Cannoli Pudding

Name: Cannoli Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Italian Desserts, Italian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 carton (15 ounces) ricotta cheese; 1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 1/4 cup chopped pecans; 1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries; 3 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; Whole maraschino cherries, optional

This subtly sweet blend from Kat Thompson of Prineville, Oregon lets you enjoy the taste of a traditional Italian dessert in mere minutes. "It makes any meal special," she promises.

Ingredients

1 carton (15 ounces) ricotta cheese
1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Whole maraschino cherries, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, beat ricotta cheese until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips, pecans, cherries, sugar and cream. Spoon into dessert dishes. Refrigerate until serving. Garnish with whole cherries if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 354 calories, 23g fat (12g saturated fat), 58mg cholesterol, 142mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (24g sugars, 1g fiber), 13g protein.

Originally published as Cannoli Pudding in Quick Cooking July/August 2000

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dmoehring

Jan 29, 2011

This was good. What the recipe didn't say was that you need to get either smooth riccotta or whole milk riccotta if you want this to be smooth like pudding. Unfortunately I can only get part skim riccotta and there is no way to smooth it out, so mine turned out grainy. Also I added a teaspoon of vanilla to this. Overall this was very easy and tasty.