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Cheese latkes

February 7, 2025

Recipe

These ricotta latkes are delicious topped with fresh fruit or thawed frozen fruit.

Serves 4

Top latkes with fresh fruit or thawed frozen fruit.

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together until you have a thick batter.

Lightly grease skillet and heat over medium heat. Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of batter into hot skillet. Spread the batter into a thin circle.

Fry each latke for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Reduce heat if the outside browns faster than the inside cooks. Serve warm.

1 cup part-skim ricotta
3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
3 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

DASH Eating Plan Servings

1/3 Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils Fruits 1 Grains and grain products 1 Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

1 Carbohydrates Fats Fruits 1 1/2 Protein and dairy Sweets Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 227 Calories 23 g Total carbohydrate 159 mg Cholesterol 2 g Dietary fiber 3 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 15 g Protein 4 g Saturated fat 4 small latkes (about 1 1/2 inches each) Serving size 471 mg Sodium Trace Total fat