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Baked Sweet Ricotta in a small baking dish sprinkled with edible flowers.

Sweet Baked Ricotta with Orange Zest

KC Cornwell
You'll want to spread this delicious sweet baked ricotta on just about everything! It's particularly delicious with a slice of homemade Roasted Grape Cake. Serve with a glass California Muscat to enhance this dish's subtle sweetness.
4.12 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people
Calories 66 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounces CA whole-milk ricotta cheese such as Belfiore
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 TBSP honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • butter for greasing baking dish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325F. Grease a 5-6 inch round baking dish or pan liberally with butter.
  • Either by hand or in a food processor, blend all ricotta ingredients together until fully incorporated.
  • Smooth the ricotta mixture into the prepared baking dish, and bake for 50 minutes -1 hour, until edges are slightly golden.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.

Notes

Serve warm or room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 66kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 104mgPotassium: 39mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 157IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg
Keyword appetizers, baked ricotta, happy hour, healthy snacks, real california dairy, ricotta
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