Cannoli filling recipes often call for ricotta cheese and/or mascarpone cheese plus heavy whipping cream whipped to perfection. But when you’re craving a cannoli and don’t have all that you need in the cupboard, it’s okay to modify.
That’s what I did.
From all the recipes I studied before making my cannoli dip, it appears you can try an assortment of ingredients and dippers and still come out on top. Here’s what I created one desperate Monday night.
A Modified Cannoli Dip
Ingredients
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 8 oz. ricotta cheese
- ¾ c. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- A sprinkling of chocolate chips
- A sprinkling of pistachios
- Graham crackers for dipping
Instructions
- Allow cream cheese to warm to room temperature, then mix in ricotta.
- Add sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla and continue to mix.
- Chill dip for at least 30 minutes.
- Before serving, sprinkle chocolate chips and crushed pistachios on top. (I actually stirred in some pistachios into the dip for a little extra crunch.)
- Enjoy with graham crackers!