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New Year's Eve
Pistacchio Cannoli
Italian New Year's cannoli - crispy shells filled with sweet ricotta and pistachios. Festive celebration dessert.
65
Total Minutes
20
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
45 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
65 min
Total Time
Ingredients (12 items)
2.00 cups
All-purpose flour
2.00 tbsp
Sugar
1.00 tbsp
Cocoa powder
2.00 tbsp
Butter
cold
1.00
Egg
0.25 cup
White wine
2.00 lbs
Ricotta cheese
drained
1.50 cups
Powdered sugar
1.00 tsp
Vanilla extract
1.00 cup
Pistachios
chopped
0.50 cup
Mini chocolate chips
6.00 cups
Vegetable oil
for frying
Instructions (10 steps)
1
Mix flour, sugar, and cocoa. Cut in cold butter.
2
Add egg and wine, knead until smooth.
10 minutes
3
Wrap and refrigerate dough 1 hour.
60 minutes
4
Roll dough very thin, cut into 4-inch circles.
5
Wrap each circle around cannoli tube.
6
Heat oil to 350°F, fry shells until golden, 2 minutes.
2 minutes
7
Cool shells, carefully remove from tubes.
8
Mix ricotta, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
9
Fold in chocolate chips. Chill filling 1 hour.
60 minutes
10
Pipe filling into shells, dip ends in pistachios. Serve immediately!