This post will show you how to make your own homemade vegan ravioli. It’s fun to knead, roll out and fill the ravioli. This process is super meditative and relaxing once you get the hang of it. In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ve included a recipe for vegan spinach ricotta. However, you can fill it with whatever you’d like. Once you’ve made several batches, you can fill your freezer with the ravioli and have quick, delicious and carby dinners for later. Enjoy!
I love making homemade ravioli. There is a good chunk of space in my freezer that’s always filled with these little pillows of carby goodness. Making homemade ravioli requires a bit of a time investment, but I love the process and end result and hoping this little tutorial will help or inspire you to love the process too!
How to Prep Homemade Ravioli
Grab a glass of wine, load up a playlist or podcast and get ready to zone out while prepping this ravioli. Making your own homemade ravioli may seem daunting, but it’s actually a great meditative process. Plus, you’ll be prepping several meals from this process, which will allow you to make quick and easy dinners that feel very special and fancy. Here’s how I do it!
Step One: Choose and/or make your filling
Ground vegan sausage, homemade cultured cashew cheese, carrot lox and pumpkin are all good choices. For this batch of ravioli, I made a cashew-based spinach ricotta filling (see recipe at the end of this post). Whatever filling you decide to use, have it all ready beforehand, set aside at room temp. You can use a teaspoon or fill a pastry bag if your mixture is smooth.
Step Two: Make your dough
I use this recipe from Rouxbe, which turns out perfectly. every. time. I recommend making it the day before, wrapping it tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerating it. Take it out a couple of hours before you want to make your ravioli so it’s room temp and perfect for working with.
Cut your dough into four pieces (you can wrap the remaining pieces in dough if you’d like to keep them from drying out), then kind of flatten it out into a rectangle. Messy and jagged is fine.
Step Three: Flour your surface
You can use a pasta maker attachment on a stand mixer, but I’ve also rolled out by hand with a mini roller.
When you start, turn your pasta maker attachment knob to one. Roll it through on the lowest speed a few times. If it gets sticky, fold it in half, dust with a little flour, and run it through again.
The dough should start to feel soft. Turn your knob up to two and repeat, but you don’t need to fold it in half again. It was a little tricky for me to get it to run uniformly through the attachment at first, but got easy with a little practice.
Keep going … now turn the knob up to three. The dough is forgiving at this point, so if you get any folds or crinkles, no worries … just run it through again and it will all get worked out.
Turn your knob up to four. I like this thinness for ravioli, but you could stay at a three or probably go up to a five.
Love it when the dough does this!
Step Four: Cut and Drape Your Pasta Over Your Mold
Once your dough is twice as long as your pasta mold, cut it in half. Flour the metal portion of the mold, then drape one half over it. Use the plastic part to create a little concave space.
Step Five: Fill Your Ravioli
Pipe or spoon about a teaspoon into each well.
Lay the remaining piece over the top, flour side up, or it won’t stick together.
Drape carefully when tucking your ravioli in. Stretch or move a little as needed.
Step Six: Cut the Ravioli Edges Away
Use a rolling pin to get a clean edge.
Gently pull the edges away.
Carefully flip the mold over onto your floured surface. Gently lift the mold up to release the ravioli.
Marvel at how soft and pretty they are!
Using a pasta cutter, roll it along the edges to separate.
Step Seven: Transfer Your Ravioli to a Baking Sheet
I line a baking sheet with a silpat and use a spatula to transfer, one at a time.
Repeat this process with the remaining three pieces of dough.
How to Dry, Freeze and Store Homemade Ravioli
Leave the ravioli out to dry for an hour or so, then transfer the entire baking sheets to the freezer. Once firm, you can pull them off the silpat and transfer to plastic bags or containers. I label them with their fillings as a final step!
How to Prep your Homemade Ravioli From the Freezer
Take out the desired amount of frozen ravioli and allow to come to room temp (I lay them onto a silpat or cutting board for about an hour). Bring a large pot of water to a small boil. Drop in the ravioli one at a time, increasing the heat if the boil drops. Boil for several minutes, then fish out with a skimmer and lay onto a baking sheet lined with a cooling rack. This will allow any water to escape so you don’t have any excess water in your sauce.
Transfer to plates or bowls. Serve immediately and enjoy. You can serve with prepared pasta sauce or make this creamy + chunky pasta sauce.
Check out more homemade ravioli recipes below!
Vegan Sausage-Stuffed Homemade Ravioli
Baked Pumpkin Ravioli with Rubbed Sage Cream
Vegan Homemade Ravioli (Step-By-Step Recipe)
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Vegan Spinach Ricotta Filling for Homemade Ravioli
- Total Time: 48 hours
- Yield: 2 cups
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Vegan spinach ricotta is a great option for a homemade ravioli filling. Made from cultured cashew cheese, this can be transferred to a piping bag to easily pipe filling into prepped ravioli dough.
Ingredients
for the cultured cashew cheese homemade ravioli filling
- 2 cups raw cashews, soaked in water overnight and drained
- 1–2 probiotic capsules (50–100 billion CFUs)
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp onion powder
- a few pinches of salt
- 10 oz. spinach (you can also use frozen spinach that has been completely thawed, but squeeze until bone-dry)
- 1/3 cup vegan parm, very finely chopped or grated
Instructions
to make the cultured cashew cheese homemade ravioli filling
- Place the soaked and drained cashews into a Vitamix. Add just enough water so it covers the cashews (about one cup).
- Puree until smooth, adding a bit more water to loosen, if needed.
- Transfer the puree to a glass container. Stir in the probiotic powder.
- Cover with one layer of cheesecloth and secure with plastic wrap or a rubber band. Place in a dark, warm area to culture for 24-48 hours.
- Once the desired tanginess is achieved, stir in the garlic and onion powders. Add in the salt.
- Refrigerate until ready to use or use immediately.
to finish the mixture
- If using fresh spinach, place into a pot of salty boiling water and blanch for 30 seconds. Transfer the spinach to a bowl of icy water to cool, squeeze until super dry, then chop very fine.
- Transfer the cashew mixture to a bowl and add the spinach and vegan parm. Stir to combine, then transfer to a piping bag with a wide tip or use a teaspoon-size amount for each ravioli.
Notes
Any leftover cheese can be slathered over crusty bread or bagels.
- Prep Time: 48 hours (for culturing time)
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Cultured, Blanched
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: vegan pasta, homemade ravioli, vegan ravioli, vegan ricotta recipe
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