Ingredients
- 8 store-bought cannoli shells
- 1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips
Cannoli filling:
- 1 quart good-quality ricotta cheese
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest
- 1/4 cup chopped citron (candied orange peel)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
For the chocolate:
Melt chocolate over a double boiler and dip half of each cannoli shell in the chocolate. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off then lay shells out on a silpat or waxed paper-lined tray to set while you prepare the filling.
For the filling:
Line a colander with cheesecloth, add the ricotta and let drain until very dry. Squeeze out any excess moisture in cheesecloth. Place the ricotta into the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on high for 5 to 7 minutes until light and fluffy. Add sugar, orange zest, chopped citron and vanilla extract, then mix on medium until just combined. Place the filling into a piping bag and fill chocolate dipped cannoli with the mixture. Serve as soon as possible.
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By lmastorakos_109...
Littleton, MA
on May 12, 2013
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1/4 - 1/2 cup of confectioners sugar is plenty for the filling! I can't imagine using the two cups that the recipe calls for. I think the filling could also use some orange extract.
By abenavitch_12412574
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on January 13, 2013
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Mine came out like soup too. I always read reviews before cooking and of course didn't this time until after my big bowl of filling...I mean soup was done mixing. Sooooooo disappointing.
By Lilabelle1025
New York, NY
on December 28, 2011
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Total Disaster! I cook a lot and I can fix almost any recipe but not this one. I wasted a lot of menu and looked really bad in front of guests. I used fresh ricotta, drained it (although the recipe gives you no clue as to how longand whipped it with a paddle in Kitchen Aid as Tyler (or his recipe writer indicated. It was soup. I had to whip cream cheese and slowly whip original mixture into cream cheese. It still didn't harden up after several hours in the refrigerator. Other users -- please save yourself the heartache and cash and find a better recipe.
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