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Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes

Cannoli

Prep time
20 minutes, plus 2 hours draining PT0.33333333333333M
Cook time
N/A PT0
Yield
6–8 servings
Difficulty
1 out of 5 on the difficulty scale
Cannoli with pistachio cream, crushed pistachios and chocolate curls Nugget Markets signature recipes

Save time making these sweet Italian pastries by starting with premade cannoli shells and focusing fully on the decadent ricotta filling.

Ingredients

  • 32 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 1½ cups powdered sugar, plus more for garnish
  • 2½ teaspoons vanilla paste
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 6 ounces pistachio cream
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips, plus more for garnish
  • 1 package (4 ounces) cannoli shells, or 2 packages (4 ounces each) mini cannoli shells
  • Chopped pistachios, for garnish (optional)

Preparation

Drain the ricotta by lining a fine mesh strainer with cheesecloth, then placing over a bowl and adding the ricotta to the strainer. Let the ricotta drain in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

In a mixing bowl, stir together drained ricotta, sugar, vanilla, salt and pistachio cream. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.

Transfer mixture to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip, then pipe filling into cannoli shells. Dip each end into chocolate chips or pistachios, then gently dust with powdered sugar before serving.