Easy Homemade Ricotta Cheese Recipe

Name: Easy Homemade Ricotta Cheese Recipe
Total time: 40 mins
Ingredients: 8.5 cups whole milk; 0.33333334326744 cup lemon juice; 1 teaspoon salt

Enjoy this lovely, creamy cheese that's incredibly easy to make! Even those who initially hesitated will end up loving it. This fail-safe recipe has become a household favorite, made time and time again. When it comes to cheese, the answer is always yes!

Total time40 mins
Prep time10 mins
Cook time5 mins
Yield2 cups, 8

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Ingredients

8.5 cups whole milk
0.33 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Pour the milk into a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Warm the milk until it reaches 194 degrees F (90 degrees C) on an instant-read thermometer, approximately 5 minutes. Then, remove from the heat.
Slowly stir in the lemon juice and salt into the warmed milk. Allow the mixture to stand until the milk curdles, which should take about 10 to 15 minutes.
Line a fine-mesh strainer with cheesecloth and position it over a large bowl. Carefully pour the milk mixture into the prepared strainer. Let it stand until most of the liquid has drained from the ricotta, around 15 minutes. Discard the drained liquid afterward.

Nutrition

Calories: 158 kcal
Fat Content: 8 g
Sugar Content: 12 g
Sodium Content: 395 mg
Protein Content: 8 g
Cholesterol Content: 26 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 13 g
Saturated Fat Content: 5 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g