Whipped Ricotta with Honey and Summer Fruit

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound fresh ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pint fresh figs, halved
• 1 pint fresh strawberries, halved
• 3 plums, pitted and sliced into eighths
• 1/2 cup honey
• Freshly cracked black pepper to taste
• 3 sprigs fresh mint, or more to taste

Directions

Beat ricotta cheese, cream, and vanilla extract together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Spread ricotta mixture onto a platter; top with figs, strawberries, and plum slices. Drizzle honey over the fruit and sprinkle black pepper over the top. Garnish with mint sprigs.