Comments on: Homemade Ricotta Cheese - 4 Simple Ingredients!

By: Holly Nilsson

Holly Nilsson — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 01:16:17 +0000

In reply to Erin.

I haven’t tried this without cream so I can’t say for sure how it would work. Let us kow how it goes if you try it!

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 23:27:48 +0000

Is there an alternative for the cream and/or can it be omitted? We have to use lactose free dairy products in our house and there are many options for lactose free milk, but sadly I haven’t been able to find lactose free cream yet.

By: Spend With Pennies AO

Spend With Pennies AO — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:19:10 +0000

In reply to Ku’ualoha.

Hi Ku’ualoha, I have always drained the liquid off but I bet it would be delicious used to make homemade pasta, bread or in a creamy soup! I would love to hear what you end up using it in!

By: Ku’ualoha

Ku’ualoha — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:10:03 +0000

I would like to know if there is any use for the liquid that is drained? Mahalo!

By: Bloom

Bloom — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:13:19 +0000

Mine came out delicious. Used a full cream milk and used lemon juice. Cheese had a sweet smell after it was strained. Used it for ravioli, love it!

By: Holly Nilsson

Holly Nilsson — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:19:49 +0000

In reply to Rick M.

Thanks so much for the tip Rick!!

By: Rick M

Rick M — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:27:05 +0000

In reply to Jayne.

Hi Jayne,
I suspect I know what your issue might be. Are you using a reactive pan? I have made this a few times (always in my enameled cast iron dutch oven) with great results! Right now, as we speak, I doubled the receipe in side by side pots, enameled cast iron dutch oven on the left and my aluminum pot on the right. The ricotta in the aluminum pot is not curdling, so I suspect this is the reason. I beleive the recipe only works in a non-reactive pot. My $.02 cents.

By: Holly Nilsson

Holly Nilsson — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:16:07 +0000

In reply to Jayne.

I can’t say for sure Jayne, we made this ricotta again this week and it turned out beautifully. Did you allow the mixture to just come to a boil? Did you use vinegar or fresh lemon juice?

By: Jayne

Jayne — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:02:57 +0000

I have done this 2 times. Followed every step. Never got any curds. Used white vinegar and whole milk. What am I doing wrong? Ps…I’m a very experienced cook and baker

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:52:23 +0000

Holly: Thank you for the recipe for homemade ricotta cheese. Planned on making lasagna had all the ingredients except the ricotta. Found the recipe here at your website, my son helped me but it together. It was simple. Did not have fresh whole milk but always have several cans of Nestle NIDO Fortificada Instant milk in my cupboard. Used the dry milk in place of the whole milk, just followed the directions for making four cups of milk. Followed your directions for the ricotta step by step. Wow! Now, have the ricotta cheese for my lasagna. Thanks again for posting this recipe.