY CHEESECAKE
What a recipe this is!! The portion is just a small tasting sample, so serve as an appetizer or as an after dinner course. It's a cool thing for your taste buds to try!!
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories Cheesecake
Time 15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- DECONSTRUCTED CHEESECAKE: Whip mascarpone in a stand mixer or with electric mixer until softened and creamy. Add stilton and whip until incorporated. Add whipping cream and whip until incorporated. NOTE: it's OK if the mixture is a little lumpy with bits of Stilton. Add dollop to tiny ramekin or just add to the serving plate. Refrigerate and serve chilled.
- SOURCHERRY AND THYME SAUCE: In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine the cherries, thyme and Port. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until thickens slightly, about 2-4 minutes. Remove from heat. Let cool to room temperature before using.
- ALMOND CRUNCH: Preheat oven ot 350°F.
- Whisk the egg white by hand until frothy. Add almonds, orange zest, sugar and salt. Toss to combine well. Transfer to a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper and spread mixture out in a single layer. Bake in oven until golden and crisp, about 15-20 minutes, until golden brown and crisp. Cool.
- ASSEMBLY: To serve, add the following to individual plates, ramekin filled weith the deconstructed cheesecake garnished with a sprig of thyme, a spoon of the sauce and a piece of the almond crunch - Simply Delicious!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.1, Fat 7.4, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 11.1, Sodium 110.2, Carbohydrate 8, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 5.4, Protein 3.8
A NEW YORKER'S REAL ITALIAN CHEESECAKE
WARNING: once you eat this you will NEVER be able to eat any other cheesecake as long as you live! But it is so worth it! YUMMY! As I cheesecake lover, I am almost bummed to have eaten this because after tasting it no other cheesecake ever compares to its superior taste!
Provided by AZRoxy63
Categories Cheesecake
Time 4h45m
Yield 12 slices, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Wrap the outside of a 10-inch springform pan with foil to prevent water from seeping in while baking.
- Mix sugar, crumbs, and melted butter together well to form crust.
- Press this mixture into the bottom of the springform pan and up the sides until you run out.
- Bake crust for about 7-10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on wire rack while preparing the batter.
- With a mixer, cream together ricotta cheese, cream cheese, flour, and sugar until very smooth.
- Mix in the eggs one at a time, blend well but DO NOT OVER MIX THE BATTER!
- Stir in the sour cream and vanilla by hand.
- Pour mixture into cooled crust.
- Place cheesecake into a large rectangular pan filled with about 1 1/2 inches of hot water.
- Make sure foil is high enough around the springform pan so that no water seeps into it while baking.
- Bake for 90 minutes.
- After 90 minutes, turn oven off but leave cake in oven for another 60 minutes (DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR).
- Carefully remove cake from water pan and remove foil from springform pan.
- Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.
- Cover cake with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator overnight.
- Enjoy!
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