# Cannoli

A classic Italian dessert featuring crispy shells filled with a creamy ricotta filling, often with chocolate chips and dusted with powdered sugar.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- all-purpose flour
- brown sugar
- lemon zest
- eggs
- ricotta cheese
- granulated sugar
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
- powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. Combine the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, lemon zest, and eggs in a large mixing bowl to make the cannoli dough.
2. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest.
3. Drain excess liquid from the ricotta cheese using a strainer lined with paper towels.
4. Heat oil in a Dutch oven for frying.
5. Dust a clean surface with flour and roll out the cannoli dough using a rolling pin.
6. Cut the dough into circles.
7. Wrap the dough circles around cannoli tubes, sealing the edges with egg wash.
8. Fry the cannoli shells in the hot oil until golden brown.
9. Remove the fried cannoli shells and place them on paper towels to drain excess oil.
10. Combine the drained ricotta cheese with granulated sugar in a mixing bowl.
11. Mix the ricotta and sugar with a hand mixer until creamy.
12. Stir in semi-sweet chocolate chips into the ricotta mixture.
13. Transfer the ricotta filling into a piping bag.
14. Pipe the ricotta filling into the cooled cannoli shells.
15. Dip the ends of the filled cannoli into a bowl of semi-sweet chocolate chips to coat.
16. Arrange the finished cannoli on a plate.
17. Dust the cannoli with powdered sugar.

## Equipment

- large mixing bowl
- grater
- plastic wrap
- strainer
- paper towels
- dutch oven
- rolling pin
- cannoli tubes
- tongs
- piping bag
- hand mixer
- plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@karissaastevens/video/7533761834726313246?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/21966e48-a1ae-4996-9ab6-5a3f248aa958
- Extracted: 2025-08-12

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