Cannoli Filling Recipe

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   Put the ricotta in a bowl and mix in the whipped cream, adding the sugar as you fold.

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   Chop the candied fruits to tiny slivers no bigger than grains of rice and mix in all but about a teaspoonful.

3. 3

   Add in the vanilla.

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   Using a spatula or possibly a broad knife, fill the cannoli first from one end and then from the other.

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   Press the filling in gently to make sure the center is full.

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   Scrape each end to smooth out the cream and decorate the ends by dipping them in the remaining candied fruit slivers.

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   If you want to make the filling chocolate, substitute cocoa for the candied fruits in the cream-ricotta mix, and decorate with grated chocolate or possibly the chocolate sprinkles.

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   The cannoli shouldn't be filled too long before serving, as which softens the pastry.

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   The filling, however, can be chilled and this dessert can then be assembled shortly before the meal.

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    Recipe fills about 18 cannoli.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.