Melopita
My wife and I were having a dinner party. In our world, that means everyone participates in the cooking. Our theme was Greek food. In the next week or two, you will see a Greek orzo recipe, some Greek dips and some Greek lamb. It was so good. Everyone contributed to an awesome meal and that is so much more fun. I should also say the company was awesome. These are great and special friends of ours. It is easier to go out for a dinner but it is so much more personal, so much more laid back and so much easier to talk one another. A dinner party is such a good way to connect with friends and bringing people into your house really deepens the friendship.
I did not have a lot of ideas for a Greek dessert and I am not a fan of nuts. I googled Greek desserts and came up with this Melopita. So cool. It is baked ricotta topped with honey. Now this may not be chocolate but it is sweet. Did I say this was easy? I hesitate to post this Melopita because of its simplicity. Please do not tell anyone.
Melópita (adapted from Cook Me Greek):
- 32 ounces ricotta
- 5 – 6 tbsp honey
- 3 eggs
- 1Tbsp corn flour
- ½ tsp salt
- vanilla or lemon zest for flavor
- Cinnamon for topping
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. In a bowl, add in all ingredients
and whisk until completely incorporated.
Spray a baking dish with canola spray. Pour the Melópita batter into the baking dish.
Bake for 40 minutes or until golden.
Let the Melópita cool. Turn the Melopita over on to a serving plate.
You can serve cold from the fridge or at room temperature. (I served cold.) Before serving, dust generously with cinnamon and finish by drizzling with as much honey as you like.
Serve and enjoy!
Responses
comments – I answer every one.
I’ve never heard of Melopita either, but with how easy this is I absolutely need to try it – wow!!
It was easy and so good. Do not tell anyone. Please!
I had not heard of it either until I researched it.
Oh, wow! How delicious and simple is this?!? I adore Greek food, but I’ve never seen baked ricotta before. How brilliant!
It was quite brilliant but I do not think I can take credit for that.
I adore desserts that are not too sweet! Your melopita seems like a wonderfully easy and light dinner party dessert!
Thx Brandi. it was embarrassingly easy. Don’t tell anyone.
I have never heard of Melopita but that’s the beauty of food. Every region in the world have so many things to explore in food. This looks beautiful and will try soon!
You are so right. Food helps us understand the culture.
There is nothing wrong with an easy recipe, especially when it looks so good! I have never had Melopita. It reminds me of flan though. Looking forward to seeing the whole menu!
You are right. Had a very similar texture to a flan.
G’day Peter! I had never head of Melopita before…looks delish and thank you for allowing me to learn something new!
Cheers! Joanne
Thx Joanne. I had never heard of it either before googling Greek desserts.
There is so much I agree with you on this post! I also love to host dinner parties (and I’d do it more often with a cleaner house!) and these simple desserts are great when I’m preparing more complex entreé courses. Thanks again for all your assistance this past weekend and it was a pleasure meeting you!
Glad you like the dessert. So great to meet you and I look forward to getting to know each other and our work better.
Wow, it does look easy and beautiful too!!
Thx Tara. It was pretty easy and tasty.
This it? And with ricotta cheese no less. Oh my goodness. I love this type of a dessert! I love Greek food too. I look forward to your coming posts. 🙂
Thx Carol. The rest of the dinner was fun too.
This is the type of dessert I love! Simple, not too sweet and not too heavy. I’m sure your dinner party will be remembered!
I normally like real sweet and chocolate but this recipe is a winner. Let me know if you try it?