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How to Strain Ricotta Cheese

March 9, 2015 //  by Jillian//  9 Comments

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Ricotta is my favorite Italian cheese, it’s creamy, delicious, and versatile. It’s one of my favorite ingredients in pastas, lasagna, pizza, and desserts like Cannoli! Today I’m showing you how to strain ricotta cheese the right way!

How to Strain Ricotta Cheese

SpringEats

 

Ricotta is an Italian cheese that’s used in a lot of Spring recipes, so for today’s #SpringEats pots I will be showing you how to strain ricotta cheese!

A lot of ricotta cheese recipes ask for strained ricotta cheese, but they don’t tell you how to do it. Let me show you!

Kitchen Equipment Needed:

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You can use cheesecloth in other ways:

  1. I like using cheesecloth to make a small herb or spice satchel for soups, that way you get all the flavor from the herbs and spices but no debris ends up in your soup.
  2. I also like using it when I make home-made stock, it’s great for removing the accumulated fat that forms on the surface. I place some cheese cloth just below the surface of the stock, and then I chill it in the refrigerator for an hour. Then I simply lift the cheesecloth to remove the fat from the surface of the stock.

How to Strain Ricotta Cheese

Step 1:

How to Strain Ricotta Cheese with Cheese Cloth

Place the strainer over a small prep bowl, and line it with cheesecloth.

Step 2:

Straining Ricotta Cheese

Add the ricotta, and using a rubber spatula, gently push and spread the ricotta into an even layer. Loosely cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator. Let the ricotta cheese strain over night, or at least for 8 hours. Discard the accumulated liquid in the bowl, and use the ricotta as directed in your recipe.

That’s it, folks. That’s how to strain ricotta cheese. Later this week I’ll show you how to take this strained ricotta cheese and make Cannoli with it, yum!


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Toasted Coconut Macadamia Nut Bars

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  1. Karen Call

    March 10, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    I love your “new look.” Even at my age, I am still learning tricks to be a better cook. Thanks!

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    • Jillian

      March 10, 2015 at 1:41 PM

      Thanks, Karen! I love how the new design came out, I’m glad you like it! 🙂

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  2. Jennifer Essad

    March 10, 2015 at 10:18 PM

    Hi Jillian, I’ve been looking for a cannoli recipe, thanks for sharing with us and I’m looking forward to your next post

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    • Jillian

      March 10, 2015 at 11:41 PM

      Jennifer, I just got done writing the post and its scheduled to go live on Thursday!

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  3. Amanda

    November 28, 2017 at 3:57 PM

    I’m curious how long I can leave the ricotta in the fridge? I’m about to begin the straining now (7:00pm) and I plan to make the cannoli filling with it around 4:30 pm tomorrow… that’s almost 21.5 hours.. is that too long?

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    • Jillian

      December 4, 2017 at 12:45 AM

      Amanda, 21.5 hours should be fine. I wouldn’t do any longer than that though!

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  4. Tammy

    April 11, 2018 at 9:25 PM

    Can I freeze the cannoli filling if I have extra? If so for how long do you think it will stay good in the freezer?

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    • Jillian

      May 9, 2018 at 6:55 PM

      Sadly, you cannot freeze cannoli filling. I’ve tried it and when it thaws it looks sort of curdled. It’s the same as when you freeze and thaw sour cream.

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      • Cindy

        September 19, 2019 at 8:54 PM

        Thank you the advise on not freezing cannoli cream, my local baking supply has some in the freezer section,I’m glad I know, before I being disapointed..

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