Glazed Ricotta with Vanilla Bean

Name: Glazed Ricotta with Vanilla Bean
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 egg yolks; 4 servings Fresh fruit, for serving; 454 grams fresh ricotta cheese; 59 milliliters pure maple syrup; 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped

Glazed Ricotta with Vanilla Bean might be a good recipe to expand your side dish repertoire. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and vegetarian recipe has 351 calories, 15g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up maple syrup, fruit, ricotta cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the broiler. In a small saucepan, warm the maple syrup with the vanilla bean scrapings; let cool slightly. In a bowl, mix the ricotta with the syrup.

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Vanilla Bean

Maple Syrup

Ricotta Cheese

Syrup

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Whisk in the egg yolks until blended.

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Whisk

Spread the ricotta in 4 shallow 5-inch gratin dishes and broil 6 inches from the heat, rotating the dishes as necessary to glaze the ricotta evenly.

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Ricotta Cheese

Glaze

Serve with fresh fruit.

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Fresh Fruit

Wine Recommendation: Go for a light, fruity, not-too-sweet Muscat-based wine, such as the 1998 Vietti Moscato Cascinetta or the 1997 Robert Mondavi Moscato d'Oro.

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