Social distancing can get a little stale, so twist things up with this fun spin on the traditional cannoli!
Strawberry Cannoli Filling
Recipe by Zaza Espresso Bar
100g — finely chopped strawberries
1/2 cup — icing sugar
300g — fresh full-cream ricotta
100g — marscapone cheese
1/4 cup — toasted, roughly chopped, flaked almonds
1tsp — strawberry flavouring
12 — cannoli shells (or pizzelle would be a tasty alternative)
- Place the strawberries in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of icing sugar and stir until well combined
- Place the strawberries in a sieve set over a bowl and leave to drain for 20 minutes
- Combine the ricotta, mascarpone and 1/3 cup icing sugar in a bowl and stir until smooth
- Fold in the almonds and strawberries until mixture is well combined
- In batches, spoon the ricotta mixture into a piping bag with a 1cm-diameter fluted nozzle, then use to fill the cannoli shells
- Dust with extra icing sugar to serve
- Buon appetito!
