Ricotta with Vanilla-Sugar Croutons and Berries

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Awesome, you can really taste the citrus in the sauce, to which I halved the sugar to 1/4 cup b/c I always cut sugar in a recipe b/c they're usually too sweet for me. Tho I never did try it with the full 1/2 cup. Was perfect for me.

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This is an excellent recipe that is sure to impress. .. I did substitute Mascarpone Cheese instead of the Ricotta. . . And it was totally awesome. This was the dessert part of dinner, after I made the Lamb dish from the same episode. . .All I can say, is it is very impressive. I served mine in pretty extra large Martini style glasses, which added an additional touch of class. Honest to goodness, I thought my dinner guests were going to lick the glasses, it was soooo good. My husband really raised his eyebrows about buying the vanilla bean. . but , now, we realize it was worth it. I will definately serve this again !!

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Dear Giada,
I did read over some reviews and have found out that there are a lot of complaints about the Riscotta Cheese, so they used Mascarpone cheese instead. It came out delicious! Thanks Giada!

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This is one of the best desserts I've ever made. I'm not a huge fan of ricotta so I used mascarpone cheese instead and, because of that, substituted pound cake for the bread. I made this for a few friends and everyone loved it and wanted the recipe. I made extra sauce so we could have leftovers to spoon over vanilla ice cream later in the week. A delicious recipe that I will make again and again. Thank you Giada!

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I added several tablespoons of mascarpone cheese to the ricotta mixture and watched people savor their first bite, with closed eyes and a long mmmmm....I didn't cook my fruit or add sugar to it and it still tasted wonderful.

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I've made this a number of times and it is always a hit.

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This is a favorite in our house - even the kids love it! I don't care for the texture of ricotta, so I substitute mascarpone and it is wonderful! Don't skimp on the vanilla beans, it really makes the dish.

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No ciabatto bread on hand, so I substituted with leftover angel food cake, which I baked at a lower temp. What a great dessert topping! Also added a little cinnimon to the cheese mixture. Love It!!!

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I recently had a special family supper and was seriously considering changing my dessert plans away from this recipe. What a sad affair if I had. It is light, flavorful, creamy, crunchy and sophisticated. I served it in martini glasses and it was gorgeous. The fruit sauce is phenomenal and divine over ice cream...i"m so glad I had leftover sauce. Every component of this dessert adds up to one delicious sum of its parts.

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WOW, this is fantastic. The ingredients are a perfect balance. The croutons are spectacular. I am going to try experimenting with various berries. I think raspberries and oranges would go well together - both for taste and presentation.