Glazed Ricotta with Vanilla Bean

• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
• 1 pound fresh ricotta cheese
• 2 egg yolks
• Fresh fruit, for serving

1. Preheat the broiler.
2. In a small saucepan, warm the maple syrup with the vanilla bean scrapings; let cool slightly.
3. In a bowl, mix the ricotta with the syrup.
4. Whisk in the egg yolks until blended.
5. Spread the ricotta in 4 shallow 5-inch gratin dishes and broil 6 inches from the heat, rotating the dishes as necessary to glaze the ricotta evenly.
6. Serve with fresh fruit.

maple syrup, vanilla bean, ricotta cheese, egg yolks, fresh fruit

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/glazed-ricotta-with-vanilla-bean (may not work)