The ricotta and fresh fruit cream is a spoon dessert ready in no time, an excellent mousse for a light dessert, breakfast, or snack. Grandma Benedetta prepares it at home for her grandchildren as a light and fresh snack. Without sugar, it’s a dessert appreciated even by diabetics or those following a healthy diet.

Which fruit to use? Naturally, seasonal fruit.

Collection period summer fruit:

#apricots – from May to August

#watermelon – from June to September

#Italian bananas – from April to November

#barattiere – from May to August

#carosello – from May to August

#cherries – from May to early August

figs – from July to October

#strawberries – from March to September

#berries – all summer

#raspberries – from June to August

lemon – all year round, especially good in spring

#melon – from June to September

#blueberries – from May to August

#blackberries – from July to October

pears – from June to December

#peaches – from May to September

plums – from June to October

#currants – from June to September

Collection period autumnal – winter:

#oranges – from October to July

#avocado – from October to June

#clementines – from October to February

#feijoa – from September to December

#kiwi – from September to April

#kumquat – from late November to early April

#mango – from late July to November

#mapo – – from October to January

#apples – from August to December

winter melon – from September to November

#miyagawa satsuma – from September to December

#pears – from June to December

#grapes – from late July to November

Exotic fruit – available all year round as it’s imported

– pineapple

– coconut

RECIPES with mixed fruit