Cheesecake Squares

Name: Cheesecake Squares
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 20 servings.
Ingredients: 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs; 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 cups sour cream; Seasonal fresh fruit, optional

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Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour + chilling

Makes

20 servings

I lived on a dairy farm when I was young and my mom always had a lot of sour cream to use. She never wasted any, and this cheesecake was one of my family's favorites. It's great topped with blackberry sauce.

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Ingredients

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup ricotta cheese
1-1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups sour cream
Seasonal fresh fruit, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, ricotta and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in the butter, cornstarch, flour and vanilla until smooth. Fold in sour cream.
Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1 hour or until almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer.
Chill several hours or overnight. Top each serving with fruit if desired.

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