Receta A no bake dessert that is fast and pretty: Ricotta Truffles

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Ricotta truffles are easy to make and you can use a variety of coatings according to your taste. It takes very little time and the only requirement is that they must be refrigerated until you serve them.

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Raciónes: 30 truffles
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Ingredientes

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  • 1 cup confectionary sugar
  • 1 cup good quality cocoa powder (no sugar added)
  • 1 7 oz. package shredded sweet coconut
  • 1 lb. of whole milk ricotta

Direcciones

  1. PREPARATION
  2. Mix equal amounts of ricotta and powdered sugar and place the mixture in the refrigerator until it hardens to the point of being able to roll into a ball.
  3. ASSEMBLY
  4. Roll out into small balls the size of chocolate truffles. Roll 50% of them in the cocoa powder and 50% of them in the grated coconut. Keep them refrigerated until you are ready to serve them.
  5. NOTE
  6. It is possible to prepare them in the morning and serve in the evening. However, they will only stay a few days in the refrigerator and are never as good as when eaten the same day.

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Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 21g
Recipe makes 30 servings
Calories 49  
Calories from Fat 29 59%
Total Fat 3.38g 4%
Saturated Fat 2.28g 9%
Trans Fat 0.0g  
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 13mg 1%
Potassium 28mg 1%
Total Carbs 2.58g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3%
Sugars 0.26g 0%
Protein 2.35g 4%
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  • Nanette
    Patricia: You hooked me on "Ricotta Truffles are easy to make"....I sure will try this one. Thanks! N
    cucinananette.blogspot.com
    • Pattie Meegan
      Ooooh Patricia, this one will be made this weekend. I just happen to have some ricotta just waiting to be truffle-ized!
      xoxo pattie
      Yo he cocinado/probado esta receta
      • Foodessa
        Patricia....if there's someone smiling right now...it's my Hubby who adores Ricotta in any recipe.
        Yours is so incredibly easy to put together.

        Thank goodness you're here to show us your very simple and tasty recipes ;o)

        Ciao for now and flavourful wishes,
        Claudia
        • Melinda
          Not hardening here either...any suggestions
          Yo he cocinado/probado esta receta

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          • Beth
            23 de Febrero de 2012
            Impossible. No amount of chilling is going to harden this enough to shape into balls. All I have is a drippy blob that's going in the trash. It sounded good but doesn't execute.

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