Description
Homemade Cannolis coated in cinnamon and sugar are filled with a sweet and creamy ricotta cannoli filling. This recipe provides options for deep frying, air frying, or baking the cannoli shells.
Ingredients
Cannoli Shells
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 large egg, separated
- ¼ cup marsala wine
Cannoli Filling
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup ricotta cheese, strained
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Garnish
- finely chopped pistachios
- mini chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Cannoli Shells – Add flour, sugar, and butter to the food processor. Pulse in egg yolk and marsala wine until a ball of dough forms. Chill, roll out, cut, and wrap around cannoli tubes. Cook based on preferred method.
- Cannoli Filling – Strain ricotta, whip heavy cream, fold in ricotta, vanilla, cinnamon, and chocolate chips. Transfer to a piping bag.
- Coat & Assemble – Melt butter, mix cinnamon-sugar coating, brush cannolis, fill with ricotta mixture, and garnish with pistachios or chocolate chips.
Notes
- You can make the cannoli shells ahead of time and store them in an airtight container until ready to fill.
- Ensure the ricotta is well-drained to avoid a watery filling.
- Experiment with different garnishes like powdered sugar or chopped nuts.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Deep Fry, Air Fry, Bake
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cannoli
- Calories: 198kcal
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 78mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 47mg
