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Plum and ricotta filo pie
Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Plum and ricotta filo pie

11 ingredients 20 min + 40 min 6 people openrecipes

This is a very typical African dish, usually savoury but here made with South African plums to make a stunning dish for a dinner party dessert.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

688
Calories
16g
Protein
41g
Fat
66g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 12 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Star Anise not in our table 0
Syrup not in our table 0
Poppy Seed not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 10 plums, halved and pitted
  • 200 caster sugar
  • g butter
  • 150 star anise
  • g vanilla extract
  • 2 ricotta cheese
  • 1 date syrup (or honey)
  • tsp pine nuts
  • 250 poppy seeds
  • g dusting of icing sugar, to finish
  • 3 sheets of filo pastry

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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