It usually starts with a leftover tub in the fridge.
One that stares back at you like it knows it deserves better than pasta.
That’s the secret door into the world of Easy Ricotta Desserts – a sweet universe where ricotta stops being just lasagna filler and becomes the hero your spoon’s been waiting for.
Yes, that creamy, mild-mannered cheese has a dessert side and is wildly underrated.
Ricotta knows how to behave.
It blends like a dream, plays nice with chocolate, citrus, honey, and fruit, and makes everything feel lighter without losing flavor.
In these 35 easy recipes, you’ll see it folded into cheesecakes, whipped into mousse, baked into cakes, and even rolled into cookies your nonna might secretly approve of.
This guide isn’t here to preach or pressure.
It’s here to help you fall in love with that unassuming cheese sitting quietly in your fridge door.
You’ll get the how-to without the food snobbery, and the kind of recipes that work just as well on a weeknight as they do for Sunday lunch.
35 Best Ricotta Desserts
1. Creamy Ricotta
2. Ricotta Cheesecake
3. Chocolate Chip Ricotta Ice Cream
4. Fennel Honey Ricotta Baked Alaska
5. Ricotta Cannoli Filling
6. Peach Ricotta Tarts With Lemon Thyme Honey
7. Sweet Italian Ricotta Pie
8. Ricotta, Orange, And Dark Chocolate Tart
9. Ricotta Frosting
10. Raspberry Lemon Ricotta Muffins
11. Ricotta Mousse With Fresh Raspberries
12. Ricotta Crumb Bars
13. Crostatine With Ricotta, Yogurt, And Berries
14. Plum Tart With Ricotta & Greek Yogurt
15. Ricotta Almond Cheesecake Braid
16. Ricotta Dessert Parfait With Fresh Fruit And Preserves
17. Ricotta Fritters
18. Baked Banana Ricotta Cups
19. Ricotta And Pistachio Crostata
20. Ricotta Cream With Cherry Compote
21. One-Bowl Lemon Ricotta Cupcakes
22. Ricotta Chocolate Chip Pastry Squares
23. Pomegranate Ricotta Cheesecake Tart
24. Mango And Persimmon Ricotta Toast
25. Apple Galette With Ricotta And Almonds
26. Lemon Curd & Ricotta Turnovers
27. Baked Pears With Almonds, Honey, And Ricotta
28. White Chocolate Ricotta Donuts
29. Cinnamon Spiced Ricotta Cannoli Dip
30. Easy Italian Lemon Ricotta Doughnuts
31. Whipped Ricotta And Lemon Stuffed Crepes
32. Ricotta Cookies
33. Strawberry Ricotta Cake
34. Baked Vanilla Ricotta Pudding
35. Ricotta Strawberry Puff Pastry
Conclusion
Let’s call it what it is: ricotta just pulled off the ultimate transformation.
Easy Ricotta Desserts turned that humble cheese into a dessert MVP without a sweat.
No tantrums, no soufflé collapses – just smooth, creamy success, one spoonful at a time.
These recipes made your kitchen smell amazing and your to-do list feel irrelevant for a while.
That’s dessert therapy.
What started with a “what do I do with this?” turned into “why didn’t I start sooner?”
The 35 desserts in this guide didn’t just fill your plate – they probably made you rethink what ricotta can do.
It’s not just a backup for when you run out of mascarpone.
It’s the main event – light, adaptable, and always game for a little sugar.
Ricotta already knows how to shine.
All it needed was a dessert-sized stage and someone willing to give it a shot.
That someone’s officially you.