Make an easy honey whipped ricotta dip in just 10 minutes! So light and creamy with the perfect balance of sweet and savory. No one will know that this is a light, healthy, and high protein dip! Serve it cold with veggie sticks, crackers, or bread. It's a WHOLE LOTTA YUM!
Honey and ricotta make the perfect pair!
If you haven't tried whipped ricotta dip before, you're in for a treat! It's lighter than many cheese-laden dips (although we LOVE those too!) and you can go back for more and not feel guilty. You can even thin leftovers out with your milk of choice to make a salad dressing. It seriously makes the perfect appetizer.
While cottage cheese seems to be the food of the year since it's low fat and high in protein, ricotta is seriously underrated yet is also high protein. In many recipes we actually prefer ricotta since it's already smooth, creamy, and whips up so light and fluffy.
This creamy whipped dip is super versatile. Spread it on mini toasts for crostini, add chopped tomatoes with seasonings for bruschetta, or spread it on a small serving dish and top with grilled or roasted veggies.
If you're a fellow dip lover, you'll also want to try our high protein cottage cheese queso dip, buffalo chicken dip with cottage cheese, elotes corn dip and our spinach artichoke dip too.
Ingredient Notes
- Whole Milk Ricotta - do not use a lower fat ricotta, full fat is essential in getting that creamy light texture.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Milk - any milk of choice will work, dairy milk or plant-based milks
- Lemon
- Honey - we added just a tablespoon, feel free to make an even sweeter whipped honey ricotta dip by adding more.
- Sprigs of Thyme - other fresh herbs are great too.
- Salt
- Bread, chips, or veggies of choice to serve
Recipe varations
- Add a sprinkle of nuts on top as a garnish. Our personal favorite is crushed pistachios.
- Make this a hot honey ricotta dip with the addition of hot honey.
- Serve the honey and whipped ricotta on a plate and top with grilled peaches.
** Please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the exact quantities **
Kitchen tools
- Whisk - necessary for whipping the ricotta
How to Make Whipped Honey Ricotta
- Add the ricotta into a large mixing bowl and whisk. You can also blend everything in a food processor or use a hand mixer if you have one.
- Add in honey, olive oil, milk, salt, lemon juice, and some thyme leaves and mix thoroughly.
- Transfer the whipped ricotta to a small serving bowl and garnish with additional extra virgin olive oil and fresh herbs such as thyme. You could also add a drizzle of honey or add some lemon zest.
- Serve the creamy whipped ricotta with baguette slices, chips, veggies sticks, or cherry tomatoes.
Recipe notes
- To make this a baked ricotta dip recipe, add all of the ingredients to a small oven-safe dish and bake for 10-15 minutes at 425 F. Mixing in roasted garlic or roasted tomatoes is a terrific variation.
- Switch up the garnishes- you can also garnish with fresh herbs such as rosemary, parsley, basil, and a sprinkle of pine nuts or toasted pistachios.
- The ricotta dip gluten-free, low carb (using vegetables for dippers and not bread), and vegetarian.
- Serve the whipped honey dip with your bread of choice such as garlic bread, a baguette, crostini, pita bread or pita chips, or crackers. This is also terrific served with fresh vegetables such as cucumbers, celery sticks, and carrots.
- If you have leftover dip, you can use it to make whipped ricotta crostini or whipped ricotta roast.
Common Questions
Can I use low–fat ricotta?
Low–fat ricotta does not have the right consistency and will not whip into a creamy dip, as it can be overly watery. I recommend using whole milk ricotta for best results.
How long does whipped ricotta last in the fridge?
The whipped ricotta dip will last in the fridge for up to 4-5 days in an airtight container. Be sure to check the ricotta container for the expiration date.
More creamy dip recipes
- Shredded buffalo chicken dip (Slow cooker recipe)
- Buffalo chicken dip with canned chicken
- Hot green chili artichoke dip
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Honey Ricotta Dip
Make an easy whipped ricotta dip with honey in just 10 minutes! No one will know it's light and healthy, serve it with veggies sticks, crackers, or bread.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole Milk Ricotta
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoon Milk
- 1 Lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- Sprigs of Thyme (Use as desired)
- Salt, to taste
- Bread or veggies of choice to serve
Instructions
- Add the ricotta into a large mixing bowl and whisk until light and fluffy. You can also blend everything in a food processor or use a hand mixer if you have one.
- Add in honey, olive oil, milk, salt, lemon juice, and some thyme leaves and mix thoroughly.
- Transfer the whipped ricotta to a small serving bowl and garnish with additional olive oil and thyme or perhaps a drizzle of honey or lemon zest.
- Serve whipped ricotta with garlic bread, or bread of choice, crackers, or vegetable sticks.
Notes
To make this a baked ricotta dip recipe, add all of the ingredients to a small oven safe dish and bake for 10-15 minutes at 425 F.
Switch up the garnishes- you can also garnish with fresh herbs such as rosemary, parsley, basil, and a sprinkle of pine nuts.
Whipped ricotta dip can be served with your bread of choice such as garlic bread, a baguette, pita bread, or crackers. This is also terrific served with fresh vegetables such as cucumbers, celery sticks, and carrots.
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 119Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 21mgSodium 158mgCarbohydrates 7gFiber 0gSugar 4gProtein 5g
The nutrional information is just an estimate and was calculated by an automated calculator. If you're on a restricted health program please manually calculate this information using the brands of ingredients you have since brands can vary.
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