Chocolate & Honey Cheesecake ( Italian)

• Crust
• vanilla wafer crumbs↗1 3⁄4 cups
• melted unsalted butter1⁄3 cup
• Filling
• ricotta cheese↗24 ounces
• honey↗2 tablespoons
• large eggs↗2
• heavy whipping cream↗2⁄3 cup
• Toblerone chocolate bars↗8 ounces

  broken in pieces

• Topping
• honey↗2 tablespoons
• granola cereal1 cup
• powdered icing sugar↗

  for dusting

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Grease a 9 inch spring form pan.

3. 3

   To make crust, melt butter and combine with crumbs, prees onto bottom of pan.

4. 4

   To prepare filling: Beat ricotta cheese, honey, and eggs in a medium bowl, until smooth.

5. 5

   Bring whipping cream to a low boil in a saucepot.

6. 6

   Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate until melted.

7. 7

   Cool slightly.

8. 8

   Blend into cheese mixture.

9. 9

   Spoon into prepared pan.

10. 10

    Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

11. 11

    Remove and prepare topping.

12. 12

    Melt honey over low heat, and then remove and stir in the granola.

13. 13

    Spread on the partially baked cake.

14. 14

    Return to oven and bake the last 15 minutes.

15. 15

    Total baking time should be 45 minutes.

16. 16

    Remove from oven to a wire rack.

17. 17

    Cool completely before removing sides.

18. 18

    Wrap and chill.

19. 19

    Makes 12 servings.