Ricotta Semifreddo

Name: Ricotta Semifreddo
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 85 grams fat-free cream cheese, softened; 59 milliliters fat-free milk; 118 milliliters chilled heavy cream; 59 milliliters honey; 2 teaspoons grated orange rind; 454 grams part-skim ricotta cheese (such as Calabro); 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Ricotta Semifreddo might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 252 calories, 8g of protein, and 14g of fat each. A mixture of cream cheese, vanillan extract, heavy cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Line a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Loaf Pan

Combine 1/2 cup sugar, milk, honey, orange rind, vanilla extract, 1/8 teaspoon salt, cream cheese, and ricotta in a blender; process until smooth.

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Vanilla Extract

Cream Cheese

Orange Zest

Ricotta Cheese

Honey

Sugar

Milk

Salt

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Blender

Pour the mixture into a large bowl.

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Bowl

Pour cream into a medium bowl, and beat with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/4 cup whipped cream into ricotta mixture. Fold in the remaining cream.

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Whipped Cream

Ricotta Cheese

Cream

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Blender

Bowl

Spoon mixture into prepared loaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap, and freeze at least 8 hours or until set.

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Wrap

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Loaf Pan

Remove semifreddo from freezer, and let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes. Discard top piece of plastic wrap. Invert loaf pan onto a serving platter, and tap to remove semifreddo. Discard the remaining plastic wrap, and slice semifreddo crosswise.

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Wrap

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Loaf Pan

Serve with orange sections and currants, if desired.

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Orange Slices