Coeur à la Crème
Here's something special for all those with a Valentine's birthday, but easy enough to make year-round.
Ingredients
- 2 cups ricotta
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- grated rind of 1 orange or lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- sugar to taste (about 1/4 to 1/3 cup)
- frozen raspberries or strawberries
Equipment
- measuring cup and spoons
- food processor or blender
- sieve and cheesecloth to line it
- bowl large enough to hold the sieve
- zester or fine grater
- heart-shaped mold with holes for draining
- pan large enough to contain the heart-shaped mold
Directions
This recipe only takes about 10 minutes of preparation, but you'll need to get started a day ahead of time so that the whey can drain away.
DAY 1
- Combine ricotta and yogurt.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour into a cheesecloth lined sieve set over a bowl.
- Drain in refrigerator for 24 hours.
DAY 2
- Turn drained cheese mixture into a bowl.
- Blend with grated rind, vanilla and sugar.
- Turn into heart-shaped mold lined with cheesecloth. Set on a dish (I use a pyrex square baking dish) to collect any additional whey.
- Drain in refrigerator for another 4 hours.
- Thaw the frozen berries and purée. You should have about 1 cup of purée. Sweeten with a dusting of sugar, if desired.
PRESENTATION
Turn mold onto plate and remove the cheesecloth.
Pour puréed berries around the heart.
Even if you don't have the heart-shaped mold, you can still make the recipe using a sieve. You'll just end up with a rounded mound of crème which will still look festive surrounded by the puréed berries.
The whey you collect when draining the yogurt-ricotta mixture is great as a substitute for buttermilk in pancakes.
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Comments
2 Comments
I wish you said how many serves this makes...I'm assuming about 8 1/2 cup servings. Also...presentation would be alot better if it was scattered w fresh raspberries.
Trude Helm 10 August 2018, at 11:50 pm
The size of the serving depends on how much you allowed the ricotta and yogurt to drain. You will probably end up with closer to 6 half-cup portions. Love your idea for presentation!
Better Together 14 August 2018, at 1:32 pm