Our best ricotta desserts - 8 recipes
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CANNOLI FILLING
By jtrovato65
Cant eat a cannoli with out this filling!
- 32 OZ. whole milk ricotta, drained
- 1 ½ cups confectioner sugar
- 1 ½-2 teaspoons orange zest
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons Disaronno Amaretto
- ¼ cup chopped pistachios
- ¼ chopped maraschino cherries or chopped candied fruit to taste
- chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips
White Chocolate Raffaello Cake
This white chocolate & coconut cake is a must for all coconut lovers, white chocolate lovers, and above all Raffael...
- For a cake pan 24 cm:
- 4 eggs
- 125g caster sugar
- 120 g of flour
- A pinch of salt
- A bit of butter to grease the pan
- Cream filling:
- 250 g mascarpone
- 250 g ricotta (you can substitute with cream cheese)
- 1/2 organic lemon
- 60 g of coconut flour or flakes
- 70 g of sugar
- 70 g chopped almonds
- 90 g of vanilla wafers
- 200g white chocolate
- 250 ml fresh cream
- Syrup:
- 60 g of sugar
- 200 ml of water
- Vanilla extract
- Decoration:
- Chopped almonds, 10 Raffaello Chocolates, Coconut flakes or dessicated coconut
Raspberry Ricotta Cheesecake
By rapm155, Tasty Delights
Ruby Red fluffy ricotta cheesecake is creamy and delicate
- Filling:
- 1/2 can raspberry pie filling
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 600g ricotta
- 1 brick cream cheese
- 1 grated orange rind
- 1/2 vanilla bean scraped
- 200ml 10% cream (half & half)
- Crust:
- 1/4 cup melted crisco
- 2 cup crushed cookies
Chocolate Chip Crumb Cake
By MPozzobon
Preheat the oven to 350°F
- 8 oz smooth light ricotta
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup low-fat yogurt
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Leah's Tiramisu
By Chantalea
Separate the yolks from the whites
- 2.5 oz cocoa
- 1 cup of milk
- 5.2 oz ricotta
- 3 eggs
- scant 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 3.5 oz of ladyfingers
- Bitter chocolate powder
Creamy Ricotta- Candied Chesnuts, Jam of Meringue Chestnuts
Whip the cream, add the sugar at the end and reserve in the fridge
- 8 oz of ricotta
- 1 lemon
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup of whipping cream
- 3-4 oz of candied chestnuts
- 4 tablespoons of chestnut jam
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- 1 pack of meringue cookies
Fruit Medley Cobbler
By Chez un Chef
Wash, peel and cut fruit into chunks
- 2 1/4 lbs of seasonal fruits
- 8 oz ricotta
- 3/5 mascarpone
- scant 2/3 cup brown sugar (divided)
- 1 tsp vanilla powder
Gulabi Kalakand
By EasyCookin, Easy Cooking with Molly
Under 15mins dessert: Super quick, moist, simple and yet delicious
- Low Fat Ricotta Cheese (15oz box) – You can also use homemade ricotta/paneer
- Low Fat Condense Milk (14oz can)
- 1Tbsp Ghee / Saltless Butter
- 5 Tbsp Milk – Room Temperature
- 3 Tbsp Chopped Nuts
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