Strawberry Ricotta & Vanilla Sugar in Phyllo Squares
These delicate desserts are so elegant, ricotta cheese gives the smooth, creamy and light taste and texture, fresh strawberries let the flavor so refreshing and the vanilla sugar adds some nice zing along with some finely grated chocolate pieces on top.
Yield
9 servingsPrep
10 minCook
15 minReady
30 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Very low in sodium, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
|
*
|
|
| ½ | cup |
ricotta cheese
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | pint |
strawberries
freshly sliced |
*
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
|
powdered sugar
for serving, prefer vanilla (drop tiny bit of vanilla extract into sugar, or place a vanilla bean into sugar) |
*
|
||
| 1 | ounce |
chocolate, bittersweet
grated or shaved, for serving, null |
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | each |
phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
ricotta cheese
|
|
| 15 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 473 | ml |
strawberries
freshly sliced |
*
|
| 0.6 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
for serving, prefer vanilla (drop tiny bit of vanilla extract into sugar, or place a vanilla bean into sugar) |
*
|
| 28.9 | ml/g |
chocolate, bittersweet
grated or shaved, for serving, null |
* |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray or grease with butter.
On the baking sheet, butter or spray with cooking spray each layer of phyllo dough, sprinkle vanilla sugar between each buttered layer.
Cut phyllo dough into 9 squares. Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown, set aside. Gently fold ricotta, powder sugar and vanilla in a small bowl.
To serve:
Place 1 tablespoon ricotta mixture onto each square. Arrange and press strawberry slices into ricotta. Dust with powder sugar and garnish with grated chocolate. Serve.
