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Buttered toast with mashed potatoes and herbs on a white plate.

Ricotta with Honey and Herbs

Bree Hester
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, Appetizers & Snacks, Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Servings 4
Calories 241 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup whole milk ricotta
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • Fresh thyme
  • Fresh rosemary
  • 4 brioche slices or other delicious bread

Instructions
 

  • You could easily just put some ricotta in a beautiful bowl, but I wanted to see if I could shape the ricotta into a ball. Wrap the ricotta in a piece of cheesecloth.
    Cream cheese in a cheesecloth for homemade cheese preparation.
  • Wrap the cheesecloth around the ricotta and chill in the fridge for an hour or so.
    Fresh homemade cheesecloth cheese being drained into a white bowl for delicious baked cheese recipes.
  • Slice the vanilla bean in half. Use the back of your knife to scrape the seeds out.
    Bitten vanilla cake on a wooden cutting board with vanilla beans and a chef's knife, perfect for baking and dessert preparation.
  • Add the vanilla bean, honey, and water to a saucepan.
    Vanilla beans infusing in a pot of vanilla bean extract, ready for baking or dessert recipes.
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 12 to 15 minutes, it will get thick and syrupy.
    Buttered vanilla extract heating in a saucepan, preparing for baking or dessert recipes.
  • Let the syrup cool and strain out the vanilla bean. Chop rosemary and thyme.
    Vanilla bean in melted butter for baking recipe.
  • Sprinkle herbs over the ricotta. Drizzle honey over the ricotta.
  • Toast some brioche, and spread the cheese over the bread.
    Cream cheese spread on toasted bread with herbs, served as a delicious breakfast or snack.

Nutrition

Calories: 241kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 7gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 58mgFiber: 0.1g
Keyword brunch ideas, easy appetizer, honey ricotta toast, ricotta appetizer, ricotta with herbs
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