Fresh ricotta

Forget “love”: All you need is milk, acid, and salt.

Raise your hand if you've been curious about making your own cheese! Anyone? Bueller? Well I've been firmly in the "want to" category for ages and thought this summer was a good time start trying.

Creamy, pillowy, and incredibly fresh, our homemade ricotta cheese recipe uses simple ingredients like whole milk, fresh lemon juice, and salt, and can be made in less than 30 minutes.

Learn how to make ricotta cheese at home in just 5 minutes and never buy it from the store again!

This easy homemade ricotta recipe by Ina Garten is creamy, fresh, and so simple to make! Ready in just minutes, it’s perfect for quick snacks, light meals, or as a versatile ingredient in your favorite dishes. Made with just a few common ingredients, it’s a delightful way to elevate your cooking with a touch of homemade magic.

These delightful ricotta recipes from Food & Wine span sweet to savory, including quinoa pancakes, crispy tacos, ricotta mousse, and more.

Baked ricotta is one of the easiest ways to enjoy fresh ricotta! Drain and bake whole ricotta until golden and enjoy as a sweet or savory snack or appetizer.

Easy fresh ricotta using left over whey from making cheese

Using only four ingredients, homemade ricotta cheese is unbelievably easy to make, and is far superior to what you can buy in the store. Once you try it, you'll never go back to the commercial ricotta.

Paige Grandjean's Homemade Fresh Ricotta recipe only requires three ingredients—milk, buttermilk, and salt—and yields a light, fluffy ricotta that's a delicious blank canvas for sweet or savory recipes.