Food Recipes Make It Yourself: Fresh Ricotta 3.0 (2) 1 Review Once you try your hand at making this milky cheese (just four ingredients necessary!), you’ll find no shortage of ways to use it. Spoon it over bowls of pasta, spread it onto thick slices of warm toast, tuck it into omelets, fold it into dips, dollop it on top of pizza. And, of course, layer it into lasagna. This homemade version is creamier and more luscious than store-bought varieties—and it’s ready in less than an hour. By Grace Elkus Grace Elkus Grace Elkus is a food writer and editor with over a decade of experience in culinary media. Highlights: * Associate food editor at Real Simple, where she developed recipes, wrote food stories, and assisted with styling * Deputy food director at Kitchn, where she and her team were responsible for 100 recipes a month * Currently the content lead for JOKR Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on February 6, 2018 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Greg DuPree Hands On Time: 15 mins Total Time: 45 mins Yield: 2¾ cups Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 8 cups (2 qt.) whole milk (not UHT pasteurized) 1 ½ cups heavy cream 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar Directions Combine milk, cream, and salt in a large saucepan. Heat over medium-high, stirring every few minutes to prevent scorching, until milk just begins to boil (milk will foam and begin to rise), 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand until foaming subsides, about 30 seconds. Slowly stir in vinegar. Let mixture stand until milk curdles and separates from whey, 10 to 15 minutes. Line a fine-mesh sieve with a double layer of damp cheesecloth; set over a large bowl. Pour curdled milk into sieve. Let drain, emptying bowl if bottom of sieve touches any drained liquid (the whey), until most of the whey has drained and a rich, creamy ricotta remains, 10 to 15 minutes. Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 89 Calories 9g Fat 1g Carbs 3g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Calories 89 % Daily Value * Total Fat 9g 11% Saturated Fat 5g 26% Cholesterol 25mg 8% Sodium 89mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 1g 0% Total Sugars 1g Protein 3g *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.