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; 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon finely chopped candied citron; 1 tablespoon grated lime zest; Optional: mini ice cream sugar cones, mini chocolate chips

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 10 min. YIELD: 8 servings.

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
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon finely chopped candied citron
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
Optional: mini ice cream sugar cones, mini chocolate chips

Directions

1. Beat together first 5 ingredients. If desired, scoop or pipe ricotta mixture into mini cones and sprinkle with chocolate chips and additional lime zest.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 cup: 128 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 70mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 0 fiber), 6g protein.

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