These Baked Ricotta Ravioli, are made with a scrumptious flakey pastry then stuffed with a flippantly sweetened Ricotta filling and baked to perfection. The right Italian deal with that may be served for dessert or as a day snack with a cup of tea or espresso!
These are a candy Italian deal with that my mother-in-law used to make, however finished just a bit totally different. This time I used certainly one of my Canadian Pastry Fillings, a Brown Sugar Pie Crust as a substitute of the standard Italian Pastry, just like the one I utilized in these Pumpkin Pie Crammed Ravioli.
I additionally determined to bake these Candy Ravioli and never deep fry them. However I did fill them together with her Ricotta and Chocolate Chip Filling. I at all times keep in mind the primary time I tasted her Candy Ravioli stuffed with a Creamy Ricotta Filling and considering “it may’t get significantly better than this”!
Recipe Elements
- Pie dough – I used my brown sugar pie crust
- Ricotta cheese – drained if crucial
- Sugar – granulated sugar and powdered sugar
- Chocolate chips – I used unsweetened mini chocolate chips
- Lemon – zest
The way to make a Creamy Ricotta Filling
- At all times drain your ricotta cheese both with a sieve or cheesecloth for a minimum of an hour.
- If this can be very watery then go away it within the sieve in a lined bowl for twenty-four hours.
- Be sure that to combine the sugar and ricotta fully earlier than gently stirring within the chocolate chips.
The way to make Baked Ricotta Ravioli
These have been so good and gone in minutes, for the complete directions and components please scroll right down to the recipe card on the backside of the put up.
Make the dough as per directions, use half the dough for this recipe, (the opposite half may be frozen or made into hand pies, cookies or tarts.
Drain the ricotta cheese. In a medium bowl combine collectively the ricotta and sugar till creamy, then gently stir within the mini chocolate chips and zest.
Roll out half the dough, minimize out rounds with a medium measurement spherical cookie cutter, place some filling on one facet of the spherical and canopy it with the unfilled facet. Seal the perimeters properly with a fork, place them on the ready baking sheet and bake till golden. Let cool, then mud with powdered sugar earlier than serving.
Variations and Substitutions
As a substitute of the brown sugar pie crust you would substitute with a typical Italian pie dough (pasta frolla), or a conventional pie dough, a chocolate pie crust or why not strive a yogurt pie dough and even an almond crust?
The way to retailer Baked Ricotta Ravioli
Like most baked items they’re actually scrumptious simply baked however if you happen to do occur to have leftovers make sure to retailer them in an hermetic container and refrigerate, they need to hold for a day or two. I might heat them up within the oven or microwave earlier than serving.
To freeze the baked ravioli, place in a freezer secure container, separated by parchment paper, they may hold for as much as 3 months within the freezer. Thaw within the fridge in a single day, convey to room temperature and dirt with powdered sugar earlier than serving.
These went fairly shortly so I didn’t have to fret about left overs. And naturally like most Italian desserts a bit of dusting of powdered sugar is all these Do-it-yourself Candy Ravioli actually need. Get pleasure from!
MAKE THE BROWN SUGAR PIE CRUST
RICOTTA FILLING
- ¾ cup ricotta cheese
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- ½-1 tablespoon lemon zest
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Make the Pastry Crust
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Make the Pastry Crust as per directions, use half the dough for this recipe, (the opposite half may be frozen).
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Pre-heat oven to 350F (180 C), line one or two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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In a medium bowl combine collectively the ricotta and sugar till creamy, then gently stir within the mini chocolate chips and zest.
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Roll out half the dough to a ⅛ inch thickness, minimize out spherical with a medium measurement spherical cookie cutter, place a teaspoonful of filling on one facet of the spherical cowl with the unfilled facet. Seal the perimeters properly first with moist fingers then with the tongs of a fork, place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake for about 15-20 minutes or till golden. Let cool, mud with powdered sugar if desired. Get pleasure from!
Like most baked items they’re actually scrumptious simply baked however if you happen to do occur to have leftovers make sure to retailer them in an hermetic container and refrigerate, they need to hold for a day or two. I might heat them up within the oven or microwave earlier than serving.
To freeze the baked ravioli, place in a freezer secure container, separated by parchment paper, they may hold for as much as 3 months within the freezer. Thaw within the fridge in a single day, convey to room temperature and dirt with powdered sugar earlier than serving.
Energy: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fats: 1g | Saturated Fats: 1g | Ldl cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 9mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.1mg
Up to date from February 21, 2018.
