July is officially here! I booked a flight for a fun adventure. I have two jobs I love. Plus, I made you truffles, cookies, tacos, and this easy & fun Summer berry crostini.
I’m also currently obsessing over zucchini and have way too many ideas in my head; I literally had to force myself out of the grocery store after three hours of pacing the aisles. Pretty typical.
Besides being a grocery store stalker, I was quite busy this past weekend. The majority of my Friday was spent working then I caught a movie and stayed up until my eyes felt like heavy bricks. Saturday went by too quick; I hit a yoga class in the morning, did some editorial planning for the blog, and watched an episode of Cats from Hell. NOT KIDDING. I love cats.
I had a little ‘me’ time yesterday though and spent most of my day in the kitchen. I’m trying to get caught up on recipe creation so that I can take a little vacation over the weekend and relax. My wonderful mom also stopped over to show me her StitchFix collection (I got her hooked!). We haven’t seen each other in nearly two weeks so it was good to catch up. It’s important to remember you can never be too busy for your family. However, you can be too busy for when your mom tells you about how much she loves Jeremy Piven.
Wanna know what I’m really excited about though? The 4th of July! I can’t wait it soak up the sun with good food and even better people.
I wanted to give you a quick and easy appetizer that would be perfect for the holiday. Since farmer’s markets are packed with juicy, seasonal berries, this healthy crostini is absolutely perfect. It could even work for brunch!
Creamy low-fat ricotta is mixed with a bit of honey and fresh lemon juice then piled on toasted slices of whole grain french bread. It’s crunchy, creamy, and sweet all at the same time. And guess how long it takes to whip these up? Only 15 minutes!
I can’t wait to make these again. And again. And again.
More appetizer recipes to try:
Jalapeno-Goat Cheese Grilled Stuffed Mini Peppers
Baked Paleo Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Dip
Roasted Strawberry, Basil, and Goat Cheese Crostini
Tortilla Chip-Crusted Baked Jalapeno Poppers
Whipped Feta & Avocado Crostini with Pomegranate
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Summer Berry Crostini with Lemon Ricotta + Honey
Ingredients
- 2 demi (petite) multigrain or whole grain french baguettes, cut into about 24 small slices, about 1/4 inch thick
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups low-fat ricotta
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey, plus extra for drizzling
- pinch of salt
- 1-2 cups fresh organic summer berries (strawberries, blueberries, cherries, raspberries)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In medium bowl, mix together ricotta, lemon juice, a tablespoon of honey, and a pinch of salt. Taste; adjust flavors as necessary. You may want more lemon or honey.
- Place crostinis on baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with a dash of salt. Bake for 10 minutes or until slightly golden brown. Immediately spread ricotta over warm crostinis and place berries on top. Drizzle with a bit more honey. Serve immediately.
Hi Monique. This is such a lovely recipe for the upcoming Fourth of July celebrations. Our readers will love this! Have included it in our Crafty Like Granny weekly Craft roundup. https://craftylikegranny.com/love-handmade 🙂 Cheers Emily
adorable! Love these, great for individual servings! This was linked in a recent bunch of 4th of July recipes on foodiecrush, thank you! I love the balance of ricotta and berries
Glad you found these! They’re perfect for 4th of July 🙂
These look great!!
These look so delicious and so pretty!
What a perfectly gorgeous and simple treat for the 4th, love it!
I just posted a red, white and blue crostini too! Great minds think alike 🙂
These are gorgeous! I love the festive berries.
These are so pretty! I’ve been eating berries non-stop this past month…I can’t get enough of them during the summer!
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These are the cutest little bites! They look delicious and I bet the combo is just perfect. I started making an appetizer with berries, goat cheese and honey last spring and the flavors work so well together. I have to try to this. Happy 4th!
They’re so cute! And I just love the idea of doing a slightly sweet crostini. Never done that before, but I am definitely going to keep this in mind!
They’re so adorable and festive and pop-able! As in, once you pop, you can’t stop 🙂
Yummm! These sound and look so delicious. Love that they’re simple to put together, too — gives me more time to eat them! 😉
WAAAAH, I wish we could celebrate together! Come out to Utah!
These look awesome. So pretty!
These looks so delicious and so refreshing!
These look so pretty! Love the red white and blue!