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No-Bake Strawberry Ricotta Dessert
A chilled flourless ricotta and strawberry dessert set with agar and topped with chocolate and roasted peanuts.
From YouTube · Jan 30, 2026
A chilled flourless ricotta and strawberry dessert set with agar and topped with chocolate and roasted peanuts.
25 min
Prep time
10 min
Cook time
4 hrs 35 min
Total time
8
Yield
Ingredients
9 ingredients- RICOTTA LAYER
- 60 g butter, melted
- 500 g ricotta or cottage cheese
- 90 g icing sugar
- 60 g sugar
- 4 g agar-agar powder
- 300 g thawed strawberries or mixed berries
- TOPPING
- 160 g chocolate
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 30 g roasted peanuts, chopped
Method
18 steps- Line a loaf tin or small cake mould with food-safe wrap.
- Melt the butter and leave it to cool slightly.
- Blend or beat the ricotta with the icing sugar and sugar until smooth.
- Add the melted butter and mix until combined.
- Place the agar-agar in a small saucepan.
- Add enough water to dissolve it according to the package instructions.
- Bring the agar mixture to the boil.
- Cook briefly while stirring so the agar activates fully.
- Immediately mix the hot agar into the ricotta mixture.
- Fold in the thawed strawberries or berries.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared mould.
- Smooth the surface.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, until firm.
- Melt the chocolate with the vegetable oil.
- Remove the set dessert from the mould.
- Pour or drizzle the chocolate over it.
- Sprinkle with the roasted peanuts.
- Chill until the chocolate has set before slicing.
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