Tofu Ricotta

Total Time: 10 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb firm regular tofu (drained-16 oz package)
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons sweet syrup (mild and your choice)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 break the tofu into large chunks. place in a sauce pan and cover with water. bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer for 5 minutes. drain well.
• 2 chill covered in the fridge until cool enough to handle.
• 3 crumble and place in a bowl with remaining ingredients. remember leave out the herbs if you want this to be sweet. mash and blend until mixture has a fine grainy texture, similar to ricotta or cottage cheese. chill several more hours or over night before serving.
• 4 this will store for 5 days in the fridge.