Best Cannoli With Chocolate Drizzle Recipes

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CHOCOLATE CANNOLI



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Cannoli are fantastic. Traditionally they're bigger than mine and contain chunks of candied fruit, nuts and chocolate, but I wanted to go a bit more delicate, and ricotta is the filling hero here. It is helpful to buy some metal cannoli tubes, which you can get online--just squeeze them to 2 centimeters (3/4 inch) in diameter before use.

Provided by Jamie Oliver

Categories     dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 large free-range eggs
60 milliliters (1/4 cup) sweet wine or Marsala
Olive oil
250 grams (9 ounces) plain or Tipo 00 flour, plus extra for dusting
1 liter (1 quart) sunflower oil, for frying
200 grams (7 ounces) 70-percent dark chocolate
100 grams (3.5 ounces) toasted hazelnuts
600 grams (21 ounces) quality ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
2 tablespoons runny honey
2 heaped teaspoons quality cocoa powder
1 tablespoon grappa

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, whip 1 egg with the sweet wine and 3 tablespoons of olive oil. Gradually add the flour (you may not need it all) until it comes together into a ball of dough. Knead for a few minutes, or until smooth and silky. Wrap in plastic wrap and leave to rest for 1 hour.
  • Pour the sunflower oil into a large, sturdy pan on a medium-high heat, and leave it to get to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F) on a thermometer. Meanwhile, roll the dough into a large sausage about 4 centimeters (1 1/2 inches) in diameter. Keeping the rest of the dough covered with a clean, damp tea towel, slice off a 1/2-centimeter-thick (1/4-inch-thick) disc and roll into a ball, then flatten out on a flour-dusted surface to 2 millimeters (1/16 inch) thick. Lightly dust your metal cannoli tubes with flour (or use lightly oiled dried cannelloni tubes), then wrap a circle of dough around each, sealing the edges with beaten egg. Working in batches, carefully lower into the hot oil for just 1 minute, to get lightly golden. Remove to a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain for 3 minutes, then squeeze the moulds and gently slide off the cannoli. Repeat until you've used up all the dough.
  • Melt the chocolate. Pound the hazelnuts in a pestle and mortar until fine. Drain the ricotta, then blitz in a food processor with the vanilla paste, honey, cocoa and grappa until just smooth. Spoon into a piping bag with a star nozzle, and twist the bag to give tension, then pipe the filling into the cannoli. Drizzle with chocolate, sprinkle with nuts and serve.

CHOCOLATE CANNOLI



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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

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 12 filled pizzelle.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
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 whole 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

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat the egg, sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon zest 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 289 calories, Fat 15g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 47mg cholesterol, Sodium 124mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 8g protein.

CHOCOLATE CANNOLI



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Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 35m

Yield 14 shells

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup unsalted pistachios
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons golden raisins
1 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate
1 cup ricotta
14 cannoli shells

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Toast the unsalted pistachios in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until crisp. Pull from oven, cool and finely chop. Place chopped pistachios in a bowl.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream with 1 tablespoon of sugar until it holds a soft peak. In a large bowl fold together the whipped cream, raisins, 1/3 of the chopped chocolate, 1/3 of the chopped pistachios and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Gently fold the whipped cream mixture into the ricotta. When ready to serve, spoon the filling into a pastry bag fitted with a fat round tip. Fill the cannoli shells from each end.
  • Blend the remaining chopped chocolate and pistachios on a plate.
  • To garnish: Dip each end of the cannoli into the chocolate pistachio mixture.
  • Cannoli can be filled and stored in the refrigerator no more than 1 hour ahead of time.

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