The best part of the cannoli is now a dip! (Image by: Cooking Classy )
Thanks to cousin Justin and Cooking Classy, it’s going to be a really good new year. I got this recipe for Cannoli dip and damn, I gotta make this! Sounds like the best part of the cannoli without the hassle of getting cannoli shell crumbs all over your lap.
Cannoli Dip
Author: Cooking Classy
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 10
The best part of a cannoli is now a Dip!
Ingredients
- 15 oz Ricotta cheese, strained*
- 8 oz Mascarpone cheese
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting if desired
- 1 cup heavy cream**
- ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (chopped pistachios would also be good)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl using a spatula, blend together Ricotta and Mascarpone cheese, while pressing mixture along bottom of bowl to smooth mixture. Fold in powdered sugar. In a separate mixing bowl, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Add half of whipped cream to Ricotta mixture and fold until combined, then add remaining half and fold until combined. Fold in chocolate chips, reserving 1 - 2 Tbsp to garnish. Serve topped with remaining chocolate chips, dusted lightly with powdered sugar if desired and serve with graham crackers, strawberries, cannoli chips or fried flour tortilla chips dusted lightly with cinnamon.
- *To strain I simply lay the ricotta over several layers of paper towels, then wrap and squeeze to remove excess moisture. You want to remove enough moisture that the Ricotta should hold it's shape pretty well so you may want to do this step twice.
- **If you don't want the dip fluffy you can reduce the amount of heavy cream or even omit it (which will give it a texture closer to a traditional cannoli filling). If you do omit it you may want to reduce the powdered sugar by a few Tbsp.
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