Chocolate Ricotta Parfait

A recipe for Chocolate Ricotta Parfait! Ricotta is combined with cocoa powder and honey, then arranged in a glass with granola, blueberries, and coconut.

Secret Recipe Club

Time for another Secret Recipe Club Post! For those who haven’t seen my previous Secret Recipe Club posts: In the Secret Recipe Club, each blogger is assigned a different blog each month.

They secretly choose a recipe, prepare it, and post it on a designated day. It is so much fun on reveal day to see what recipes everyone has chosen!

This month, I was assigned to Natural Noshings. Natural Noshings is manned by Nora, a twenty-something foodie who focuses on all natural ingredients. She is also an avid runner and has an active lifestyle in general.

On her blog, you will find gluten-free and mostly refined sugar free recipes. In her recipe index, she also notes if the recipe has grain-free or vegan options.

Chocolate Ricotta Parfait

I finally settled on trying her Chocolate Ricotta Parfait. It is perfect for an afternoon snack or light no-bake breakfast.

Whole milk ricotta is combined with cocoa powder, honey, vanilla extract, and cinnamon to form a rich and creamy base.

It is assembled in glasses with layers of granola, coconut flakes, and fresh blueberries with a final drizzle of honey immediately before serving.

When I adapted the recipe, I made enough for two servings. The amount of ingredients can easily be halved or doubled as needed.

Looking for more parfait recipes?

Try my:

• Roasted Strawberry Parfaits
• Meyer Lemon Parfaits
• Pumpkin Spice Parfaits

A Few Chocolate Ricotta Parfait Tips

I layered the parfaits with a store-bought dark chocolate and red berry granola. It was perfect for pairing with the chocolate ricotta, coconut, and fresh blueberries. Use your favorite store-bought or homemade flavor.

The blueberries can be swapped for other fresh berries.

If the honey is too thick to drizzle, microwave for about 10 seconds until just runny enough to pour in a thin stream.

Adjust the amount of honey in the ricotta to taste and desired sweetness.

Serve these ricotta parfaits immediately after assembling. The granola will quickly lose its crisp texture as it rests between the ricotta layers.

Check out what everyone else made:

• Tomato and Corn Chipotle Salsa with a Meyer Lemon Tom Collins from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Grilled or Roasted S’mores Banana Splits from Shockingly Delicious
• Crispy Soy Chicken from Oh! You Cook!
• Mini-Chocolate Cheesecake Bites from Bewitching Kitchen
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• Tropical Pork Pineapple Kabobs from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Homemade Pesto and Caprese Panini from Loving Life
• Chicken and Broccoli Calzones from Making Miracles

This recipe was originally posted in July 2014 and updated in March 2023.

Chocolate Ricotta Parfait Recipe

Adapted from Natural Noshings

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Chocolate Ricotta Parfait

A recipe for Chocolate Ricotta Parfait! Ricotta is combined with cocoa powder and honey, then arranged in a glass with granola, blueberries, and coconut.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine N/A

Keyword breakfast, brunch, cheese, chocolate, coconut, ricotta

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes minutes

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Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 2 Servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup (230 grams) whole milk ricotta
• 3 tablespoons (21 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) honey plus more for drizzling
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup (55 grams) granola
• 1/2 cup (80 grams) fresh blueberries
• 2 tablespoons (7 grams) unsweetened coconut flakes

Instructions

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the ricotta, cocoa powder, honey, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Adjust flavors to taste.
• Fill the bottom of two small glasses with 1/4 of the ricotta mixture each.
• Top each with a layer of the granola, blueberries, and coconut flakes.
• Cover with the remaining chocolate ricotta.
• Top with the remaining granola, blueberries, and coconut flakes.
• Drizzle with a little honey and serve immediately.