Cannoli

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 pint part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds
• 1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur
• 12 cannoli shells
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 12 maraschino cherries

Recipe

• in a large bowl, stir ricotta cheese with 1 cup confectioners sugar until combined. add almonds, chocolate chips and almond liqueur.
• carefully spoon into cannoli shells (or pipe from a pastry bag), filling from the center out.
• sprinkle individual serving plates with powdered sugar and cocoa, or sprinkle on cannoli. garnish plates with cherries.
• note: 1/8 teaspoon almond extract mixed with 1 tablespoon water can be substituted for the almond liqueur.