An easy Italian recipe for kids: Italian Pistachio Cannoli!
Make it a cannoli recipe night. This family friendly recipe is perfect for a tea treat or light dessert that your kids will love cooking with you.
A super simple timeless dessert that will usher you back into the heart of ancient Sicily. Filled with a nutty and sweet pistachio cream and chocolate, this dessert takes the traditional filled Italian pastry to a new level.
Fun Fact
As a staple of Sicilian cuisine, the Cannolo, or little tube, originated on the island of Sicily in the city of Palermo. These Italian desserts consist of a fried tube-shaped shell and is filled with a sweet cream cheese filling. Sicilians once referred to cannoli tubes as Cappeli de Turchi, or Turkish. They originated with the Saracens, an ancient Arabic peoples, when they brought sugarcane to the region.
5 Minutes | Serves 6-12
Ingredients: Italian Pistachio Cannoli
8 oz Italian Pistachio Sweet Cream 8 oz ricotta cheese ¼ cup semisweet mini chocolate chips ¼ cup Pistachios, shelled and finely chopped |
12 mini or 6 large Cannoli shells - find at Italian bakeries or specialty grocery store ½ cup powdered sugar for dusting Ziploc or pastry bag |