A super easy ricotta cheese recipe that yields an amazing and delicious creamy ricotta cheese. Making your own ricotta cheese at home is way easier than you might think. This ricotta cheese recipe only requires four simple ingredients and a little bit of time. Your own homemade ricotta cheese will be far tastier than store bought versions. Once you make your own you’ll never go back to store bought again! For the full recipe and easy to follow step by step directions check out the video posted below.
Ingredients
5 cups of whole milk
1 cup of heavy cream
1 tsp salt
3 tablespoons to 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
Directions
In a large pot heat milk, cream and salt to 200 degrees farenheit. Stir in lemon juice, if mixture fails to curdle add more lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. Natural lemons vary in acidity so you may need more acid in your mixture. Stir mixture lightly so as not to break up the curds, then let sit for 10 minutes to half an hour. The curds will have settled on top. Strain mixture using a coffee filter, cheescloth, or fine mesh over a large bowl. Give a gentle shake so that the whey strains through and let sit for one hour. After an hour gather cheesecloth ends together lift up cheese mixture and squeeze a bit to remove any excess whey, place ricotta in a container, stir, cover and refrigerate. It will keep fresh for approximately a week. Enjoy!