This recipe was developed by two lovely ladies, Isabella and Mary, also known as @cuginicucina.
If you are a lover of Cannoli’s and Nutella – this recipe is a match made in heaven!
These Nutella Cannoli’s are the dessert you have been looking for… Simple, delicious and oh so creamy!
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*Please note, this recipe does require 2 hour refrigeration for the Nutella filling to set.
| 500g tub | Ricotta |
| 3/4 cup | Nutella |
| 1 tsp | vanilla essence |
| 1/3 cup | cream |
| 1 tbsp | icing sugar |
| 15 x | medium sized cannoli shells |
| 1 block | cooking chocolate, for coating and dipping shells |
| crushed hazelnuts, for coating | |
| icing sugar, for coating |
| 1 | Using a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, add in the cream and icing sugar and whisk until stiff peaks form. Remove from the stand mixer and keep aside in the fridge. |
| 2 | In a food processor, add in the Ricotta, Nutella and vanilla essence and blend until smooth. Alternatively you can use a stand mixer for this step however the food processor will smooth the ricotta out a lot more. It is really important at this step to make sure the ricotta has been well drained. Use a cheese cloth to remove as much water as you can from the ricotta. |
| 3 | Place the Nutella mixture into a bowl and gently fold through the whipped cream until combined. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before piping into the cannoli. The consistency of the mixture prior to refrigerating will be quite runny. Once it has set it will return to a ricotta-like consistency. |
| 4 | To prepare the cannoli (this step is optional) fill a small saucepan with water and heat on medium heat. Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and place on top of the saucepan. Stir the chocolate until melted and remove from the heat. |
| 5 | Using a small pastry brush, coat the inside of the shells with chocolate, then dip each end in the chocolate and then the crushed hazelnuts. Place on a tray lined with baking paper to set. |
| 6 | Once both the shells and Nutella filling have set, it is time to pipe the filling into the cannoli! Using a piping bag and nozzle, pipe the filling into the cannoli on each side and making sure the centre is filled and is not hollow. Dust with icing sugar and serve! Cannoli are best served straight after they have been filled. |
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