Chocolate Chip Cannoli

Name: Chocolate Chip Cannoli
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter, melted; 79 milliliters granulated sugar; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 170 grams fromage blanc; 946 milliliters low-fat buttermilk; 1 gallon 1% low-fat milk; 6 sheets (18 x 14–inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed; 2 Tbsps sifted powdered sugar; 57 grams semisweet chocolate, divided; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Chocolate Chip Cannoli might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 14g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 364 calories. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up ground cinnamon, kosher salt, phyllo dough, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

To prepare ricotta, line a large colander or sieve with 3 layers of dampened cheesecloth, allowing cheesecloth to extend over outside edges of colander, and place colander in a large bowl.

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Ricotta Cheese

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Cheesecloth

Colander

Sieve

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Combine milk and buttermilk in a large, heavy stockpot. Cook over medium heat until a candy thermometer reaches 170, gently stirring constantly. As soon as the milk mixture reaches 170, stop stirring (whey and curds will separate at this point). Continue to cook, without stirring, until the thermometer reaches 19

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Buttermilk

Candy

Milk

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Pot

(Be sure not to stir, or curds that have formed will break apart.) Immediately remove pan from heat. (Bottom of pan may be slightly scorched.)

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Pour milk mixture into cheesecloth-lined colander.

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Milk

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Cheesecloth

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Drain over bowl for 5 minutes, and discard liquid (whey). Gather edges of cheesecloth together; tie securely. Hang cheesecloth bundle from kitchen faucet, and drain 12 minutes or just until whey stops dripping. Scrape ricotta into a medium bowl.

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Ricotta Cheese

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Cheesecloth

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Sprinkle with salt, and toss gently with a fork to combine. Cool to room temperature.

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Salt

Add 2/3 cup of granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and fromage blanc to ricotta; beat with a mixer at medium speed until combined. Cover mixture, and refrigerate.

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Granulated Sugar

Vanilla Extract

Ricotta Cheese

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Blender

To prepare shells, preheat oven to 37

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Pasta Shells

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Oven

Cut out 12 (12 x 4inch) pieces of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Using your index fingers as a guide, loosely roll up each foil piece jelly-roll fashion to form a cylinder with a 1-inch opening. Lightly coat outside of each cylinder with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Jelly

Roll

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Aluminum Foil

Combine 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon in a small bowl.

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Granulated Sugar

Ground Cinnamon

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Bowl

Place 1 phyllo sheet on a large cutting board or work surface (cover the remaining dough to prevent drying); lightly brush with butter.

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Butter

Dough

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Sprinkle evenly with 2 teaspoons sugar mixture. Repeat layers once.

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Sugar

Cut phyllo stack lengthwise into 4 equal strips.

Place a foil cylinder at bottom of 1 phyllo strip; roll up jelly-roll fashion around cylinder. Lightly coat with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Jelly

Roll

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Aluminum Foil

Place on a parchment paperlined baking sheet. Repeat procedure with the remaining phyllo, butter, sugar mixture, and foil cylinders.

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Butter

Sugar

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Bake at 375 for 12 minutes or until lightly browned; cool completely on a wire rack. Carefully remove foil cylinders from phyllo shells by twisting ends of foil in opposite directions and gently pulling foil from shells.

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Mini Filo Shells

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Finely chop 1 1/2 ounces chocolate.

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Chocolate

Combine ricotta mixture and chopped chocolate in a bowl.

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Chocolate

Ricotta Cheese

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Bowl

Transfer mixture to a large zip-top plastic bag; snip off 1/2-inch of 1 corner of bag. Pipe ricotta mixture evenly into each of 12 prepared shells (about 1/3 cup). Grate remaining 1/2 ounce chocolate. Dust cannoli evenly with powdered sugar and grated chocolate; serve immediately.

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Powdered Sugar