Cannoli Recipe | Mom’s Recipes

Have you tried Cannoli? No? So, see how easy this recipe is and be sure to try this delicious Italian dessert!

Dough Ingredients

• 450 grams of wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 60 grams of vegetable fat
• 1 ovo
• 100 ml of water
• 40 ml of Grappa
• Oil

Filling Ingredients

• 200 grams of fresh ricotta
• 50 ml fresh cream
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 30 ml of liquor of your choice
• Sicilian lemon zest
• Ground pistachios

Dough Preparation Method

1. Using a mixer, beat all the ingredients until you obtain a homogeneous dough.
2. Let it rest for 2 hours.
3. On a smooth surface sprinkled with flour, roll out the dough using a rolling pin.
4. Cut the dough into several circles with a round cutter (6 cm).
5. Roll each circle into a cannoli tube.
6. Close tightly, forcing with your hand.
7. In a pan, over medium heat, heat oil and gradually fry the cannoli until they are golden.

Filling preparation method

1. In a bowl, place the first 5 ingredients and mix well.
2. Place the mixture in a pastry bag and fill the cannoli.
3. Roll the tops of the cannoli in the pistachios.

Mom Tips

If you don’t have a cutter, use the edge of a glass to cut the dough.

Grappa = Alcoholic drink of Italian origin. In good Italian restaurants, it is becoming a habit to enjoy a glass of Grappa mixed with espresso after a meal.

When frying the cannoli, the dough will release itself from the metal tube.

If you prefer, sprinkle the cannoli with powdered sugar once they are ready.

Cannoli, after cold, can also be filled with ganache, brigadeiro, whipped cream, pastry cream or other filling of your choice.

Approximate yield of 30 units.