Olive Garden's Chocolate Ricotta Pie 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup melted butter 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
Filling: 1 lb ricotta cheese 3/4 cup confectionerâs sugar 1 tsp almond extract 1 cup toasted almonds 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/4 cup heavy cream PRE-HEAT oven to 350ºF. MIX graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar together in a bowl. Shape inside 9â pie plate. If crust is too crumbly, add a small amount of butter so crumbs will hold together. Bake for 8-9 minutes, until crust is lightly browned. Allow to cool. COMBINE ricotta, confectionerâs sugar, and almond extract in a bowl and set aside. COMBINE almonds and chocolate. Chop together in a food processor; do not chop too fine. FOLD together cheese mix and chopped almond & chocolate and chill. WHIP heavy cream until stiff. Fold into ricotta and chocolate mix half at a time. SPOON into chilled crust and let sit overnight before serving. Serve with chocolate sauce, if desired. >From Olive Garden http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CopycatsClones-n-BrandNames/ Come check out this great group. --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
