How to Make Cannoli with Chocolate Chips - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a fan of Italian desserts, then you're probably familiar with cannoli. This classic Sicilian treat consists of fried pastry tubes filled with a sweet, creamy filling. Cannoli is often enjoyed as a dessert or a sweet snack, and is a popular choice for special occasions and holidays.

While traditional cannoli fillings typically include ricotta cheese, sugar, and vanilla, there are countless variations that are just as delicious. One popular twist on the classic cannoli recipe ...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 pint part-skim ricotta cheese
  • ½ cup blanched slivered almonds
  • ⅓ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur
  • 12 cannoli shells
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 12 maraschino cherries

Information

  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 12 pastries

  • In a large bowl, stir ricotta cheese with 1 cup confectioners sugar until combined. Add almonds, chocolate chips and almond liqueur.
  • Carefully spoon into cannoli shells (or pipe from a pastry bag), filling from the center out.
  • Sprinkle individual serving plates with powdered sugar and cocoa, or sprinkle on cannoli. Garnish plates with cherries.