Ricotta with honey and herbs is a classic Italian dessert that is both simple to make and incredibly delicious. The combination of creamy ricotta cheese, sweet honey, and aromatic herbs creates a flavor profile that is both satisfying and refreshing. This versatile dish can be enjoyed as a breakfast, snack, or dessert, and can be easily customized to suit your own preferences. With just a few basic ingredients and a few minutes of your time, you can create a delightful treat that will impress your friends and family.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
WHIPPED RICOTTA WITH HERBS AND HONEY
In just 10 minutes, creamy ricotta cheese is whipped to perfection and served with honey, lemon and fresh herbs for an ultra flavorful combination. Store-bought whole milk ricotta, or homemade whole milk ricotta work wonderfully! Serve as dip, spread, or easy crostini appetizer.
Provided by Becca Mills
Categories Appetizer
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the ricotta in a small mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer with a whisk attachment or beaters, whisk ricotta for 2 minutes until it's smooth and creamy; you may still see tiny bumps of ricotta, this is ok. Place the whipped ricotta in a serving bowl or spread on a plate.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the mint, parsley, lemon zest, olive oil, honey, and salt. Pour the herb and honey mixture on top of the whipped ricotta. Top with freshly ground black pepper as desired. Serve with grilled baguette slices, crackers, or vegetables.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 33 kcal, Sugar 3 g, Sodium 1 mg, Fat 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Carbohydrate 3 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
RICOTTA WITH HONEY AND HERBS
Ricotta with Honey and Herbs - Ricotta cheese is drained and shaped into a ball and served with toast and a honey vanilla thyme syrup.
Provided by bakedbree
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- You could easily just put some ricotta in a beautiful bowl, but I wanted to see if I could shape the ricotta into a ball. Wrap the ricotta in a piece of cheesecloth. Wrap the cheesecloth around the ricotta and chill in the fridge for an hour or so.
- Slice the vanilla bean in half. Use the back of your knife to scrape the seeds out. Add the vanilla bean, honey, and water to a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 12 to 15 minutes, it will get thick and syrupy. Let the syrup cool and strain out the vanilla bean. Chop rosemary and thyme.
- Sprinkle herbs over ricotta. Drizzle honey over ricotta.Toast some brioche, and spread the cheese over the bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 calories, Fat 0 grams fat
CREAMY HOMEMADE RICOTTA WITH HONEY AND HERBS
This Creamy Homemade Ricotta Cheese with Honey and Herbs is incredible. It's creamy, delicious, and makes the perfect flavorful cheese dip!
Provided by Brenda | A Farmgirl's Dabbles
Categories Appetizers
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Add milk, cream, and salt to a medium saucepan. Cook over medium to medium-high heat, stirring frequently to prevent scorching, until milk reaches 190° F. Remove pan from heat and add the lemon juice, then stir it just once or twice, gently and slowly, to incorporate. Let pan sit undisturbed for 10 minutes to let curds form.
- Wet a double layer of cheesecloth and ring out. Lay cheesecloth over the inside of a fine mesh strainer or colander that is set over a large heatproof bowl. Pour the curds and whey into the colander and let the curds strain for at least an hour, for very tender and loose ricotta. Strain for an additional hour or two for a ricotta that is firmer, like a very soft and tender cream cheese. Discard whey or save it for another use. Remove ricotta from the cheesecloth and enjoy immediately or store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- To serve the ricotta with honey and herbs...in a small dish with sides, mound some of the ricotta in the center. Drizzle a bit of honey over and around the ricotta and then scatter lightly with fresh thyme and rosemary. Finish with a sprinkling of flaky sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Serve immediately with crisp salty crackers. Some blackberries would be lovely with this, too!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 267 calories, Carbohydrate 13 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 69 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 22 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 427 grams sodium, Sugar 12 grams sugar, TransFat 1 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams unsaturated fat
RICOTTA WITH HONEY AND RASPBERRIES
Steps:
- In a serving bowl, add ricotta cheese. Using a small sieve, sprinkle cocoa powder over the ricotta. Top with fresh raspberries, and drizzle with honey. Use the biscotti cookies as spoons.
RICOTTA WITH HONEY AND RASPBERRIES
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Time 5m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a serving bowl, add ricotta cheese. Using a small sieve, sprinkle cocoa powder over the ricotta. Top with fresh raspberries, and drizzle with honey. Use the biscotti cookies as spoons.
