Sugar-Free Jelled Ricotta Pudding
This Sugar-Free Jelled Ricotta Pudding is a very low-carb and South Beach Diet friendly dessert recipe I got from a reader! It’s extra simple to make and if you’re strictly watching carbs you might like it for a simple treat!
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Many years ago I got this simple recipe for Sugar-Free Jelled Ricotta Pudding from a reader named Janet, a garden writer and photographer from Toronto who told me that she and her husband had recently started the South Beach Diet. (This was the original South Beach Diet, before the diet was sold and became a packaged meal approach.) Janet said they did miss having something a little sweet after dinner, so she’d been experimenting with phase one desserts.
She was surprised how good the sugar-free Jello (affiliate link) tasted when you weren’t eating sugar, and she’d also tried the ricotta creme desserts in the original South Beach Diet Book (affiliate link). Combining those ideas, she mixed ricotta cheese with sugar-free jello and came up with a dessert she thought was pretty good.
When I tried Janet’s creation, I was surprised how good it tasted for a completely low-carb, sugar-free, and South Beach phase one dessert, even with the slightly gritty texture of the ricotta cheese. You can use any flavor of Jello that appeals to you, but I made her layered pudding using raspberry Jello in the photo above.
This might be a welcome treat for any low-carb eaters or South Beach Dieters who aren’t into making fancy desserts. And Janet reports she has since gone on to more sugar-free Jello experiments, including replacing the ricotta with low-fat plain yogurt and adding fruit for a layered phase two dessert.
What ingredients do you need for this recipe?
- sugar-free Jello
- boiling water
- ricotta cheese
- cold water
More Easy Sugar-Free Desserts:
Sugar-Free Pumpkin Pudding (Stunningly easy and this has been a big hit!)
Sugar-Free Yogurt Pie (This is another easy dessert idea from a reader!)
Sugar-Free Jelled Ricotta Pudding
If you don't want sugar but aren't into making fancy desserts, you might like this Sugar-Free Jelled Ricotta Pudding for a simple treat!
Ingredients
- one four oz. pkg. sugar-free Jello
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2/3 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup cold water
Instructions
- Put ricotta cheese into bowl and stir with fork or whisk until it’s slightly softened.
- Have four glass dishes (slightly over 1/2 cup each) ready on counter to pour the hot Jello mixture into.
- Put powdered Jello from package into large glass measuring cup, pour in boiling water and whisk for 1-2 minutes, until all Jello is dissolved in the water.
- Stir in ricotta, then cold water and mix together.
- Pour into glass bowls and place in refrigerator to set.
- I waited about 2 hours until the mixture was partly firm, then covered it with cling wrap.
- Serve cold, from individual dishes.
Notes
Recipe shared by a reader named Janet Davis and tested by Kalyn.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 60Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 52mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 5g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Sugar-Free Jelled Ricotta Pudding is a great dish for low-carb diet plans, and for any phase of the South Beach Diet.
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45 Comments on “Sugar-Free Jelled Ricotta Pudding”
I know this is an old post because I have been making it on and off for years now, but just wanted to thank you so much for offering low or no-sugar desserts. This one is a lifesaver. I recently tried it with sugar-free lemon jello and think this is my favorite flavor of all.
Kristen, glad you like it and now I must try the lemon flavor!
It was really good!!! looks like it floated to the top (because of my changes) a teeny tiny bit instead of sinking, but i barely even noticed it only by color rather then from just eating it! I was wondering if you could do the same concept using different liquids, like teas or coffee with flavors like raspberry, etc…seems like i will be doing a lot of experimentation when i get the time!
Amanda, that about sums up what I thought too!
I just made this with raspberry jello and it's certainly the most flavorful of the 20 or so phase one desserts I've tried. The ricotta fell to the bottom, like another poster stated, but I just stirred it up and called it a day. I'll be making this again with the orange flavor. Thanks for the recipe!