add to shopping list Ingredients

For the Crust:
8 tablespoons butter
½ cup Sugar
1 cup Graham cracker crumbs (about 4 – 5 sheets of graham crackers)
For the Filling:
3 eggs
9 ounces part-skim Ricotta cheese
8 ounces cream cheese
¼ cup Cornstarch
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp grated lemon peel
¼ tsp Grated Orange Peel
1 tsp Lemon Juice
Topping for pie:
¼ cup almonds
¼ cup graham crackers (about 2 sheets of graham crackers)

Preparation

For the Crust:
In a food processor combine all ingredients needed for crust.
Press into a pie plate and bake in a 350 degree oven for 8 minutes.
Let cool before filling.

Topping for pie:
In a food processor combine graham crackers and almonds and give a few good chops.

For the filling:

Preheat oven 350 degrees:

Using an electric mixer with a large bowl, combine eggs, Ricotta, cream cheese and sugar. Beat until smooth.

Stir together cornstarch and baking powder. Add to cheese mixture along with vanilla, lemon peel, orange peel and lemon juice.

Pour into cooled pie crust and top with almond and graham crackers crumbs.

Bake for about 55 minutes, or until firm.

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