Chocolate Cannoli Recipe

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Our version of a famous Italian dessert features a creamy filling dotted with chocolate chunks. The chopped pistachios are an attractive touch.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Chocolate Cannoli Recipe

Prep: 45 min. + cooling Cook: 5 min./batch

Yield: 12 Servings

45 5 50

Ingredients

1 egg
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
FILLING:
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup milk
1-1/8 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 drop cinnamon oil, optional
1-3/4 cups ricotta cheese
1 milk chocolate candy bar with almonds (4-1/4 ounces), chopped
1/2 cup chopped pistachios

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the egg, sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon peel and almond extract until blended. Combine flour and baking powder; stir into egg mixture and mix well.
Bake in a preheated pizzelle iron according to manufacturer’s directions until golden brown. Remove cookies and immediately shape into tubes. Place on wire racks to cool.
In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in vanilla and cinnamon oil if desired. Cool completely.
In a large bowl, beat ricotta cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in custard mixture. Fold in chocolate. Spoon or pipe into shells. Dip each side in pistachios. Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12 filled pizzelle.

Nutritional Facts 1 filled pizzella (calculated without confectioners' sugar) equals 289 calories, 15 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 47 mg cholesterol, 124 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Cannoli in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2009, p179

Purchasing Pistachios

When buying unshelled pistachios, look for ones with the shell partially open so it's easier to retrieve the nut. Also, a closed shell indicates an immature nut.