Best Chocolate Chunk And Apricot Cannoli Recipes

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5-INGREDIENT CANNOLIS



5-Ingredient Cannolis image

Homemade 5-Ingredient Cannolis are super easy and so impressive!

Provided by Ashley Manila

Categories     Dessert

Time 12h15m

Number Of Ingredients 6

8 cannoli shells, homemade or store bought will work
2 cups ricotta cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar, plus extra for dusting
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips, divided
1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons fresh orange zest

Steps:

  • Place the ricotta cheese into a fine mesh strainer and place it in the fridge to drain for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours.

CANNOLI WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS



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Make your own classic Italian confection with this recipe filling prepared cannoli pasty shells with a mixture of chocolate chips and ricotta cheese.

Provided by KITTYCATGRL

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 pint part-skim ricotta cheese
½ cup blanched slivered almonds
⅓ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur
12 cannoli shells
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
12 maraschino cherries

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, stir ricotta cheese with 1 cup confectioners sugar until combined. Add almonds, chocolate chips and almond liqueur.
  • Carefully spoon into cannoli shells (or pipe from a pastry bag), filling from the center out.
  • Sprinkle individual serving plates with powdered sugar and cocoa, or sprinkle on cannoli. Garnish plates with cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.2 calories, Carbohydrate 17.8 g, Cholesterol 14.7 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 60.5 mg, Sugar 14 g

CHOCOLATE-CHUNK COOKIES WITH PECANS, DRIED APRICOTS, AND TART CHERRIES



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Categories     Cookies     Mixer     Chocolate     Fruit     Nut     Dessert     Bake     Quick & Easy     Dried Fruit     Apricot     Cherry     Pecan     Fall     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes about 34 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
9 ounces fine-quality bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate
3/4 cup quartered dried apricots (about 4 ounces)
1 cup dried tart cherries (about 5 ounces)
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans (about 4 ounces)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat in flour mixture until just combined.
  • Chop chocolate into 1/2-inch pieces and stir into batter with apricots, cherries, and pecans. Working in batches, drop dough by heaping tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, about 12 minutes total, or until golden. Cool cookies on baking sheets on racks 5 minutes and transfer with a spatula to racks to cool. Cookies keep in airtight containers at room temperature 5 days.

CHOCOLATE CHIP APRICOT COOKIES



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Very yummy chocolate chip cookies with the goodness of apricot bits.

Provided by ABBY21

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Fruit Cookie Recipes     Apricot

Time 25m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup turbinado sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped dried apricots

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
  • Mix the flour and baking soda in a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together the butter, turbinado sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in the egg, vanilla, and salt. Stir the flour and baking soda into the butter mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips and apricots. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.2 calories, Carbohydrate 13.9 g, Cholesterol 11.9 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 56.6 mg, Sugar 10.1 g

CHOCOLATE CHUNK AND APRICOT CANNOLI



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Categories     Food Processor     Cheese     Chocolate     Dessert     Freeze/Chill     No-Cook     Apricot     Edible Gift     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup ricotta cheese (preferably whole-milk)
1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
1/2 cup apricot preserves
3 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
6 purchased cannoli shells
Ground coffee
Powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Puree ricotta in processor. Blend in mascarpone. Add preserves; process until incorporated but some small chunks remain. Add chocolate; mix until just blended, using on/off turns (do not puree).
  • Transfer mixture to pastry bag without tip. Pipe into shells. Sprinkle ends of cheese filling with coffee. Chill until cold. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Sift powdered sugar over cannoli.

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