Raspberry-Blueberry Cheesecake Pie desserts
| POINTS® Value: 5 Servings: 8 Preparation Time: 10 min Cooking Time: 50 min Level of Difficulty: Easy | This creamy dessert is as easy to make as it is delicious. Serve it on July 4th for a nice dose of red, white and blue. | Ingredients - 6 oz frozen pie crust
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1 large egg(s)
- 1 large egg white(s)
- 4 Tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup blueberries, washed and picked over
- 1 cups raspberries, washed and picked over
Instructions - Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Place ricotta cheese in bowl of a food processor; process until smooth and creamy. Add egg, egg white, sugar, nutmeg and vanilla; process again until well combined.
- Spoon filling into frozen pie crust and bake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes.
- Cool pie and then arrange berries in concentric circles on top. Slice into 8 pieces and serve. Yields 1 piece per serving.
Notes - Decorate this pie with any combination of berries. Or use freshly sliced stone fruits like peaches, apricots and nectarines.
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