Super Fast Cookie Dessert with Ricotta and Lemon

Today a super fast cookie dessert with ricotta and lemon. I prepare it without eggs and without mascarpone, it’s easy to make and low in calories, it will win you over, and you will enjoy eating it, I’m sure! It’s a bit different from the classic cookie dessert with milk and chocolate cream but just as good and delicate. Fresh spoon dessert and no-bake, perfect for those who don’t want or can’t turn on the oven, it’s really simple to prepare. You only need 3 simple ingredients: cookies, ricotta, and organic lemon.

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Super Fast Cookie Dessert with Ricotta and Lemon
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Rest time: 2 Hours
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Portions: 10
  • Cooking methods: No-bake
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons
296.25 Kcal
calories per serving
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  • Energy 296.25 (Kcal)
  • Carbohydrates 26.24 (g) of which sugars 14.68 (g)
  • Proteins 6.80 (g)
  • Fat 18.41 (g) of which saturated 5.60 (g)of which unsaturated 2.49 (g)
  • Fibers 0.64 (g)
  • Sodium 282.21 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 90 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

  • 14 oz ricotta
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tbsps powdered sugar
  • 9 oz cookies
  • to taste lemon
  • 1 glass water
  • 2 tbsps sugar
  • to taste lemon juice

Tools

  • 1 Baking Dish
  • 1 Spatula

Steps

  • In a bowl, mix the sugar with the ricotta and lemon zest.

  • Then add the whipped cream and mix from bottom to top.

  • Prepare the syrup in this way: Pour the water and sugar into a saucepan, wait until it boils, then pour the lemon juice and wait for it to cool slightly.

  • Soak the cookies in the syrup and then in a baking dish alternate layers of cookies and cream.

  • The last layer should be just cream, then cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for at least 1 hour.

  • After the resting time, decorate with grated lemon zest and lemon slices.

Storage

The super fast cookie dessert with lemon cream can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, well-covered with plastic wrap. It can be frozen for about 2 weeks in the freezer.

How to Substitute the Lemon Syrup

If you don’t like lemon syrup, you can replace it with other syrups

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Silvia Sciattella

CuciniAmo with Chicca, this is my blog where you will find many Italian recipes reinterpreted by me, adapting them to the hectic everyday life.

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