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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Classic Cannoli



February 24, 2016



One of Italy’s best known and most loved desserts, this classic Sicilian recipe is easy to make.


Ingredients


24 Cannoli shells

1 tub | 475 g  Tre Stelle® Ricotta Cheese

1/2 cup | 125 mL Icing sugar

1/4 cup | 50 mL mini chocolate chips

1/4 tsp | 1 mL cinnamon

1/2 tsp | 2 mL vanilla

1/4 cup | 50 mL whipping cream, whipped

1 tbsp | 15 mL chopped almonds or pistachios (optional)


Method


  1. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, sugar, chocolate, cinnamon and vanilla. 

  2. Mix well. Fold in whipped cream. Place filling into a pastry bag and pipe filling into cannoli shells. Sprinkle nuts on ends. Dust filled shells lightly with powdered sugar. 

  3. Alternative Filling: Add 3 tbsp of cocoa and 1 tsp grated fresh orange peel. Dip shell edges into melted chocolate before filling and garnish ends with chocolate sprinkles.



Recipe reproduced by kind permission of Tre Stelle Canada.