Ricotta Ice Cream Recipes

NO-CHURN RICOTTA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place the cream in the bowl of your electric mixture and beat just until stiff peaks form. Transfer the cream to a bowl and set it aside (you don't need to wash the mixing bowl). Add the ricotta, condensed milk, vanilla extract and salt to the mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until smooth and combined. Turn off the mixer and fold the heavy cream into the ricotta mixture.
• Pour the mixture into a freezer-safe container. Freeze for 4 to 6 hours.
• After 4 to 6 hours, scoop out the ice cream and top it with honey and your favorite kind of nuts. I find that with no-churn ice cream, it can be really hard to scoop if it's frozen longer than 6 hours, so just let it sit at room temperature for a while before scooping!

RICOTTA ICE CREAM WITH CANDIED FRUIT AND PISTACHIOS

Steps:

• Warm the half-and-half or cream with the sugar and salt in a small saucepan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks.
• Make an ice bath by nesting a metal or glass bowl in a larger bowl that's partially filled with ice and some water. Set a mesh strainer over the top.
• When the half-and-half mixture is very warm, gradually add it to the yolks, stirring constantly with a whisk as you pour (to avoid scrambling the eggs). Scrape the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatula, just until the custard thickens and coats the spatula. (Do not boil.)
• Immediately strain the custard into the bowl in the ice bath and stir until cool.
• Pour the custard into a blender and add the honey, ricotta, and grappa or kirsch (if using). Puree in the blender until the mixture is very smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour the mixture into a container, cover, and chill thoroughly.
• Add the lemon juice, then churn the ice cream in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. When done, stir in the candied citrus and nuts, and transfer to a container. Cover, and store in the freezer until ready to serve.

RICOTTA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; remove from heat. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until chilled.
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine ricotta, honey, and salt until smooth. Slowly add chilled sugar syrup. Freeze in an ice-cream maker, following manufacturer's instructions.

RICOTTA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Blend ricotta and sugar in food processor till smooth.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Fold cream through ricotta.
• Transfer to a freeerproof container.
• Freeze for 6 hours.
• Serve scoops with fruit.

RICOTTA AND CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM CONES

Steps:

• For the Ricotta and Chocolate Chip Ice Cream: In a medium bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese and milk until smooth. Add the simple syrup and vanilla extract. Stir to combine. Pour the ricotta mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Add the chocolate chips 10 minutes before the end of freezing.
• For the Sugar Cones: Stand 3 sugar cones in each of the 4 glass tumblers. Mix the chocolate-hazelnut spread and chocolate chips together in a small bowl. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of the pan does not touch the water. Stir until the chocolate chips have melted and the mixture is smooth. Spoon 2 teaspoons of chocolate mixture into each sugar cone. Place the glasses in the freezer for 10 to15 minutes until the chocolate becomes firm.
• To serve: Using a 2-ounce ice cream scoop, place 1 scoop of ice cream on top of each sugar cone. Serve immediately.
• In a saucepan, combine water and sugar over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Take the pan off the heat and allow the syrup to cool.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE RICOTTA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place the first 7 ingredients in a blender; cover and process until combined, about 1 minute. Add cream and cooled melted chocolate; cover and process until slightly thickened, 30 seconds., Fill cylinder of ice cream maker no more than two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer's directions, adding dark chocolate during the last 5 minutes of processing in proportion to the amount of the mixture in the cylinder. Refrigerate any remaining mixture until ready to freeze., Transfer ice cream to freezer containers, allowing headspace for expansion. Freeze until firm, 2-4 hours.

RASPBERRY-RICOTTA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Puree ricotta, sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, and a pinch of salt. Stir in cream. Freeze in ice cream maker, then mix in berries. Transfer to a container and freeze until firm.

RICOTTA CREAM

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, combine all the ingredients and mix until they are smooth. Put the cream in the refrigerator to chill slightly before serving.
• Serve over the oven-poached pears or any other warm fruit.

RICOTTA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place ricotta cheese and cream in a blender and mix until smooth.
• Add the remaining ingredients.
• Once the mixture is smooth, pour into an ice-cream machine.