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

Ingredients

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