Crispy ricotta, chocolate and orange lady fingers
6
Points®
Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Crispy pastry filled with creamy ricotta, dark chocolate and orange zest
Ingredients
Reduced-fat ricotta cheese
240 g
Caster sugar
2 tbs
Dark chocolate
20 g, (70% cocoa), coarsely grated
Orange rind
1 tsp, finely grated, plus orange zest to serve
Filo pastry
12 sheet(s)
Cocoa powder
2 tsp, dutch, to dust
Instructions
1
Crispy pastry filled with creamy ricotta, dark chocolate and orange zest.
2
Combine the ricotta, sugar, chocolate and orange zest in a medium bowl.
3
Place 1 sheet of pastry on a clean work surface. Lightly spray with oil. Top with another sheet and lightly spray again with oil. Fold in half lengthways. Place one-sixth of the ricotta mixture at one end of the filo strip. Fold in the sides and roll to enclose the filling. Place seam-side down on the prepared tray. Repeat with the remaining filo and filling. Lightly spray lady fingers with oil.
4
Bake for 18 minutes or until golden and crisp. Set aside on the tray to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature dusted with cocoa and topped with orange zest.
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