4.8 from 12 votes
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!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
4
-6 servings
Calories:
267 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 3 c. whole milk pasteurized
- 1 c. heavy cream pasteurized
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- 3 T. lemon juice freshly squeezed
- honey I recommend Mitica Orange Blossom Honey, delicate and flavorful
- thyme chopped, fresh
- rosemary chopped, fresh
- sea salt flaky
- black pepper ground fine, freshly cracked
Instructions
- 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!
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Notes
- Appetizer inspired by a celebratory birthday meal at Black Sheep Pizza. Homemade ricotta very slightly adapted from Smitten Kitchen, originally from Salvatore Bklyn via Tasting Table.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
267kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
(41%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
69mg
(23%)
Sodium
427mg
(18%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 -6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 267
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 267kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 69mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 427mg | 18% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.