(Source: cookingdivine.com & photos also)
Cannoli Ice Cream made with Fresh Ricotta Cheese
Prep time
12 hours
Cook time
1 hour
Total time
13 hours
Cannoli flavored ice cream made with fresh ricotta cheese.
Author: Cooking Divine
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 1 quart
Ingredients
- 15 Oz Fresh Ricotta Cheese
- Pinch of Salt
- ½ Cup Sugar
- ½ Cup Inverted Sugar (or sub extra ¼ cup sugar)
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- ⅛ Teaspoon Fresh Nutmeg
- ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¾ Cup Chocolate Chips
Directions
- Set aside 1 cup heavy cream in a bowl over an ice bath.
- In a medium saucepan heat the ricotta, salt, milk, sugar and inverted sugar until everything is melted together.
- Pour the heated mixture through a fine strainer into the cold bowl of cream over the ice bath.
- Add the nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to overnight.
- Pour cold mixture into your ice cream maker and freeze to manufacturers instructions.
- Add chocolate chips to churning ice cream 5 minutes before it finishes.
