A shortcut to a classic italian treat ! Super simple and oh so delicious, you will need to make a double batch !
Ingredients:
For Cups
Flour for dusting surface
4 refrigerated pie crusts
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
For Filling
1 (32oz) container of whole milk ricotta cheese
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus extra for dusting finished cups
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (well I used a little more, its chocolate, satisfy your cravings)
Method:
Strain the ricotta cheese overnight or long enough to remove all the water.
To the strained cheese add all the flavourings and sugar and mix to combine.
At the end, add the chocolate chips and fold it in gently. Chill in the fridge while you make the cups
Heat oven to 425°F. Unroll the piecrusts onto a lightly floured surface and sprinkle the top of each crust with the natural sugar and the cinnamon. Lightly roll over it with a rolling pin so that sugar and cinnamon are pressed into the dough.
With a 2 1/2-3 inch round biscuit cutter or cookie cutter or a glass, cut out circles and lightly press them inside an ungreased mini muffin or mini cupcake pan to create a pastry cup.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until cups are golden. Remove from oven and allow cups to cool. Once cups are cool they can be removed from tin and filled.
Fill the cooled cups, right before serving (or they will get soggy) and top with more chocolate chips.
Enjoy !
Great idea!
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Looks like we don’t have a reason to trek into the North End anymore!! 😛
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I would not do that…nothing beats the North End !
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Looks delightful! Yummy!
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amazingly delicious! was lucky enough to sample a few
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This post has me drooling! Love cannolis!
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yumm! these look amazing :]
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I love this idea! I just had my first Cannoli at Mike’s Pastries in Boston last week!!
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What a clever idea. They look great and I love the serving dish too!
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This looks fabulous! Living in the South for the past two decades I can’t just run to the local bakery and purchase such delicious treats. I am also not a baker but my son has taken an interest in it so I think I will send this recipe his way in order that I can have this scrumptious dessert. Pinned it for easy access. Thank you for sharing. BTW, your blog is extremely lovely. God bless.
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Oh yum! These sound really delicious. I love cannoli filling. This recipe is on my to do list so thank you!
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I am going to have to try this. My husband loves Cannoli 🙂
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YUM! These looks absolutely delicious! Certainly am going to have to give this recipe a whirl. 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
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These are so cute!!
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These sound great, I bookmarked this page so I will definitely try them soon!
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OMG I want some!!
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Now to find how to make ricotta so I can make these!!! Regards, Roz
http://www.rozw.wordpress.com
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Oh my.. These look delicious. Can’t wait to give these a try.
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these look so yummy…a must try 🙂
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I’m Italian… the wrod “cannoli” bought me! 🙂
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