Dita Degli Apostoli aka Apostle's Fingers is a truly delicious ricotta crepe dessert of Puglia. If you're a cannoli fan, you’ll love these.
The creamy filling of ricotta has a hint of lemony flavor that is fresh and delicious you just want to grab a spoon and keep eating.
The crepes can be made with either whole eggs or just yolks or just egg whites. Flourless, light, and very aromatic or a french style crepe that adds flour but is still light in texture.
Dark chocolate, chopped or in chips, is another popular addition to the ricotta filling (a little reminiscent of Sicilian cannoli) and is almost always accompanied by a splash of some liqueur such as Marsala wine, or even more common some Limoncello which is a lemon-flavored liqueur.
In other regions, you may find the ricotta flavored with a Kahlua coffee flavor liqueur as in a recipe for Tiramisu with toasted almonds on the ends and candied orange peel.
Depending on what part of Italy, you may find quite a variety of different fillings but more often the outside of the crepe is made with all eggs.
Either way, it's a delightful tradition around the Christmas holiday.
As I mentioned these are very similiar in flavor for the filling in a cannoli but much easier to make you may also like to try our Cannoli Pie Cannoli Mousse, Cannoli Ice Cream, Cannoli Tarts, and of course a fabulous modern-day Cannoli Dip.
Scroll down to the printable recipe card and give it a try let us know how you like this super easy ricotta crepe.
The creamy filling of ricotta has a hint of lemony flavor that is fresh and delicious you just want to grab a spoon and keep eating.
The crepes can be made with either whole eggs or just yolks or just egg whites. Flourless, light, and very aromatic or a french style crepe that adds flour but is still light in texture.
Dark chocolate, chopped or in chips, is another popular addition to the ricotta filling (a little reminiscent of Sicilian cannoli) and is almost always accompanied by a splash of some liqueur such as Marsala wine, or even more common some Limoncello which is a lemon-flavored liqueur.
In other regions, you may find the ricotta flavored with a Kahlua coffee flavor liqueur as in a recipe for Tiramisu with toasted almonds on the ends and candied orange peel.
Depending on what part of Italy, you may find quite a variety of different fillings but more often the outside of the crepe is made with all eggs.
Either way, it's a delightful tradition around the Christmas holiday.
As I mentioned these are very similiar in flavor for the filling in a cannoli but much easier to make you may also like to try our Cannoli Pie Cannoli Mousse, Cannoli Ice Cream, Cannoli Tarts, and of course a fabulous modern-day Cannoli Dip.
Scroll down to the printable recipe card and give it a try let us know how you like this super easy ricotta crepe.
