Cannoli Tart
Sep 01, 2024 07:21 AM
With a touch of cinnamon and a smattering of mini chocolate chips, this Cannoli Tart has all the great flavors of a classic cannoli wrapped into one simple tart. It’s a quick, easy dessert that’s light and delicious!
A cannoli is a classic Sicilian dessert made from a crunchy shell (almost like a taco!) of deep-fried pastry dough that’s stuffed with a smooth, creamy mascarpone (and sometimes ricotta) filling. The shell is rich and buttery while the filling is relatively light and tastes faintly of cinnamon and vanilla. Then there’s a kick of chocolate from the mini chocolate chips that often garnish this Italian favorite. Pretty dreamy, right?
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Like a cannoli, but easier. This dessert delivers all of the flavor of a classic cannoli with none of the deep frying or painstaking stuffing of individual pastry shells.
Light, delicious flavor. Some cannolis can be overly sweet and kind of heavy. This tart is light and not to sweet. Perfect for any occasion.
No-bake (almost). Aside from baking the crust for a few minutes to make sure it holds together, this dessert is totally no-bake. Perfect for warm summer days when you want to keep your kitchen as cool as possible.
Outstanding texture. The mascarpone filling for this cannoli dessert is so smooth and creamy. Next to the subtle crunch of the graham cracker crust and the smattering of mini chocolate chips on top, it’s a dream to bite into.
Ingredients:
Crust
- 1 1/4 cups (168g) graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tbsp (39g) sugar
- 5 tbsp (70g) unsalted butter, melted
Filling
- 12 oz mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup (86g) powdered sugar, divided
- 3/4 cup (180ml) heavy whipping cream, cold
- Mini chocolate chips, for topping
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
7 minutes
Total Time:
157 minutes
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