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Ricotta Chocolate Chip Ice Cream {with Honey & Vanilla Bean}

August 3, 2014 · by Ari ·

Rich, creamy ricotta ice cream loaded with mini dark chocolate chips with underlying flavors of honey and vanilla bean. All the flavors of a classic cannoli in ice cream form!

Ricotta Chocolate Chip Ice Cream {{with Honey & Vanilla Bean}

Do you ever love something so much that you feel like no matter how much you try to describe it, you can never quite put it into words? It’s how I feel about Mia Michaels’ choreography, or when I saw One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest on Broadway, or when I first discovered CILANTRO! I can’t tell you how good it is, you just need to experience it with me.

Ricotta Chocolate Chip Ice Cream {{with Honey & Vanilla Bean}

That’s how I feel about this ice cream. I felt like no matter how many pictures I took, or adjectives I thesaurus-ed, nothing could quite capture my new favorite ice cream. I loved it more than any ice cream I’ve ever purchased at a homemade ice cream shop, and definitely more than anything I’ve ever bought at the store.

Ricotta Chocolate Chip Ice Cream {{with Honey & Vanilla Bean}

First of all, I am OBSESSED with ricotta cheese. Once upon a time, I spent like an entire year on phase 1 of the South Beach diet. It was not a good year. I can tell you, however, that my favorite part was “snacking” on low-fat ricotta cheese. And by “snacking”, I mean opening the tub, grabbing a spoon, and looking down to see half the container had disappeared. Whoops.

Ricotta Chocolate Chip Ice Cream {{with Honey & Vanilla Bean}

But it’s not just the ricotta that makes this so special. It’s the hint of honey, the little specs of vanilla bean that carry a bold flavor (one of my very favorite flavors), and the multiple dark chocolate chips you get in every bite. I don’t know what it is about the mini chocolate chips that make them so much better, but they really do make a difference here, and although you are free to use whatever chip you like, I highly suggest the tiny guys for this recipe. Mini chips = more chips in every bite = automatically better.

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Ricotta Chocolate Chip Ice Cream {with Honey & Vanilla Bean}

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 8 hours

Yield: 5-6 cups

Serving Size: 1/2 cup

Ricotta Chocolate Chip Ice Cream {with Honey & Vanilla Bean}

Rich, creamy ricotta ice cream loaded with mini dark chocolate chips with underlying flavors of honey and vanilla bean. All the flavors of a classic cannoli in ice cream form!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 15 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 4 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, at room temperature
  • seeds from 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon bourbon, optional
  • 3/4 cup mini dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. In a medium pot, combine whole milk and sugar over medium to medium-low heat. Stir constantly until sugar is fully dissolved and incorporated. Remove from heat. Let cool to room temperature.
  2. Add heavy cream, honey, ricotta, cream cheese, vanilla bean seeds and vanilla extract and blend in a large blender or food processor. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or up to overnight.
  3. Freeze according to ice cream maker instructions. If desired, add bourbon during the last few minutes of freezing. Fold in chocolate chips then transfer to freezer safe container to finish freezing completely.
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Filed Under: Dessert, Gluten-free, Holiday & Seasonal, Ice Cream & Fro-yo · Tagged: cannoli ice cream, honey, ice cream, ricotta, summer, vanilla bean

Comments

  1. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says

    August 4, 2014 at 12:12 am

    Ricotta AND bourbon?! Be still, my heart…
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  2. Christine @ Love, Life, Surf says

    August 4, 2014 at 12:19 am

    OMG stop. This looks ridiculously delicious!
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  3. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    August 4, 2014 at 1:59 am

    i love everything about this and want it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, yes i do!
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  4. Angela @ Happy Fit Mama says

    August 4, 2014 at 5:29 am

    You are killing me!!! Stop, stop, stop…can you hand me a spoon??
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  5. Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says

    August 4, 2014 at 7:42 am

    I love the idea of blending Ricotta and cream cheese into the base for ice cream! I have too many boards to pin this one to Ari 😉
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  6. Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says

    August 4, 2014 at 8:33 am

    Woah! Just the title of this post had my mouth watering… let alone those amazing photos. Yum!
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  7. Christine at Cook the Story says

    August 4, 2014 at 9:31 am

    I bet this ice cream is sinfully delicious!
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  8. Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says

    August 4, 2014 at 10:59 am

    Omg this looks so fabulous! I need I need I need!
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  9. Jennifer F says

    August 4, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    YUMMY! Running to put bowl to ice cream maker in freezer now!
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  10. Mona says

    August 4, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    Wow this ice cream looks soooo good. I am a maple syrup fanatic so I think I will substitute maple syrup for the honey and I bet it will be fantastic! Thanks for a great recipe.

  11. Selena @ thenutritiouskitchen.com says

    August 5, 2014 at 10:41 pm

    This is genious! I keep wanting to fit ricotta cheese into my life so this recipe has officially convinced me to buy some next grocery trip! I love all thins vanilla bean too 🙂 Great recipe Ari!
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  12. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says

    August 10, 2014 at 1:42 am

    Holy yum! This looks so freaking yummy! Coolio would eat at least three bowls.
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  13. Christina says

    August 10, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    I made this and it’s fantastic!

    • Ari says

      August 10, 2014 at 10:13 pm

      Yay!!! So glad you enjoyed it!

  14. Jamie @ couchtoironwoman says

    August 13, 2014 at 9:03 am

    I have been eating so much ice cream this summer and this looks delicious!
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  15. Amanda @ Diary of a Semi-Health Nut says

    August 13, 2014 at 9:16 am

    Seriously?? This is not only gorgeous but genius! I wonder if I could do cottage cheese instead of ricotta? I always have cottage cheese in the fridge!

    Pinning!!!

  16. Amanda @ Diary of a Semi-Health Nut says

    August 13, 2014 at 9:16 am

    Seriously?? This is not only gorgeous but genius! I wonder if I could do cottage cheese instead of ricotta? I always have cottage cheese in the fridge!
    Pinning!!!
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