Coconut Ricotta Cheesecake (Gluten Free)

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I always impress my guests with this gluten free cake. If you’re a coconut lover – you will fall in love with this easy to make cake. Its super creamy and delicious. If you love ricotta cheese, you will love my Tangerine Ricotta Cake and Lemon Ricotta Cake.

This recipe only requires a few simple ingredients to make. If you dont have tapioca starch, you can use corn starch or arrowroot powder. If you don’t have rum extract, you can use vanilla extract.

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Coconut Ricotta Cheesecake

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4.94 from 16 votes

Servings: 8

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 40 minutes mins

Total Time: 45 minutes mins

This coconut ricotta cake is creamy, luscious and comes together in one bowl in a matter of minutes.

Equipment

• electric hand mixer
• 8 inch round cake pan

Ingredients 

US CustomaryMetric

• 16 oz ricotta cheese, drained
• 1/2 cup sugar of choice
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp rum extract (or vanilla extract)
• 1/3 cup tapioca starch (or cornstarch)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350℉. Line an 8 inch round pan with parchment or grease your pan with butter or oil.
• In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat your drained ricotta and sugar until fluffy (1-2 minutes). Next beat or whisk in the eggs, ONE AT A TIME. Once that's done, add in the tapioca starch, baking powder, rum or vanilla extract, salt and mix in. Lastly fold in the shredded coconut. Transfer batter to your pan. Tap on the counter 5 time to eliminate any air bubbles and bake for 40-45 minutes (or until slightly golden around the edges). Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Garnish with some more shredded + toasted coconut on top of the cake to serve.

Notes

Store leftovers in your fridge!

Nutrition

Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 341IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 159mg | Iron: 1mg

Author: Stella Drivas