Description
This easy ricotta dessert recipes is made with just three ingredients. You can quickly whip it by hand or use the food processor.
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese – half of a 15-ounce container
2 tablespoons honey – or a sugar-free sweetener – see notes below
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place the ricotta, honey, and vanilla in the food processor bowl. Alternatively, place them in a mixing bowl.
- Process (or mix by hand) until very smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Refrigerate for one hour before serving. Serve in small, ⅓ cup dessert bowls or ramekins.
Notes
- You can use stevia or a sugar-free powdered sweetener instead of honey. A granulated sweetener will be too grainy. The low-carb version has 108 calories and 2 grams of carbs per serving.
- You can whisk the dessert by hand, but keep in mind that it won’t be as smooth as when using a food processor. The ricotta will remain a bit grainy.
- Coconut extract or lemon extract are delicious alternatives to vanilla extract.
- I highly recommend making this dessert ahead of time. Spending a few hours in the fridge will allow the flavors to meld, and the texture will also improve and become creamier. Give it another stir before serving.
- Please use whole-milk ricotta in this recipe.
- You can keep this dessert in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days. Give it a good stir before serving. I don’t recommend freezing it.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 0.25 recipe
- Calories: 142 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 52 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Protein: 7 g