Ricotta cheese recipes
Ricotta is a mellow-flavoured Italian soft cheese used to add creamy richness to both sweet and savoury dishes alike. Choose from our ricotta recipes for sweet tortes, pasta dishes, pancakes and classic spinach and ricotta ravioli.
Or learn how to make your own fresh ricotta from scratch.
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Sweet tart recipes
Sweet ricotta tart
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s sweet ricotta tart with dark chocolate and Italian candied fruit is a...

Italian dessert recipes
Torta della nonna (ricotta and lemon tart)
Angela Hartnett‘s elegant ricotta and lemon tart (torta della nonna) would make a fine dinner...

Pizza recipes
Roast pepper, anchovy and ricotta pizza
Ready-made frozen pizza dough is a life-saver when you’re short on time midweek. Roll them...

Healthy soup recipes
Vegetable soup with ricotta dumplings
Get your five-a-day in one bowlful with our healthy vegetable soup recipe topped with cheesy...

Sweet pancake recipes
Ricotta pancakes with spiced pear and bacon butter
Sweet and salty with a hint of spice, these fluffy ricotta pancakes with bacon are...

Fig recipes
Fig, orange and ricotta cheesecake puddings
A creamy and sweet ricotta cheese is topped with a crunchy biscuit and nut sprinkle...

Savoury tarts
Tomato, thyme and ricotta tart
The secret with this beauty is to bake the case the night before so it’s...

Italian dessert recipes
Ricotta filo tart with figs, rum and toasted...
Fresh figs always make an impressive dish. Place on top of a creamy rum and...

Vegetarian pasta recipes
Ricotta and spinach tortelli
Known as Tortelli maremmani in Italy, this larger version of ravioli has a wide border...

Pancake recipes
Thyme-scented strawberry and ricotta pancakes
Ricotta pancakes are a true crowd pleaser and these ones – filled with strawberries and...

Italian dessert recipes
Italian ricotta tart
Think creamy, zesty rice pudding, made with a good splash of rum, encased in golden...

February seasonal recipes
Savoury ricotta and greens fritters
You can make Debbie Major’s fritters with other greens, such as swiss chard, spinach, curly...

Vegetarian Christmas starter recipes
Baked ricotta with chilli and thyme
Creamy baked ricotta with a spicy kick is just what your fresh loaf of bread...

Ricotta cheese recipes
Homemade ricotta
Homemade ricotta has a fresh, clean, milky flavour and a light texture. It’s extremely versatile...

Ricotta cheese recipes
Italian sultana and ricotta torte
Debbie Major’s lemony torte, studded with plump, juicy sultanas, is best served warm or at...

Leftover chicken recipes
Chicken, spinach and ricotta cannelloni
Use up leftover roast chicken in this comforting cannelloni recipe with spinach and ricotta. The...

Healthy pasta recipes
Lemon, ricotta, fennel and chilli oil linguine
Pasta doesn’t get much faster than this – ready to eat in 30 minutes this...

Pasta bake recipes
Easy baked spinach and ricotta pasta shells
A classic Italian pasta recipe – conchiglioni (pasta shells) are stuffed with a cheesy ricotta...

Asparagus recipes
Cheat’s ricotta gnudi with asparagus and crumbs
Wow your guests with this easy gnocchi-like dumpling recipe. Made with light ricotta instead of...

Comfort food
Fresh ricotta and spinach crespellini
Homemade ricotta, made from Jersey milk, makes this stuffed savoury pancake recipe, or crespellini, a...