Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (15-ounce) carton part-skim ricotta cheese
  • Cooking spray
  • 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom or ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup chopped pistachios

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Spread evenly into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack.
  • Cut pudding into 12 equal portions. Pour milk over pudding. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Sprinkle cardamom over pudding. Spoon 1 serving pudding and about 2 teaspoons milk into each of 12 small bowls, and top each serving with 1 teaspoon pistachios.