Mascarpone is grainy and yellow!

Question

I was making mascarpone cheesecake and left my mascarpone at room temperature for about half an hour to an hour to soften it up. When i proceeded to try to mix it with a rubber spatula (without adding anything), it looked all grainy. I thought maybe the temperature was off so I heated it a little in the microwave (10 seconds) and it became liquid and yellowish. I’ve put it in the fridge and it hardened but is still yellowish.

First, I am wondering why it was already grainy when I hadn’t even added anything to it. I just opened the package and it’s best by date is October so I don’t believe it’s an issue of it being too old.

Second, what could I do with the yellowish mascarpone? Savory or sweet ideas are welcome.

sy14000 · Answer

Haha, nope it’s definitely mascarpone! And when I opened it it definitely wasn’t grainy.

sy14000 · Answer

Thanks! I never froze it myself before but I suppose it’s possible it had gotten frozen at the store.

drbabs · Answer

This actually came up before….not that that helps you, but could it have been frozen?https://food52.com/hotline...

Happygoin · Answer

I know this is going to sound snarky, and honest, I don’t mean it to be. Is there any chance the label says Ricotta instead of Mascarpone?

If not, I’m with drbabs...I’d return it to the store. I surely wouldn’t use it.

sy14000 · Answer

Yes I did and it seemed fine! It also looked fine before I started to mix it.

drbabs · Answer

Yikes, that just seems wrong. Did you taste it? It sounds really unpleasant. If it were me, I’d return it to the store.

Mascarpone is grainy and yellow!

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