Ricotta Cheesecake - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- Butter, for greasing
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 12 large eggs
- 3 pounds ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup orange liqueur
- 1 orange, zested
- Ground cinnamon, for dusting
- 2 cans mandarin oranges, drained
Instructions
- Special equipment: a 9-inch springform panPreheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease the inside of a 9-inch springform pan with butter then lightly dust with flour. Wrap the bottom of the pan with foil to seal the edges. In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy. Add the ricotta, orange liqueur and orange zest and mix together. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and place the pan in a large roasting pan. Dust the top of the cheesecake with cinnamon. Place the pan next to the oven and fill the roasting pan with enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the springform pan. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cheesecake comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool the cake to room temperature and then transfer to the refrigerator to cool for at least 4 hours, or up to overnight. Top the cake with the mandarin oranges, then slice and serve.
- NotesThis recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and may have been scaled down from a bulk recipe. The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).
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