Who would have thought that you could make puddings with whey?? Did you know? I didn’t! But as soon as I found out, I immediately tried to make this peach pudding. 😊 It turned out really good!
If you too are homemade producers of fresh cheese or ricotta, you have surely wondered what to do with the whey that remains after collecting the curd and turning it into your favorite homemade cheese.
Years and years ago, during my very first productions of fresh cheese, I didn’t know that whey could be reused and, although reluctantly, I had thrown it away. Since I didn’t like this at all, I worked hard to understand how to use this whey, which logic told me must have properties and its inevitable utility.
The first thing I thought of doing, and immediately found confirmation of, was to use it in leavened doughs, instead of water or milk, so mainly to make bread, pizzas, and focaccias. And that’s how I’ve used it for years.
Then one day, while reading various information on the web about ricotta, I stumbled upon this article, among whose comments someone said they had used whey to make pudding. It made my eyes widen! Really??? 😮 Pudding????
Not knowing well where to start to make my self-taught test right away, I played it safe by using my strawberry pudding as a starting point, replacing the milk with the whey I had left from the ricotta production. What can I say, it went great, the experiment worked!
🌞 The Light and Tasty column today is at its last episode before the summer break, so with great pleasure, I add this peach pudding with whey to the other fresh summer recipes with which my colleagues and I wish you a happy summer. As always, you will find everything after the recipe. 😉
👇 And if you are looking for other ideas with peaches, take a look at these recipes too!
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 3 Hours
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 3
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer
Ingredients
- 5 oz whey (liquid part of the milk after separation from the curd)
- 1 1/4 cups peaches (2 small peaches)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 lemon zest
Tools
- Molds with smooth cap
- Small Pot
- Immersion Blender
- Food Scale
Steps
Wash the peaches, peel them, and cut into pieces.
Place the pieces in the immersion blender cup, add the whey, and blend.
👉 Note: it is preferable that the whey comes from ricotta curdled with lemon (instead of vinegar).
Add the flour and blend again, then the lemon zest.
☝ To be precise, I sifted the flour and mixed it with a spoon. However, I noticed that some small lumps still formed, so I decided to blend again (that’s why I recommend blending it with the peach from the start) but… forgetting the zest. I managed to recover a piece – albeit ‘chewed’ – but I will say that it was quite fine, so if you want to chop it with everything else… you can! 🥳
Pour the smoothie into a small pot, add the sugar, turn on the heat, and bring to a boil while stirring continuously with a spoon.
After a few minutes, the mixture thickens. It remains soft but will complete firming up as it cools.
👉 If you prefer a firmer consistency, you can slightly increase the flour or use cornstarch, which I have found very effective for other types of pudding. I would have used it here but I ran out. 🙂
Pour the mixture into three pudding molds.
☝ I’ll repeat the information I gave in the strawberry pudding recipe: for this type of soft-textured fruit pudding that tends to stick to the sides, it’s useful to use molds with a cap. These are molds that have both a lid and a smaller top cap, which is removed at the time of unmolding. This allows air to enter the mold and facilitates the descent of the pudding.
These molds of mine are Tupperware I’ve had for many years, but of the same type, there are various brands, and in the Tools list, I have given you two different examples, one with a smooth cap and one with a decorated cap that – like mine – imprints a decoration on the pudding (check them out, they are very useful!).
(Or simply use little bowls).
After keeping the puddings in the fridge for at least 2 or 3 hours, unmold them directly onto the plates.
And enjoy immediately! 😋🙂
So… if you have just finished producing your nice homemade fresh cheese, or ricotta, do not throw away the whey! Use it to make this creamy peach pudding, good, healthy, and also a bit alternative. 🙂 It’s worth it!
Information on Whey
Whey is fat-free and contains about 50% of the lactose in milk, it is a source of proteins, vitamins, and minerals (calcium, phosphorus, and potassium). It is a dietary supplement and an intestinal regulator.
Reading the article I linked in the introduction plus various others around the web, I discovered that whey can be used in many ways and recipes (besides for baking or making this peach pudding, of course 😊). For example, it can be used to:
■ marinate meat (just like kefir),
■ soak legumes,
■ preserve mozzarella (when leftovers),
■ or added to fruit juices and smoothies (it will leave a tangy note that I see well with certain fruits).
■ finally, it can also be used externally, as a skin toner or to strengthen skin defenses, as it regulates the skin’s pH.
Enjoy! 🥳
Enjoy! 🥳
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And now it’s time to say goodbye. With the other fresh recipes from my colleagues, the Light and Tasty Team wishes you a Happy Summer, and we’ll see you again refreshed in September! 🌞
(You and I will meet again on these screens in a few days, I have a tutorial in the works that I’m sure you’ll be interested in! 😉).
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