Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer cookies, crushed
3 Tablespoons butter
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 15 ounce package ricotta cheese, drained
3 Tablespoons milk
1/2 cup frozen egg substitute, thawed
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons praline liqueur
2 egg whites
1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons sugar


Chocolate Cheesecake Directions:

1. Melt butter. Add chocolate wafers, mix well. Line a springform pan with cookie mixture to form crust.

2. Beat cream cheese and ricotta cheese with an electic mixer in a medium mixing bowl until smooth.

3. Add milk and egg substitute, beating well. Add cocoa, vanilla extract, and praline liquer, beating well.

4. Beat egg whites at high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tbsp. at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.

5. Fold stiff egg whites into the cheese filling mixture and spoon over cookie crust.

6. Bake at 275F for 1 hour. Turn off oven, and leave cheesecake in oven for an additional 30 minutes.

7. Remove from oven, cool, then cover and chill at least 4 hours before serving.