CHOCOLATE ANISE CANNOLI

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Here's that something-special treat you've been looking to add to your holiday cookie trays! We guarantee these wonton-wrapped bites with anise, cherries, chocolate, brandy and pistachios will be gone in a twinkling. -Marie Rizzio, Interlochen, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 45m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

16 wonton wrappers
Butter-flavored cooking spray
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup dried cherries
1 tablespoon cherry brandy
2 packages (8 ounces each) reduced-fat cream cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
3 tablespoons anise liqueur
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup chopped shelled pistachios

Steps:

Wrap a wonton wrapper around a metal cannoli tube. Moisten corner with water and seal. Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining wrappers. Spritz with cooking spray; sprinkle with sugar., Bake at 325° for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes. Remove shells from tubes; cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, place cherries in a small bowl. Add brandy; let stand for 10 minutes. Drain and coarsely chop cherries. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, cocoa, liqueur and chopped cherries until blended., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Dip shell ends in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Press into pistachios. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set., Pipe filling into prepared shells. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 174mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.