I bought too many strawberries the other day, forgetting how fast they can spoil. When this happens, I employ the good ole roasted strawberries trick. Within minutes, I have my own “strawberry jam.” Instead of eating it by the spoonful, (which I normally do!) I decided to make a little snack of roasted strawberries, ricotta (you can make your own!!) & graham crackers. It’s like faking strawberry cheesecake. Make sure you drizzle some of the thick roasted strawberry syrup on top. A drizzle of balsamic vinegar is also a very good idea.
Strawberries+ Ricotta+ Graham Crackers
Man, I love this combo too. I blogged a strawberry and ricotta galette recently and that sweet jamminess from cooked strawberries is just glorious.
Yum! I used to eat this with cream cheese all the time when I was little–ricotta sounds even better!
Erin
A smart trick with the strawberries!
Sarah R.
I just ate breakfast but now I have a craving for strawberries and ricotta! I tried making ricotta from scratch one using Smitten Kitchen’s recipe, but I scaled it down& miscalculated the acid. This makes me want to try again! Or seek out really good ricotta…
LoraKay
This reminds me of one of my favorite childhood snacks – graham crackers with cream cheese spread on them (which i still crave today)(which as an adult, i was shocked to find that not everyone ate this as a child!)
Ricotta + strawberries sounds extra delicouis! Thanks
fusilliamy
YES! I almost forgot about roasting strawberries…gah! I might mix in some mascarpone if I’m feeling luxurious 🙂 I love these little snack idea posts.
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Ooh, I love this snack idea! I might try adding a square of chocolate and think of it as a s’mores + cheesecake mashup.
Tasha F
Love this! I used to use cream cheese, I’ll have to try it with ricotta.
Lori
This sounds great. I’m loving these snack ideas you are sharing!
Oh wow! This looks so delicious! I can’t wait to try it out for dessert this week.
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TaylorI have absolutely no patience for making jam (plus, I burn it every time). But this… this is definitely in my wheelhouse. If I put this on whole wheat toast I can eat it after a workout, right?
Mira C
Oh man, that looks good!
loving the snack segment. such great ideas for after work snack as opposed to my usual stuff-my-face-with-whatever-i-can-find-wihtin-arms-reach-which-is-usually-cookies, strategy
Amanda
Yum! That sounds scrumptious. Gonna try for sure!
I love this combo. A simple quick, delicious snack. I’m going to buy too many strawberries of purpose.
Oh yum! I have each of these ingredients right now. I cannot wait to have a little snack.
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YUM! I’ll need to make this when I move back in with my parents (ugg) so they remember how great it is for me to be home. Something like that, right?
Melanie
I love the old fashioned grahams from Trader Joe’s with ricotta and jam. They are so thick and crunchy.
Amanda
I was making lasagna so I had some local (delicious) ricotta on hand. This post came at the right time. I roasted the strawberries tonight and had them with the ricotta on some graham crackers. Fab combo! I’m trying to decide how I’ll incorporate them into my breakfast tomorrow. And lunch. And dinner. Wait…they probably won’t even last that long. 😉
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