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The temperatures are kinda crazy here in Ohio. One day it’s in the low 50’s, then the following day it’s in the 80’s. The heat has me realizing two very important things; One: I need a pedicure something fierce and Two: it’s time to stock with the freezer with homemade ice cold treats. What better way to chill out than with a Strawberry-Ricotta Popsicle?
I completely forgot to put my Zoku in the freezer after the last time I used it, so I decided to make these popsicles the old school way – in a Dixie cup. It really couldn’t be simpler, just pour your popsicle mix into the cups, cover the top of the cup with a small square of foil, insert your stick and freeze.
I’ll admit it, I was a little leery about adding ricotta cheese to a popsicle; however the results were quite splendid. The blend of ripe, sweet berries mixed with tangy ricotta cheese creates a smooth and creamy popsicle that simply begs to be devoured on a hot Summer day. I can’t wait to play around with more ricotta infused popsicle recipes – I envision a lemon cream popsicle in my very near future!
What’s you favorite cool summer treat?
Strawberry-Ricotta Popsicles
Ingredients:
1 pint (12 oz.) fresh strawberries, hulled
2 cups (15 oz.) Sargento® Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese
1/4 cup sugar, or to taste
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Directions:
1. Puree strawberries in a blender or food processor. Add ricotta cheese, sugar and lemon juice; blend or process 2 minutes.
2. Pour into freezer pop molds or 3 ounce plastic coated cups. Cover with pop mold tops or foil. Insert wooden sticks. Freeze 3 hours or until firm.
Notes:
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Sargento.
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Waiting impatiently for a hot day to make these…they look scrumptious and so refreshing!
I’m going to make these for sure! So easy and pretty :) Now my husband cant complain that we bought those dumb popsicle molds and never use them… :)
That actually sounds delicious. I bet the ricotta made it super creamy too.
Where do you get those popsicle sticks? So cute!
Oh, this looks delicious and made with no heavy cream? I am in heaven. :)
p.s. I like the new look!
Oh wow, these look wonderful!
Gorgeous looking popsicles… Would love to have a freezer full of this for the heat…
I don’t have a popsicle mold, so I’ll have to keep the dixie cup method in mind. Never heard of that before, but it sounds like it works :) The popsicles look great!
strawberries…. cheese… my kind of thing. these will be attempted once me & the kids recover from sore throat & coughing. from eating too much brownies in one sitting. like one whole pan.
What a timely recipe! We just made a large batch of ricotta from whole, goats and buttermilk. It tastes so good right out of the cheese cloth I can imagine how it will taste as strawberry ricotta pops. This stuff is so much fun…