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Cheese    • k   • 9  I have been looking for a recipe for
cheesecake without the cream cheese in it. I do not like
traditional cheesecake because it is just to rich. My
grandmother used to make a cheesecake with farmer's cheese but
lost the recipe years ago. Can you help?    1. Click to Upload a
photo (10 MB limit)   1. I was going to suggest ricotta; it
makes a fabulous cheesecake. You can take any recipe and just
about sub the farmer's or ricotta for the cream cheese      2
Replies     1. re: Cherylptw        Most Italian-American
cheesecake recipes will use ricotta. I do find that you need to
strain most ricotta cheeses before substituting it directly for
cream cheese. If you have some muslin cloth, simply drop the
ricotta into the cloth, close it with some string and hang it
until it stops dripping. Or line a fine mesh strainer with a
dish towe, non-bleached paper towel or some coffee filters and
let it drip into the sink or a bowl.        1. re