instant delish: ricotta + honey + toasted almonds + flaked coconut

Kill me now, why don’t you?! A few nights ago a host of us fellow bakers talked shop, riffed if you will, on desserts. The oddest thing about the whole conversation was our cheese obsession. Taking something which is savory and reconfiguring it as sinfully sweet. True, there is the ubiquitous port and cheese platter — the creamy gorgonzola laden with walnuts and unctuous honey, the dried cranberry and goat affair, but I’m thinking instant, delicious and texture play.

Believe me when I say that this dessert took under five minutes to make. I nabbed ricotta cheese (part skim), honey, sweetened coconut flakes and toasted some slivered, blanched almonds in a pan, and voila! Instant delish. Tinker by added toasted pistachios for Middle Eastern flair or add in a dash of cocoa (or melted dark chocolate) and diced pear. The permutations are endless.

Don’t obsess over specific measurements. Unlike baking where meticulous chemistry is paramount, you can tinker to taste with this.

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