This Sweet Ricotta recipe is so delicious and fast to make.
You can use this Sweet Ricotta as a dip, spread on toasted sweet bread or use it to make a dessert pizza. If you've never tried fresh Ricotta cheese, then this is the recipe to start with!
For complete ingredient quantities and full instructions, please scroll to the printable recipe card bottom of the page.
Table of Contents
Why you'll love this recipe
This Sweet Ricotta recipe came about when I wanted to prepare a dessert pizza for a pizza party. I had made lots of Nutella pizzas (and yes, they are very popular!). And I've made delicious Caramel Apple pizzas but I wanted something not too sweet.
So, this Sweet Ricotta recipe was born and BAM! It was so good that I had to make it again because I knew it would be good in so many ways.
Just like my cannoli cake recipe and my sfinge, this sweetened ricotta uses fresh Italian cheese to make an ideal dessert that everyone enjoys!
Ingredient notes
The main ingredient is fresh ricotta cheese. This is readily available at most supermarkets.
Ricotta is so versatile because it doesn't have a strong flavour so this is one of the cheeses that works perfectly in savoury or sweet recipes. This is such an easy way to try ricotta but I also love to stuff vegetable with it like mushrooms or zucchini. For special occasions, you can't go past this Sicilian cheesecake. Ricotta is really one of my favourite ingredients.
Instructions
Making this sweet ricotta recipe is so easy especially if you have a food processor.
- Place all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor.
- Process until smooth.
Tips and FAQ's
For best results, use a food processor for blending. However a strong beat by hand will also produce good result.
If not serving immediately store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Will keep for a couple of days depending how fresh the ricotta was when you purchased it.
Serving suggestions
Eating this Sweet Ricotta is not hard because it is so delicious you will find yourself dipping into the refrigerator all the time. The problem here is having some self control because it is that good! This is how I love to eat it but I'm sure you will find lots of others ways:
- Make a dessert pizza. Spread Sweet Ricotta on a prebaked plain pizza base top with fruit or fruit preserves and just heat through.
- Use this Sweet Ricotta as a sweet dip . Offer fresh fruit like sliced apples and pears or whole strawberries and raspberries.
- Spread on toasted sweet bread like Panettone or Pandoro and top with a spoonful of tangy fruit preserves.
- Or just eat by the spoonful!
When you have guests and you need a quick but delicious dessert, try this Sweet Ricotta recipe with some fresh fruit. It's all you need and a wonderful sharing dessert to get the party started.
Made this recipe?
Let me know if you liked it by leaving a ★★★★★ star rating and a review below. Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter - it's free!
Recipe
Sweet Ricotta
Ingredients
- 10 oz (300 grams) fresh ricotta cheese See Note 1
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon orange rind finely grated
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor.
- Process for 2 minutes or until smooth.
- Serve with sweet crunchy cookies like pizzelle and fresh fruit slices
Notes
- Make homemade ricotta cheese with my easy recipe.
- If not serving immediately store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
- Will keep for a couple of days depending how fresh the ricotta was when you purchased it.
- Delicious also spread on toasted panettone or pandoro and top with a spoonful of fruit preserves.
- Make a dessert pizza by spreading on a cooked plain pizza base and topping with fresh fruit or fruit preserves. Return to a hot oven for a few minutes to heat through.
Nutritional Estimate Per Serving
Nutritional Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. For accurate results, it is recommended that the nutritional information be calculated based on the ingredients and brands you use.
Kathy
Delicious and ohhh so easy to prepare. I made this for the first time for a dessert charcuterie board. Served with cannoli chips and strawberries on the side. Scrumptious.
This recipe has already found a box in the old recipe box.
Thanks for sharing.
Marcellina
That's a great idea for serving, Kathy!
Judy Horn
So delicious! Served in small dessert dishes with fresh blackberries and red raspberries. Very pretty too! My granddaughter, not a dessert person,
loved it. Ask for seconds. Also ask for it again next day. It will be a regular at our house!
A Sicilian grandma
Marcellina
Fresh blackberries on the sweet ricotta sound amazing! So happy to hear that your granddaughter loved it too!
Mary Ann
Anither version:
1 cup ricotta
1 table. Milk
2 tsp. Honey
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
Marcellina
Thanks for sharing your version, Mary Ann!
2pots2cook
This is something new to me and it seems I would fall in love at the first bite..... spreading it on a slice of Panettone ...
Marcellina
Yes, I am quite new to sweet ricotta, too. Once I made it, I was addicted!
Ciao Chow Linda
Now you have me craving some sweet ricotta. I never think to serve it the way you have, and guess what? I made pizzelle the other day and have them ready to go.
Marcellina
I know, I'm craving it too! Especially with a slice of toasted Pandoro! Enjoy your pizzelle! I love pizzelle, too!
Angela
Used it as a base for a beautiful rustic apricot tart. Always looking for ways to use the bounty from our fruit trees! Thanks!
Pauline
This looks absolutely delicious Marcellina and just perfect for a quick dessert over the festive season. I also like the look of those biscuits you are serving it with? Can you tell me what they are please? Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Marcellina
Thank Pauline. Yes the biscuits are called Pizzelle. I have various recipes on my blog here’s one: https://www.marcellinaincucina.com/its-italian-delicious-and-thin-is-it-pizzelle-or-ferratelle/
The Pizzelle iron is like a very thin waffle iron and available from a store in Melbourne - Costante Imports. I love these biscuit because they are so quick and easy to make. Let me know if you need any more details.