A healthy spin to the traditional cannolis, made with a flaky phyllo dough and filled with a light, fluffy cherry and almond ricotta cheese mixture.
Serves: 12 Cannoli Cups
Ingredients
To make Cups:
6 sheets phyllo dough
cooking spray
To make Cannoli filling:
1¾ cup fat free ricotta cheese
8 tbsp. Mascarpone Cheese
½ cup powdered sugar
½ tsp. almond extract or vanilla
1 tbsp. maraschino cherry juice (from the jar of cherries)
2 tsp. pistachios, finely chopped
12 maraschino cherries
Instructions
To make phyllo dough cups
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Spray a standard muffin pan with cooking spray; set a side.
Layer 3 fillo sheets, lightly spraying each sheet with cooking spray. Cut into 8 equal squares to form Phyllo stack (8 squares with 3 sheets of Phyllo Dough). Place cut squares in the standard muffin pan. Carefully push fillo into pan, pressing firmly against bottom and sides.
Repeat process 1 more time with remaining 3 sheets to make 12 tarts (you'll have some dough leftover).
Bake empty fillo tarts in the oven for 8 – 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes. Remove fillo tarts from pans.
To make Cannoli filling:
In a stand mixer add the paddle attachment, add ricotta cheese, mascarpone cheese and blend until light and fluffy, about 2 - 3 minutes. Add sugar, almond extract and maraschino cherry juice. Mix until incorporated and filling is light and fluffy, about 7 minutes total time.
Add cannoli filling to phyllo cups and sprinkle with pistachios and top with a cherry.
Note: Fill the cups with cannoli mix when ready to use, otherwise the cups will get soggy. Store cups in a sealed container at room temperature.
Notes
Calorie per cup including toppings: 130, Fat: 5, Cholesterol: 22, Sodium: 99, Potassium: 7, Crabs: 14, Fiber: .03, Sugar: 8.3, Protein: 5.1
Please note calories are less than given do to the fact I had leftover ingredients:
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Cannoli Cup
Recipe by PB + P Design at https://www.peanutbutterandpeppers.com/2013/04/14/pistachio-and-cherry-cannoli-cups-sundaysupper/