Cooking Therapy

For this year’s holiday party I wanted to make cannolis, but I wanted to do something different with them. I decided baking little cannoli cups dipped in chocolate and filled with a delicious, homemade ricotta-mascarpone filling. What makes these great, besides their versatility, is that they can be eaten in one big bite!

Chocolate Covered Cannoli Cups

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins

Servings: 12 servings

Course: Dessert

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

For the Cups

• 4 cups all-purpose flour sifted
• 2 egg yolks
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter at room temperature
• ¼ cup ouzo or Sambuca mixed with ½ cup of water
• ½ cup semisweet chocolate
• ¼ cup bittersweet chocolate
• 1 capfull of vanilla extract
• Non-stick cooking spray

For the Filling

• 4 cups whole milk ricotta drained
• 1 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup semisweet mini chocolate chips

Method

 

1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees
2. In a large metal bowl, add the flour, sugar, and salt and mix
3. Add the butter and the egg yolks and stir them in with a fork
4. Stir in the alcohol mixture slowly one tablespoon at a time, with a fork until the dough starts clinging together. Form a ball with the dough and let it stand for 30 minutes covered by saran wrap
5. Cover a flat surface with flour and roll the dough paper thin
6. Using a biscuit cutter, cut the shells out of the dough. Discard any leftover dough
7. Coat a muffin tray with the cooking spray. Add the cannoli shell dough
8. Bake until golden
9. While shells are baking, prepare the filling. Combine the ricotta and mascarpone cheeses, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until well mixed. Stir in the chocolate chips. Refrigerate.
10. Fill a small pot halfway through with water. Place a metal bowl over the pot setting up a bain-marie. Add the regular sized chocolate chips and melt. Once melted add the vanilla and stir
11. After the cannoli cups have cooled down, slowly and carefully dip them in the chocolate. Let them cool until the chocolate hardens
12. Transfer the filing into a piping bag and swirl it in the cups
13. Top with sprinkles, powdered sugar, or more mini chocolate chips and enjoy!