Holy Cannolis

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Desserts

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh ricotta
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
  • 4 store-bought cannoli shells
  • Pumpkin-Pepita Crunch:
  • Fold in: 1/2 cup canned pure pumpkin
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • Garnish with: salted roasted pepitas
  • Mochaccino Sundae:
  • Fold in: 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp instant espresso
  • Garnish with: chopped maraschino cherries
  • Spiked Lemon:
  • Fold in: 2 tbsp. limoncello
  • Garnish with: Lemon zest
  • Dark Cherry-Chocolate:
  • Fold in: 1/4 cup drained Luxardo cherries, chopped
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped dark chocolate
  • Garnish with: Grated dark chocolate
  • Zesty Fruit and Nut:
  • Fold In: 1/4 cup chopped dried cranberries
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • Garnish with: chopped roasted salted pistachios
  • Tropical Rum Cake:
  • Fold in: 2 tbsp. pineapple jam
  • 2 tbsp. golden raisins, chopped
  • 2 tsp rum
  • 1/4 tsp ground allspice
  • Garnish with: toasted sweetened shredded coconut and chopped dried papaya

Directions

  1. First, choose your twist. In a medium bowl, gently fold ricotta, confectioners’ sugar, and the Fold In ingredients. Spoon the ricotta mixture into a gallon-size resalable plastic bag, pushing the mixture down into 1 corner of the bag. Snip a 1/2-inch hole in the corner. Pipe the ricotta mixture into cannoli shells that are about 5 inches long. Add the Garnish With ingredients. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.

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