Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cranberry Compote Layered with Lemon Ricotta 3.6 (18) 2 Reviews By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 9, 2019 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Alastair Hendy Yield: 6 These easy-to-assemble parfaits are a welcome ending to any fall meal. Spruced up with a citrus tang, cranberry sauce is layered between ethereally light layers of sweetened ricotta in see-through tumblers. Ingredients 2 lemons 1 navel orange 6 ⅔ cups (24 ounces) fresh cranberries 1 ½ cups plus 3 tablespoons sugar 2 pounds fresh ricotta cheese Directions Grate zest from lemons. Cut 1 lemon in half, and squeeze juice from 1 half into a saucepan, reserving remaining 1 1/2 lemons for another use. Peel orange, and cut in half. Add peel to pan, and squeeze in juice from half the orange, reserving remaining half for another use. Add cranberries and 1 1/2 cups sugar, and bring to a gentle simmer, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Cook until cranberries are soft and begin to burst, about 15 minutes. Let cool, and then refrigerate for 1 hour (or up to overnight). Combine ricotta with remaining 3 tablespoons sugar and the lemon zest. Remove orange peel from compote, and discard. Set aside a few cranberries for garnish. Layer each of 6 serving cups with 1/4 cup lemon ricotta, 1/4 cup compote, and then 1/4 cup lemon ricotta. Garnish with reserved cranberries. Print