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Easy Cannoli Recipe

With this Easy Cannoli Recipe, you too can make amazing and creamy, unforgettable Italian restaurant quality Cannolis at home! Enjoy!

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 12 large cannolis
Calories: 279 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 12 store bought cannoli shells
  • 30 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese 2 containers
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest or 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6 tablespoons heavy cream
  • mini chocolate chips chopped pistachios, etc.. as garnish
  • powdered sugar

Instructions

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  1. Place ricotta cheese into the center of a large piece of cheesecloth and squeeze out any excess liquid. You want the ricotta cheese as dry as possible. Place into the bottom of a high powered blender. 
  2. Add in powdered sugar, lemon zest, vanilla, and heavy cream and blend, stopping to stir frequently, until completely smooth OR until the desired consistency is reached.
  3. Spoon filling into a disposable piping bag, cut the corner off and fill each cannoli.
  4. Sprinkle mini chocolate chips onto filling at each end of cannoli and then sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  5. Store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to two days.

Notes

  • Please please please keep in mind that not draining or getting rid of that extra liquid in the cheese will not give you the results you're looking for. I didn't drain my first few versions of my cannoli filling and after 20-30 seconds in the blender, it was pretty thick and decent, but blending it beyond 60 seconds turned it into liquid. Just FYI :)

    I piped the filling with a disposable pastry bag because they're easier/sturdier to use than a regular Ziploc bag, though those will work in a pinch too.

  • I piped the filling with a disposable pastry bag because they're easier/sturdier to use than a regular Ziploc bag, though those will work in a pinch too.

Nutrition Information

Calories 279kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 22g (7%) Protein 9g (18%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 46mg (15%) Sodium 62mg (3%) Potassium 80mg (2%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 425IU (9%) Vitamin C 0.4mg (0%) Calcium 152mg (15%) Iron 4.3mg (24%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12large cannolis

Amount Per Serving

Calories 279

% Daily Value*

Calories 279kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Protein 9g 18%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 46mg 15%
Sodium 62mg 3%
Potassium 80mg 2%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 425IU 9%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0%
Calcium 152mg 15%
Iron 4.3mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.