7 Ricotta Dessert Recipes – ideas for easy creamy dessert treats with simple ingredients – including healthy keto friendly lemon, chocolate, no bake desserts and baked ricotta desserts.
Ricotta Dessert Recipes
These ricotta dessert recipes make the perfect pudding to enjoy following a special occasion meal such as Valentine’s Day or simply as a delicious dessert when you’re craving something sweet and creamy.
Ricotta cheese often finds it’s way into Italian desserts, and can also be used in place of cream cheese or soft cheese in dessert recipes due to it’s creamy, subtly sweet flavor profile.
It’s an ingredient I enjoy experimenting with, in part for the flavor and texture, but also because it’s low in carbs and high in protein and healthy fats. So, I view the desserts as a healthy part of my diet rather than an off-plan treat.
1. Whipped Ricotta Dessert
The absolute simplest way to enjoy ricotta as a dessert is in this whipped ricotta dessert.
Ricotta is simply whisked until smooth, creamy and glossy, then sugar or stevia and vanilla extract is whisked in to create the perfect dessert. You can top your dessert with fresh berries if you’d like.
2. Chocolate Ricotta Mousse
This creamy chocolate mousse has a light texture, doesn’t take much time to prepare and is a great recipe for using up any leftover ricotta cheese you have from making another healthy ricotta recipe.
You can even top your bowl with chocolate chips or sweet strawberries for an extra indulgent finish.
3. Lemon Ricotta Mousse
Lemon zest and fresh lemon juice is infused into whipped heavy cream to create a light and luscious lemon ricotta mousse, full of lemon flavor.
You could also fold lemon curd into a small bowl of whole milk ricotta and whipped cream for alternate lemon ricotta mousse.
4. Ricotta Panna Cotta
This ricotta panna cotta makes an impressive looking perfect Italian dessert that’s always a family favorite, has a wonderfully creamy texture and will satisfy your sweet tooth while being really easy to prepare.
5. Ricotta Pancakes
Enjoy these coconut flour ricotta pancakes for an easy low carb, high protein breakfast, snack or dessert.
I adore a portion topped with homemade chia jam and an indulgent swirl of whipped cream or ice cream.
You can make a big batch of pancakes over the weekend then store them in your fridge in an airtight container to grab for simple sweets through the week.
6. Lemon Ricotta Cake
This Italian lemon ricotta cake has only 4 ingredients and makes an indulgent sweet treat that, once again, highlights the flavor match of lemon and ricotta. The easy ricotta cake also makes a fuss free cheesecake recipe alternative.
The ingredients are simply whisked together in a large mixing bowl, then baked.
The best part is that you can enjoy the cake warm from the oven or chilled from the fridge, making it a brilliant make ahead dessert to have ready and waiting in the fridge for you to help satisfy your sweet tooth.
7. Strawberry Ricotta Cake
This strawberry ricotta cake has only 3 or 4 main ingredients and looks impressive, while being low in net carbs and really simple to prepare.
The ingredients are simply whisked together in a large bowl before being baked to a perfect ricotta cheesecake.
Ricotta Dessert Recipe Videos
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