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Chocolate and pear cannoli served
Sweet ricotta filling studded with juicy pear and dark chocolate drops.

Chocolate & Pear Cannoli

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Cannoli is Sicily's iconic sweet: a crispy fried pastry cylinder filled with creamy sweet ricotta. This version loosens the rich filling with the fruitiness of pear and the bitterness of dark chocolate. Important rule: cannoli is always filled fresh, otherwise the pastry (the 'scorch') softens and loses its crunch, which provides half the experience.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 20 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 340 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Italian (Sicilian)

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Piping bag (for filling)
  • Sieve (for draining ricotta)

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Cereals containing gluten

Instructions

1 ✓

Put the ricotta in a sieve and let it drain for at least 30 minutes (or squeeze in a tea towel) to get it as dry as possible.

Tip: Removing whey is crucial for a thick cream, otherwise it will be runny.
2 ✓

Mix the drained ricotta until smooth with the sifted icing sugar. Do not overmix with a machine as it may become runny.

Tip: The starch in the icing sugar helps bind residual moisture.
3 ✓

Peel the pear, cut into very small cubes, and blot moisture with kitchen paper. Fold into the cream with the chocolate.

Tip: Only mix the pear in just before filling, as it releases juice due to the sugar.
4 ✓

Fill the cream into a piping bag (or a bag with the corner cut off), and fill the pastry tubes from both ends immediately before serving.

Tip: The cream should meet in the middle, leaving no empty space.
5 ✓

Serve immediately, optionally sprinkling ends with extra chocolate or icing sugar.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the cream leak out?
You probably didn't drain the ricotta enough, or didn't blot the pear juice.
How long does it keep?
The cream keeps in the fridge for 2 days, but once filled, it only stays crisp for 1-2 hours.

Ingredients

  • 8 Cannoli shells (ready-made or homemade)
  • 300 g Sheep or cow's milk ricotta
  • 80 g Icing sugar (sifted)
  • 50 g Dark chocolate drops (or chopped)
  • 1 Firm pear