For The Crust
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 4 tbsp Buttervery cold
- 2 tbsp Vegetable shortening
- 5 tbsp Waterice water
For The Filling
- 1 cup Ricotta cheesefull fat
- ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp Sugardivided
- 2 tsp Vanilla extractdivided
- 1½ pints Sweet Cherriesfresh, pitted pinch
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 Eggsbeaten
- 1 tbsp Raw sugaroptional
Cherry Vanilla Ricotta Crostata
Have you ever heard of a Cherry Vanilla Ricotta Crostata? Well, let me introduce you! With the abundance of cherries in season, I have tried to compile a list of different recipe ideas for what to do with all these fresh cherries and this is one of them. A pastry crust filled with a vanilla flavored ricotta cheese and topped with fresh cherries and juices.
To make Cherry Vanilla Ricotta Crostata, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Cherry Vanilla Ricotta Crostata
1 | Combine dry ingredients | 1 |
In a mixing bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of sugar. | ||
2 | Add butter and shortening | 2 |
Cut 4 tablespoons of cold butter and 2 tablespoons of shortening into the dry ingredients until small, pea-size crumbs form. | ||
3 | Add water | 2 |
Add 5 tablespoons of water one at a time and mix until combined and the dough just starts to come together. Add more water if needed and do not over mix. It is OK if you still see pieces of butter and shortening in the batter. | ||
4 | Chill | 30 |
Roughly shape the dough into a rectangle and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes to chill. Dough can stay in the fridge for up to 2 days. | ||
5 | Combine ricotta mixture | 1 |
In a mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of ricotta cheese with ¼ cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. | ||
6 | Combine cherries mixture | 1 |
In a separate bowl, combine 1½ pints of fresh cherries with 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. | ||
7 | Preheat oven | |
Preheat the oven to 375 °F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. | ||
8 | Assemble tart | 5 |
Once chilled, remove and roll the dough into a rough 16x10-inch oval and then transfer to a baking sheet. Spread an even layer of ricotta cheese and top with cherries and all their juices, leaving a 2-3-inch border around the edges. Gather the edges and fold them up, brush the crust with some beaten egg and sprinkle 1 tablespoon raw sugar. | ||
9 | Bake | 30 |
Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes until the edges are golden brown. | ||
10 | Serve | |
Allow to cool slightly before serving warm or cold. Enjoy! | ||
Recipe Reviews
Easily one of my favorite desserts love the light crunchiness to it and the fact that its slightly bitter but sweet due to the cherries.
Easy, affordable and fun to make I even shaped my dough into a heart for this.
My personal best when it comes to dessert, I've tried making the apple churro and failed horrendsly but some how managed to perfect this ! My pride and joy lol.
This was good but difficult to bake because the cherries kept falling out.
I used the filling for a cake frosting too before since it taste so good.
Hubby and I made this after cooking some sirloin strips for dinner with wine, loved both.
Careful on the vanilla extract i think they added to much and would recommend only one tsp because that stuff is strong..
Dough was extremely soggy on the bottom and everything just fell through, not sure what to do for next time?
Kids gobbled this up instantly everyone loved it topped with some vanilla icecream too.
Vegetarian and delicious Italian ricotta, exactly the type of dessert I was looking for.
Bookmarking this and going to try to make it later on today wish me luck.
Made this dish with some blueberries and rasberries instead of cherries then added a bit of cinnamon :-)
Crostata is my grandmothers favorite thing from Italy! When I made this for her it brought her to tears and reminded her of home.. so glad I could do that for her.
Wow this was heavenly, goes so good with some drizzled caramel on the top too, highly recommend this dessert for all the sweet tooths out there.
Best thing out there that you can make for under 20 bucks!!
Italian desserts are the best type of desserts.
Little bit of cinnamon and honey goes a long way for this cherry ricotta.
Scrumptious dessert for anytime of the weekend and it's not too unhealthy compared to some of the cakes ive seen on here haha.
AMAZING!! super freaking delicious better than any apple pie or vanilla cake you can get store bought.
Not the easiest thing to make but it tasted good.
Delicious crostata!
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