Pavesini Cookies with Jam and Ricotta, perfect for a quick and tasty snack or as a simple dessert, these cookies with jam and ricotta are prepared in no time and require 3 ingredients.
You can use classic Pavesini, chocolate ones, or coffee ones and the jam or preserves you like best. We used homemade apricot jam, but depending on the season, prune preserves, cherry preserves, or chunky orange marmalade work well.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 9 Pieces
- Cooking methods: No Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 40.54 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 6.73 (g) of which sugars 4.61 (g)
- Proteins 1.12 (g)
- Fat 1.07 (g) of which saturated 0.49 (g)of which unsaturated 0.51 (g)
- Fibers 0.16 (g)
- Sodium 19.47 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 16 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Pavesini Cookies with Jam and Ricotta
- 18 pavesini
- 2.1 oz ricotta (including goat's)
- 1.4 oz jam (of choice)
- as needed powdered sugar
Steps for Pavesini Cookies with Jam and Ricotta
Easier done than said, these cookies are super-fast, you can use ricotta, cream cheese, or even mascarpone.
Work the ricotta in a small bowl with a fork to make it creamy, then arrange the 18 Pavesini on a serving plate.
On half of them, spread the ricotta using a teaspoon, on the remaining ones, spread the jam.
Join the Pavesini, one half with ricotta and the other with jam, pressing them slightly, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
The Cookies with Ricotta and Jam are ready!!
Tips, Variations, and Storage
You can use whichever jam or preserves you prefer.
Choose a dry ricotta a few days old; goat’s ricotta is perfect as it is slightly sweet.
You can replace the ricotta with robiola, cream cheese, or even mascarpone for a richer version.
If you want to try making homemade cream cheese, follow my foolproof recipe.
These cookies can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 day in an airtight container.
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