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Looks like the devil is trying hard to get me off my sensible eating habits again.
Since I decided (once again) not to eat anymore sweets, (or at least just the tiniest amounts), the cravings to do so are getting stronger and stronger 😦
The only way for me to fight this is to actually prepare a sweet dish, set a tiny piece aside for Bella and I and get the rest of it off to the neighbor as quick as possible.
So far this works, hopefully for some time to come.
Yesterday, I had to fight the demons again………
I had some apples, ricotta and cashews at hand and in the back of my mind I was playing with different dessert-options, until they finally crystallized into this delicious pie/cake. And, to appease my conscience, I added some “healthy” elements by serving it with a bit of tart Greek yogurt and crunchy pomegranate seeds.
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Final Score – Myself: Happy; Bella: Happy; Neighbor: Happiest !
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Bon Appétit ! Life is Good !
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Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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Preparation :
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- core, peel and finely slice 3 lbs of apples
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- to the apples add 1/4 cup cashew nuts, 1 cup cottage cheese, 4 whole eggs, 3 tbls sugar, 1 tblsp grd cinnamon, 2 tblsp lemon juice, 1/2 tblsp vanilla extract
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- mix all ingredients
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- line a baking dish or cast iron pan with a thin sheet of pie dough
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- bake at 375F for 15 minutes
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- as you can see, the dough shrunk more than I anticipated, so I added a few strips of additional pie dough between the side of the pan and the crust (if you want to use less filling, you can omit this step)
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- add the filling, overlap the edges with the dough
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- sprinkle generously with sugar, bake at 350F until an inserted needle comes out dry and clean
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- let cool to room temperature, dust with castor sugar
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- to transfer to a serving dish, turn the cake/pie upside down on a plate, then turn upside down again onto a serving dish; serve with Greek yogurt and pomegranate seeds (optional)
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- Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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- Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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- Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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- Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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- Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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- Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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- Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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- Ricotta Cheese Cake With Apples And Cashews, Served With Greek Yogurt And Pomegranate Seeds
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- lest you think Bella eats only steaks 🙂
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ChefsOpinion 
Bella must be getting fat! All this good food!
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Anelli,
she (I, actually) manages her shape better than I do 🙂
Cheers !
Hans
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🙂 How do dogs do that!!!? Wish I knew their secret!
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Never seen an apple and cheesecake before. Looks great with the pomegranate.
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Hi Stefan,
since ricotta is usually used in Italian cheese cakes, the combination with candied fruit or fresh fruit, such as pears and apples, is not uncommon,
(In Germany and France, we mostly use “quark”, here in USA we use cream cheese. Again, the addition of fruit is quite common in home-baking. You should try it, it will bring a simple cheese cake to a higher level 🙂
Cheers !
Hans.
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Hi Hans,
I have often seen ricotta in its raw state with candied fruit in a cake, for instance cassata. I will definitely look into it and see if I can find an Italian recipe that I like. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Hi again, Stefan. If you do, I hope you’ll share 🙂
Cheers !
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