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Great, round and delicious.

Cannoli

Ingredients

  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
    1 pint part-skim ricotta cheese
    1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds
    1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
    1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur
    12 cannoli shells
     
    1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar
    1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
    12 maraschino cherries

Instructions

    1 In a large bowl, stir ricotta cheese with 1 cup confectioners sugar until combined. Add almonds, chocolate chips and almond liqueur.

    2 Carefully spoon into cannoli shells (or pipe from a pastry bag), filling from the center out.

    3 Sprinkle individual serving plates with powdered sugar and cocoa, or sprinkle on cannoli. Garnish plates with cherries.

    4 Note: 1/8 teaspoon almond extract mixed with 1 tablespoon water can be substituted for the almond liqueur.