Soft Foods · Breakfast · by Mallow
Mallow's Berry-Ricotta Dawn Cup
Ricotta Berry Breakfast Cup
A small cloud of ricotta with a spoonful of smooth berry color. Use only when your care team has cleared dairy and cooked fruit; strain out every berry seed and skin, and move this to a later stage if your own plan requires it.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 small servings
- Serving
- About 1/3 cup
- Texture
- Smooth and spoonable
Ingredients
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries, thawed
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Approved sweetener to taste, optional
Directions
- 1
Blend the thawed berries until liquid, then press through a fine-mesh strainer. Discard all seeds and skins.
- 2
Blend the ricotta, Greek yogurt, vanilla, and optional approved sweetener until completely smooth.
- 3
Divide the ricotta mixture among four small cups.
- 4
Spoon one quarter of the seedless berry purée over each cup and swirl once.
- 5
Chill until ready to serve. Measure one portion, eat slowly, and keep the remaining cups refrigerated for up to 3 days.
PER SERVING
Nutrition
- Protein
- 10g
- Calories
- 120
- Carbs
- 8g
- Fat
- 5g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 5g
- Sodium
- 95mg
Estimated from part-skim ricotta, nonfat Greek yogurt, and unsweetened berries. Contains milk. Berry and dairy brands, sweetener choice, and actual yield can change every value.
Source: Inspired by University Bariatrics' berries-and-ricotta breakfast and bariatric ricotta-cup recipes; independently reformulated with a seedless purée and Greek yogurt.
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