From Cooking Light, "Homemade ricotta is ideal for this memorable dessert. Its firm texture makes it easy to roll into balls (store-bought ricotta tends to be softer and would need to be drained first). You can prepare and chill the ricotta balls up to six hours in advance."

Created by Micol Negrin, a wonderful chef from Cooking Light.

Ayurveda Notes (help)
Cheese is heavy and oily provoking pitta and kapha but fresh ricotta (only a few days old) would pacify pitta.

Dosha: Vata- Pitta+ Kapha+
Quality: Heavy
Tastes: Sweet