Italian Cannoli bites
Italian Cannoli bites

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Cannolis are one of the most famous Italian desserts. They consist of crunchy fried cylinders filled with ricotta cheese, sugar and, depending on the version, chocolate. Cannoli's are a delicious Italian treat that is easy to make, and can be made ahead of time.

Italian Cannoli bites is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Italian Cannoli bites is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have italian cannoli bites using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Italian Cannoli bites:
  1. Make ready For the Cannoli shell
  2. Make ready 2 Cups all purpose flour
  3. Take 2 1/2 tbsp castor sugar
  4. Take 1 tsp cocoa powder
  5. Take 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  6. Get 1 pinch nutmeg (optional)
  7. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  8. Make ready 1/4 cup butter, melted
  9. Prepare 6-8 Tbsp apple juice or grape juice*
  10. Take 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar (red wine vinegar or plain white vinegar would be fine)
  11. Prepare Vegetable oil cooking spray
  12. Prepare Cannoli Filling
  13. Prepare 12 oz whole milk Ricotta cheese, strained
  14. Prepare 8 oz Mascarpone cheese
  15. Get 1/2 cup powdered sugar**
  16. Take 1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  17. Get powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
  18. Prepare toppings:
  19. Make ready Melted chocolate, chopped pistachios, sprinkles, toasted sweetened coconut

A cannoli recipe from cannoli queen Victoria Granof that will recreate the ones they make in Sicily, which have Now That's What I Call a Cannoli: A Recipe That Even a Sicilian Grandmother Can Love. This proud Italian bakery on the Danforth makes their cannoli from scratch by hand, the bubbly, golden brown shells filled with custard, chocolate or ricotta selling in the thousands each week. Cannoli are Italian pastries consisting of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta—a staple of Sicilian cuisine. The Italian dessert known as cannoli was once made only during Carnival time in Sicily, particularly in the areas of Palermo and Messina.

Steps to make Italian Cannoli bites:
  1. For the cannoli cups - Preheat the oven to about 200 degrees C.
    1. Add flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt to a food processor and pulse until blended. Pour in melted butter and pulse until well combined then pulse until blended. In a bowl combine juice and vinegar, with processor running slowly pour in juice mixture and pulse just until mixture begins to come together. Divide dough into two pieces, shape into balls and transfer to a resealable bag. Chill in refrigerator 30 minutes - 1 hour.
    1. Meanwhile prepare filling. In a mixing bowl, using a rubber or silicone spatula, blend together Ricotta and Mascarpone cheese while running and pressing mixture along bottom of bowl to remove any lumps. Fold in powdered sugar. Cover and chill 30 minutes (or until ready to use).
    1. Roll each chilled dough out on a lightly floured surface (dust top with flour too) into a 14-inch circle, to about an 1/8-inch thickeness. Cut into circles using a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter. Transfer rounds to an ungreased mini muffin tin, pressing evenly into sides and bottom of muffin well. Spray tops evenly with vegetable oil spray (I just poured vegetable oil in to my Misto to spray). Bake in preheated oven 11 - 13 minutes until lightly golden (I liked these best crisp).
  5. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Once cool dip tops in chocolate if desired then into coating if using (such as pistachios) and allow chocolate to set.
    1. Remove cannoli filling from refrigerator, transfer to a piping bag fitted with a tip (or you can use a large resealable bag and cut the tip of the end). Pipe filling into cups and sprinkle with chocolate chips and dust with powdered sugar. For best results serve within 2 hours. Store in refrigerator.
    1. *Update - some have mentioned their dough being too thick and not elastic enough to keep a shape when rolling and cutting, so I'bhi updated it to be 6 - 8 Tbsp of juice rather than just 6 Tbsp.

They should bubble up and blister a bit as they fry. Cannoli is a pastry-based dessert that originated in Sicily. They are typically filled with sweetened ricotta, pistachio and chocolate. All the flavors of cannoli in mini oven baked treats. Made with a crisp pastry shell, filled with a sweet ricotta filling and finished with chocolate.

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