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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These ricotta cheese peda looks so tempting, this reminds me of rasagolas, my favorite sweet. And with less ingredients , I'm so excited to try , will bookmark this recipe, thanks for sharing this recipe!
You will absolutely love this delicious pedas Aarthi , easy and no fuss to make and tastes awesome! I would love to hear if you make them. Thank you so much for stopping by!
I can imagine myself gulping one after another peda. They look so irresistible..!!
That's exactly what happens Deeksha very iresistible indeed. Appreciate your comments!
looks so delish — can imagine people fighting for the last piece lol
Yes exactly right , disappears in no time and seems like the last few are the most tastiest 🙂 Thank you so much!
YUM
Thank you so much for stopping by and the comment!
These look so tasty! I have never heard of peda before but I want to try it now!
Thank you so much, this is really worth trying.Enjoy!
Sure Nisha 💌
This less ingredients peda looks so soft and well shaped Nisha. Will try !! 💦💙
Yes absolutely Suni, just a handful of ingredients that make such a delicious sweet .I would love to hear how it turns out. Thank you so much!
Oh myy, i am drooling while reading this recipe
Thank you dear , it's very delicious indeed ! Hope you will try making it some time 🙂
These sound amazing and I wish I could pick one up and eat it!
Aww Thank you so much Diane, You are most welcome to have them .Sending it you virtually! Have a wonderful weekend.
This looks so interesting and different, but also delicious! Great detailed directions and pictures. 🙂
Thank you so much for the wonderful comment, it sure is delicious. Great for festivities and get-togethers as well.
I have never heard of peda, but they sound really good and I love trying new things! Thanks for sharing this recipe, I am excited to try.
Wonderful to hear you loved this sweet. Very simple to make and most delicious. 'Peda' is a term used in India for fudge consistency like sweets , usually made with milk solids and sugar. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Looks yummy!😊💖
Thank you so much , it was indeed delicious !
This looks so yummy, and best part is that it's easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
Yes Anjali, very easy to make and delicious as well, hope you will try it! Thank you for stopping by.
These sweets look so light and tasty. Love the addition of cardamom in them.
Thank you so much Ronit, they were really delicious, cardamom adds a nice flavor as well.
I like to make simple & easy sweets, now I have added this peda in my to-do list. Thanks, Nisha, for sharing this recipe.
Hope you like it as much as we do Megala. I absolutely agree , simple and easy to make sweets are really my first choices as well. Thank you so much !