Comments on: Best Ricotta Cheese Substitute?

By: shine

shine — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:27:35 +0000

Definitely cottage cheese…large curd if you can find it.

By: sis74100

sis74100 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:23:26 +0000

I agree. Cottage chesse is the best substitute.

By: 7.62 MM

7.62 MM — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:57:44 +0000

Cottage cheese

By: ponk43

ponk43 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:30:48 +0000

cottage cheese is the ultimate substitute, i’ve used it for years, mmmm…

By: Krissie

Krissie — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:30:01 +0000

I’ve seen recipes use cottage cheese as a substitution for ricotta.

By: Wedge - The Envy of all Corellia

Wedge - The Envy of all Corellia — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:42:32 +0000

Yes, well drained cottage cheese is a good substitute in most dishes calling for ricotta but with cannoli, I would go with something a bit sweeter like cream cheese or preferably Mascapone cheese.
WA

By: David H

David H — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:10:40 +0000

use cottage cheese and push it through a potato ricer or put it into a food processor and pulse 4 times then pour the cottage cheese into a flour towel and squeeze all the moisture you can out if it by twisting in the towel.

By: Heather R

Heather R — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:35:42 +0000

i agree with everyone, cottage cheese is the best, except, you’re gonna wanna let the water drain off like in a mesh strainer. also if you have a food processor, handy chopper type thing, puree the cottage cheese so that it have the smooth texture of ricotta cheese. good luck!!!!

By: christnp

christnp — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:04:00 +0000

Cottage cheese is a good substitute in savory dishes like lasagna or stuffed pasta. I think you will be really disappointed if you use it in sweet cannoli filling. It’s salty and the texture is a little too wet. I think you really need ricotta for cannoli.