Italian · Dessert

Ricotta Doughnuts with Chilli Chocolate Sauce

Name: Ricotta Doughnuts with Chilli Chocolate Sauce
Total time: 22 min
Yield: Serves 4 (makes 8 doughnuts)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 L vegetable oil, for deep frying, 6 to 8 cm deep; 250 g ricotta; 2 eggs; 60 g caster sugar; 125 g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 orange, zest only; 2½ tbsp caster sugar, for dusting; 50 g dark chocolate; 30 g butter; 100 ml double cream; 100 g caster sugar; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tsp chipotle paste; ½ tsp sea salt

Yeast-free ricotta doughnuts that puff up crisp outside and soft inside, rolled in cinnamon sugar and dipped in a warm chocolate sauce with a smoky chipotle kick.

YieldServes 4 (makes 8 doughnuts)
Hands-on22 min
Total22 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1 Lvegetable oil, for deep frying, 6 to 8 cm deep
250 gricotta
2eggs
60 gcaster sugar
125 gplain flour
2 tspbaking powder
¼ tspvanilla extract
1 tspground cinnamon
1orange, zest only
2½ tbspcaster sugar, for dusting

Chilli chocolate sauce

50 gdark chocolate
30 gbutter
100 mldouble cream
100 gcaster sugar
2 tbsphoney
2 tspchipotle paste
½ tspsea salt

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Soy
Birds' eggs (any)
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Cabbage family (any)
Cinnamon
Vanilla
Honey
Lecithin (any source)
Caffeine and theobromine
Lactose
Fructose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol
Cacao and cocoa

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Salty
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop
Probe thermometer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project

Effort

20–45 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 3

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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Ingredients

Chilli chocolate sauce

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