Cannoli Cream Recipe

Name: Cannoli Cream Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cups (460 grams) whole milk ricotta cheese, drained (The Trader Joe's Brand I find is the less runny!); 2 cups (460 grams) of mascarpone cheese; 3/4 (75g) cup powdered sugar; 2 teaspoon (10 ml) vanilla; 2 tablespoon (30 ml) orange zest; 1/2 cup (75 grams) chopped dark chocolate; 1/2 cup (75 grams) chopped raw pistachios; 12 store-bought cannoli shells; Powdered sugar for dusting

8 steps

Prep:10min

Cannoli are a fantastic easy dessert idea! Use store-bought shells and fill them with this delicious homemade cannoli cream for an Italian treat your guests will be so impressed by!

Updated at: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 07:38:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories437 kcal (22%)

Total Fat33.1 g (47%)

Carbs27.7 g (11%)

Sugars13.4 g (15%)

Protein7.8 g (16%)

Sodium89.1 mg (4%)

Fiber2.2 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

2 cupswhole milk ricotta cheese

drained, The Trader Joe's Brand I find is the less runny!)

2 cupsmascarpone cheese

powdered sugar

10mlvanilla

30mlorange zest

½ cupdark chocolate

chopped

½ cupraw pistachios

Instructions

Step 1

Place the ricotta cheese in a fine mesh strainer, over a bowl, and place it in the refrigerator for at least an hour, or overnight is even better. This will ensure that the pastry cream will not be too runny!

Step 2

Combine the cheeses, add sugar and vanilla.

Step 3

Stir in orange zest and chopped chocolate.

Step 4

Transfer to a pastry bag, fitted with a wide star tip, wide enough to allow the chopped chocolate to be pipped through.

Step 5

Place the pastry tip inside one end of the cannoli shell and pipe in the cannoli cream, then turn the shell around and fill the other side. The cream should meet in the middle to fill the whole shell.

Step 6

Sprinkle the chopped pistachios on each end of the cannoli on top of the pastry cream.

Step 7

Stack the cannoli on a platter in a pyramid design, cover lightly with a sheet of aluminium foil and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Step 8

Just before serving, dust the cannolli stack with powdered sugar.

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