This dessert after a meal is easy to make and a sure success.
The ricotta cream recipe is from the beautiful book by pastry chef Giuseppe Amato “La pasticceria da ristorazione contemporanea”.

Sweet whipped ricotta cream with crumble and roasted figs

  • Preparation time: 30 minutes + freezer
  • ingredients for 4-6 people
  • Difficulty: Easy recipe

  • Ingredients
  • For the whipped ricotta cream
  • 100 grams of cow’s milk ricotta
  • 100 grams of sheep’s milk ricotta
  • 40 grams of sugar
  • 2 grams of isinglass
  • 125 grams of semi-whipped cream
  • For the figs
  • 6 Figs
  • 4 teaspoons of brown sugar
  • For the crumble
  • 50 grams of all-purpose flour
  • 50 grams of almond flour
  • 50 grams of sugar
  • 50 grams of butter
  1. Instructions
  2. Prepare the whipped ricotta cream.
  3. Put the isinglass in water to hydrate it and then dissolve it in tablespoon of cream slightly hot.
    Sift the ricottas and mix them with the sugar. Add the dissolved isinglass. Lighten everything with semi-whipped cream. Leave to rest in the fridge for at least two hours.
  4. Prepare the crumble. In a bowl mix the flours with the sugar. Add the butter, working everything quickly, and place the mixture in the refrigerator to recompact for at least an hour.
  5. Preheat the oven to 170°.
  6. Take the crumble dough. Form the crumbs with a large mesh grater, collecting them on a baking tray covered with baking paper. Cook fifteen to twenty minutes until they take on a nice golden color.
  7. Prepare the figs. Make a cross cut at the top and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake until the figs open and caramelize slightly without becoming mushy.
  8. Place a tablespoon of crumble on the bottom of the serving plate, put some whipped ricotta cream and finish with a cooked fig.

Tips to ensure the success of the dish:

  • The crumble must not darken too much, it must be golden.
  • The timing of cooking in the oven is indicative because each oven cooks differently.
  • It can be decorated with mint leaves and, for those who are more imaginative, with a drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar of excellent quality.