WHIPPED RICOTTA WITH HONEY AND MIXED BERRIES
Categories Berry Dessert Ricotta Summer Honey Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Blend ricotta, cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, honey, and vanilla in processor until smooth. Transfer to bowl. Cover bowl and refrigerate until ricotta mixture is slightly set, about 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated. Stir before using.)
- Combine berries, lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in large bowl; toss to coat. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Divide ricotta mixture among 6 wineglasses. Top with berries and serve.
HONEYED RICOTTA
Steps:
- In a small bowl, use a whisk to whip all the ingredients together until light and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
WHIPPED RICOTTA WITH HONEY AND MIXED BERRIES
Cool, refreshing, pretty and wonderfully appetizing. Originally, Bon Appetit - 2001. We added cream cheese to the ricotta to make this a smooth, luscious dessert.Why not use this with cranberries for Thanksgiving? Haven't done it as yet but why not? If you can find fresh ricotta, which is less grainy, then use it and omit the cream cheese. Can be made 1 day ahead, keep refrigerated and stir before using. It is very easy - time involved is refrigerator time. Update...03/2006 Serve with Amaretti cookies, coarsely chopped and add 3 tbsp. Amaretto liqueur.
Provided by Manami
Categories Breakfast
Time 3h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Blend ricotta cheese, cream cheese, 2 Tablespoons sugar, honey and vanilla in processor until very smooth.
- Transfer to bowl.
- Cover bowl and refrigerate until ricotta mixture is slightly set, about 2 hours.
- Combine berries, lemon juice and remaining 2 Tablespoons sugar in a large bowl; toss to coat.
- Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Divide ricotta mixture among 6 wineglasses & then top with berries.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 275, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 10.9, Cholesterol 62.6, Sodium 125.3, Carbohydrate 20.2, Sugar 17.4, Protein 10.7
CREAMY PASTA WITH RICOTTA AND HERBS
In this simple, springy pasta, milky ricotta thinned out with a little starchy pasta cooking water makes for a saucy, soupy dish that's seasoned with loads of black pepper and herbs. For the best flavor, use at least three different kinds of herbs, break out some nicer olive oil and look for fresh ricotta. Lemon lovers can grate in the zest of half a lemon as well.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories weekday, pastas, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, according to package instructions. Reserve 2 cups pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
- In the same pot, make the sauce: Add ricotta, Parmesan, olive oil, pepper and a large pinch or two of salt, and stir until well combined.
- Add 1 cup pasta water to the sauce and stir until smooth. Add the pasta and herbs, and continue to stir vigorously until the noodles are well coated. Add more pasta water as needed for a smooth, soupy sauce. Taste and add more salt if needed.
- To serve, spoon the pasta into bowls and finish with more Parmesan, olive oil and pepper.
RICOTTA WITH HONEY AND RASPBERRIES - GIADA DE LAURENTIIS
Giada De Laurentiis recently prepared this sweet comfort food on her show, "Everyday Italian." It looked so delicious I had to add it to my collection! This makes two servings, so you can share it with a special friend. ;)
Provided by Julesong
Categories Dessert
Time 5m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Find a couple of your special and attractive serving bowls, and divide the ricotta between them.
- Take a small sieve, hold it over one of the bowls, and pour a bit of coco powder into the sieve- tap the side of the sieve to sprinkle the cocoa over the ricotta; repeat with other serving, using 1/2 tsp of the cocoa powder for each serving.
- Top each serving with half of the fresh berries, then drizzle each with half of the honey.
- Dig a biscotti cookie into the dishes, to use as spoons to eat the dessert.
- Get yourself a good book, sit down in front of the fire, eat, and enjoy (of course, if you're serving this to someone special you might want to offer to feed it to him/her)!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 491.7, Fat 29.9, SaturatedFat 18.9, Cholesterol 116, Sodium 192.6, Carbohydrate 31.6, Fiber 4, Sugar 20.6, Protein 26.4
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ricotta cheese. This will make a big difference in the flavor of the dish.
- Choose a honey that has a strong flavor, such as buckwheat honey or orange blossom honey.
- Use a variety of fresh herbs, such as basil, oregano, thyme, and rosemary.
- If you don't have any fresh herbs on hand, you can use dried herbs instead. Just use about half the amount of dried herbs as you would fresh herbs.
- Serve the ricotta with honey and herbs immediately, while it is still fresh.
Conclusion:
Ricotta with honey and herbs is a simple but delicious dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is a great way to enjoy fresh, seasonal ingredients. This dish is also very versatile. You can serve it as an appetizer, a side dish, or even a dessert. No matter how you serve it, ricotta with honey and herbs is sure to be a hit.
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