Cannoli Dip

Name: Cannoli Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 carton (15 ounces) whole-milk ricotta cheese; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon finely chopped candied citron; 1 tablespoon grated lime zest; 2 tablespoons lime juice; Mini ice cream sugar cones, optional; Miniature semisweet chocolate chips, optional

Ricotta is one of my family's favorite ingredients. I made up the cannoli filling and broke up some ice cream waffle shells to use as "chips and dip"—it was an instant hit! It's also good served slightly warm. —Ann Marie Eberhart, Gig Harbor, Washington

Ingredients

1 carton (15 ounces) whole-milk ricotta cheese
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon finely chopped candied citron
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
2 tablespoons lime juice
Mini ice cream sugar cones, optional
Miniature semisweet chocolate chips, optional

Directions

Beat together ricotta cheese, sugar, candied citron, lime zest and juice. If desired, scoop ricotta mixture into cones and sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Do not use a food processor to chop the citron—it could make it too fine, and its flavor is more intense with slightly larger bits.