Name: Italian Cannoli Pastry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 19 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Dough Ingredients:; 2 cups flour; 2 tablespoon sugar; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 cup of Marsala wine or use white if you don't have Marsala; 3 tablespoon shortening; 1 egg beaten; water for sealing the edges of the dough on the cylinder; Filling ingredients:; 2 cups whole milk Ricotta or use Homemade Ricotta Recipe strained in a cheesecloth; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla; 1/2 cup powdered sugar or more to taste sifted; 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips; 3 tablespoons mascarpone cheese; dash of cinnamon; Note: make sure you strain the ricotta or it will be watery, also for a super creamy filling you have to sift the powdered sugar.

Italian Cannoli is one of our favorite pastries ever invented and of course, everyone will tell you they make the best, just like I will tell you now, this is my mom's recipe and she made the best!

The creamy filling of mascarpone and ricotta is just an addictive confection that you just want to grab a spoon and keep eating.

Although you can buy premade cannoli shells, we always made our own, and my step-by-step instructions will certainly put to rest any doubts in your mind that there is anything hard about them; easy, but you have to have the right tools.

This tubular fried crust, then filled with this smooth, rich, delectable cheese filling inside, is incredible.

The cylinder tubes can be found online, and you can get them at a specialty shop for baking also.

The cylinders are a must-have to make these, some folks do a pizzelle maker but if I am going to only make these once a year on Easter, they're going into hot oil like the original way mom made them.

We love cannoli and I make a fabulous Cannoli Pie Cannoli Mousse, Cannoli Ice Cream, Cannoli Tarts, and of course a fabulous modern-day Cannoli Dip.

I'm not going to lie, this is a bit time-consuming but every Easter it's a tradition to make these pastries and there is no way I would want to disappoint my family, so beware, you will be starting your own tradition with these they're so delicious.

Scroll down to the printable recipe card and give it a try and message me with any questions or concerns, please read my tips they will help immensely.

this is an Italian pastry filled with mascarpone cheese and ricotta

A Little History Cannoli

The cannoli is a popular Italian dessert that is widely known throughout the world.

However, even though millions of people have consumed the delicious treat, not many people know exactly what it is or how it originated.

The tube-like dessert has many conflicting stories of where or who originated but most of the information believes it was first made in Palermo, Italy.

In that time period, the cannoli was specifically made for Carnivale in Sicily.

This festive season occurs right before lent and consists of parades and masquerades similar to Mardi Gras.

Today, the cannoli is enjoyed throughout the year and is thought of as a decadent treat and Sicilian dessert.

We keep the Easter tradition every year and make these in my mom's memory and now my son helps me fill them.

this is how to make cannoli Italian pastry with a collage of step by step photos

Ingredients You Will Need

Filling:
whole milk ricotta cheese,
Mascarpone cheese (or use whipped cream cheese in a pinch) both should be at room temperature.
powdered sugar)
mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (more for garnish)
pinch of cinnamon
Optional: garnish on top chopped pistachios, fresh berries
dough:
flour
sugar
sweet Marsala Wine
egg
shortening

these are cannoli shells dipped into melted chocolate

Garnish Suggestions on each side of the Cannoli:

strawberries fresh on each end
any kinds of fresh berries or fruit you like even maraschino cherries
mini chocolate chips on each end
amaretti crushed cookies
pistachios crushed
toasted almonds
colorful sprinkles
chopped covered almonds
crushed chocolate chip cookies
dip each end in melted chocolate
add orange or lemon zest to the filling

this is a ziplock bag to fill cannoli shells its filled with mascarpone and ricotta sweet cheese filling

Tools

cutting board
rolling pin
cookie sheets
deep fryer or deep cooking pan
large round cutter and small (those are optional you can roll the dough out and use a round bowl to cut the dough also)
metal cylinder tubes to fry with

Tips

Make you use whole milk ricotta cheese
Remember to strain the ricotta, so it isn’t watery.
If you have a problem with running ricotta, you may not have squeezed out all the water or strained it enough. To fix it you will have to add 1 tablespoon of instant tapioca pudding or instant vanilla pudding and let it sit a few minutes until it thickens
Refrigerate and chill until ready to serve or fill cannoli shells at the last minute.
Don't fill the cannoli in advance because the crust will not stay crunchy
for mini cannoli make two small cut out dough with smaller cutter on each end of the tube, seal and fry

this is the recipe on how to make cannoli filling and all the ingredients are in this bowl

More Cannoli Recipes

Italian Cannoli Cupcakes

Cannoli Cake

these are around 24 cannoli shells fried

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Treat Yourself to these Fabulous Pastries

If you're a cannoli lover look no further than this recipe, the homemade cannoli dough, and decadent ricotta mascarpone cheese filling is fabulous, bar none.

I love to watch the eyes rolls on their first taste of that crunch shell and creamy cheese filling, and it's the first dessert gone on the table.

They really aren't hard to make, just take time, so put some aside you won't be sorry I promise.

Every cannoli lover will fall in love at first bite.

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Yield: 24

Author: Claudia Lamascolo