Ricotta Cheesecake With Peppermint Chocolate Sauce

"Ricotta cheesecakes are an Italian style cheesecake that uses – you guessed it – ricotta cheese rather than cream cheese. The result is a creamy, but slightly drier cheesecake than the New York style. I do enjoy a ricotta cheesecake, but I’ve found that I like blending ricotta and cream cheese together for the filling. You end up with a delicious dessert that is quite easy to make. (I’ve also found that I don’t need to use a water bath with this style of cheesecake.) I decided to dress this Ricotta Cheesecake up for a night out on the town. Instead of serving this cheesecake plain, I cut the slices and then added a Peppermint Chocolate Sauce on top. I thought about using peppermint extract here, but I opted for a bunch of chopped up Andes mints instead. An After Eight dinner mint stuck into the top of each slice would be a good option as well. In the end, this Ricotta Cheesecake with Peppermint Chocolate Sauce was a huge hit in our house. "