Ricotta Cheese Peda, if you're craving something rich, creamy, and with just the right amount of sweetness and portion control, look no further! Here's a modern twist on the traditional Indian Malai Peda. With its fudge-like texture, aroma from cardamom, and the perfect blend of ricotta cheese and condensed milk, this treat captures the essence of Indian sweets in every bite. It's simple to make, melts in your mouth, and tastes just like celebration!
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Ingredients needed
- Ricotta Cheese - A store-bought variety like Galbani is preferred as it makes the job easy.
- Sweetened Condensed Milk - Gives a rich taste, and we can avoid the addition of sugar as it is already sweet.
- Milk powder - Any kind. I used the "milk mawa" powder that is available in the Indian Grocery store here and used in many Indian sweets like Mava gujhiya, Microwave Milk Peda, and many others.
- Cardamom - Green cardamoms are used, and they are powdered to get a nice aroma and flavor.
- Ghee - Applied on the palms to roll the pedas into small balls.
Why does this recipe work?
- It is easy to make and gets done in no time, just like the suji ka halwa recipe. That makes it accessible even to beginners or busy cooks, as no special skills are required.
- It has a simple list of ingredients, and they are all usually found in your pantry. With a short list of ingredients that are likely already in your pantry, there's no need for special prep or a trip to the store.
- They are small, little fudge balls, and bite-sized ones like the ladoo made using the rava coconut ladoo recipe. They're perfect for portion control, easy to enjoy without the guilt, and ideal for sharing.
- Guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser at any get-together. Great for last-minute guests or prepping ahead for a festive get-together.
How do you make Ricotta Cheese Peda?
I used the store-bought Ricotta cheese for this recipe. You could also try making the Ricotta cheese from scratch at home, but I have not tried that.
We also need the sweetened condensed milk and milk powder that are easily available. Add a little cardamom powder to enhance the taste.
Steps 1 -4) To prepare, we first mix the Ricotta cheese and condensed milk in a bowl and transfer it to a pan. Heat the pan and stir the mixture continuously for about 20 minutes, till it leaves the sides.
Step 5) Next, add milk powder. I used the milk mawa powder you get in the Indian grocery store. Keep stirring until it is well combined. Finally, it forms a dough-like consistency.
Step 6) Cardamom powder is added at this point. The flame is switched off.
Step7-8) Once cooled for about 10 to 15 minutes, make the pedas by taking a small scoop of the mixture and making small, round balls with your palms.
First, press it and then roll it between both palms. You can use a little ghee while rolling and shaping the pedas to get smooth, round shapes.
- Step 1: Take the Ricotta cheese in a large bowl.
- Step 2: Add the condensed milk.
- Step 3: Mix them well using a whisk or spatula to make a smooth mixture.
- Step 4: Heat a thick-bottomed pan and transfer the mixture into it, and cook for about 20 minutes on medium heat, stirring as it cooks.
- Step 5: Add milk powder after 20 minutes of cooking, the mixture gets thick and leaves the sides of the pan.
- Step 6: Continue to mix the contents well and add cardamom powder
- Step 7: Transfer the contents to a pan so it cools.
- Step 8: Use a little ghee and make small balls by taking some mixture and rolling it between your palms.
If you loved this sweet dish, you will love the milk peda (fudge) that I posted for last Diwali. Do check it out as well. Hope you have a safe, fun, and blessed Diwali if you plan to celebrate.
Tips to make the ricotta cheese peda
- It is better to use a heavy pan to make this sweet dish so that the mixture does not stick to the sides of the pan.
- Stir continuously and cook on medium or low flame, and take care not to burn the mixture
- Cool the mixture before rolling the pedas so you can easily shape them.
- Smear a little ghee on your palms while shaping the pedas into small balls to avoid the dough sticking onto your palms.
- This sweet a great choice to make for any celebration.
Recipe FAQs
Store-bought Ricotta cheese saves time; To make mawawe need to boil and reduce into milk solids, which is time-consuming.
When stored in an air-tight container, it will stay fresh at room temperature for 4 to 5 days and longer in the refrigerator.
You can flavor it with saffron, nuts, chocolate, mango, and pistachio flavor, or just make it plain with cardamom powder
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Ricotta Cheese Peda
Ingredients
- 15 oz Ricotta Cheese
- 1 can Condensed milk
- ⅓ or ½ cup Milk powder
- ¼ tsp Cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp Ghee For rolling the peda dough into small balls
Instructions
- In a bowl mix Ricotta cheese & condensed milk , transfer to a heavy bottomed pan .
- Heat the mixture on medium flame , it will first loosen up a bit.
- Continue stirring for about 20 minutes until the mixture starts leaving sides of the pan.
- Add milk powder and continue stirring till it becomes like a big mass of dough.
- Add cardamom powder to this and switch off flame .
- Cool the mixture for about 10-15 minutes.
- Make small round balls using your palm.
- Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
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Notes
- Use a heavy-bottomed pan to make this sweet dish so that the cheese and condensed milk combined do not burn or get stuck to the sides.
- Stir continuously and cook on medium or low flame, and take care not to burn the mixture
- Cool the mixture before rolling the pedas as they cannot be shaped when hot.
- Smear a little ghee on your palms while shaping the pedas into small balls to avoid the dough sticking onto your palms.
- This sweet a great choice to make for any celebration.
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Wow! so easy to make and such an unusual sweet treat! I'm hapy I found this recipe for ricotta cheese peda
I tried the ricotta cheese peda, and it turned out great! It was so easy to make, and the texture was perfect. This is definitely going to be a go-to for quick, delicious desserts.
I love cardamom! Such a great flavor. This recipe is really easy to make - thank you so much for sharing!
These are absolutely delicious! I love the smooth rich texture and that slightly sweet flavor. Yum!
I'd never heard of these sweets so I had to give them a whirl. I'm so glad I did! They were super tasty and I loved the addition of cardamom I am so glad I had some on my spice rack.
Love how easy these ricotta cheese peda look to make. We use a lot of ricotta here in Italy so I always have it in the fridge. Going to give these a try over the weekend.
Yes indeed Jacque , they are so easy to make and tastes really good .Hope you love them. Thank you so much for the comments.
I have never heard of them but they sound delicious!
I bet you will love these delicious pedas Larena .Thank you so much for the comments.
I do love Ricotta in every way I have tried it, and I'm sure I'd love it as a fudge. The cardamom must give a wonderful flavor and aroma to this dairy base.
This is a wonderful sweet dish Beth, very simple to make and tastes awesome . The cardamom gives a nice flavor and aroma to this peda indeed. Thank you so much!
I've never heard of peda before but if it has ricotta cheese in it, I can imagine that it would be a wonderful treat. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Deborah, yes indeed ricotta cheese is the star ingredient and it almost tastes similar to a fudge.