Description
This Easy Homemade Pistachio Cannoli Recipe is a delicious treat featuring crispy shell filled with a rich pistachio and ricotta filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons Granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons Unsalted butter – Cold, cut into small cubes
- 1 Large egg yolk
- ½ cup Dry white wine – Adds crisp texture via steam during frying
- ¼ teaspoon Fine salt
- Vegetable oil – For deep frying shells
- 1 ½ cups Whole milk ricotta – Strained twice for smooth texture
- 1 cup Shelled pistachios – Toasted, finely ground (not paste)
- ½ cup Powdered sugar – Adjust to taste
- 2 tablespoons Heavy cream – Adds richness
- 3 tablespoons Mascarpone cheese – Makes filling extra creamy
- 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract – Balances pistachio flavor
- ½ cup Chopped pistachios – For dipping filled ends
- ½ cup Mini chocolate chips – Optional mix-in or garnish
- Powdered sugar – For dusting over finished cannoli
Instructions
- Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly.
- Whisk egg yolk with wine, add to flour, then knead 5 minutes until smooth.
- Wrap the dough in plastic and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Roll the dough paper-thin and cut into 4-inch circles.
- Wrap the dough around cannoli tubes, sealing edges with egg white. Avoid overlapping the dough.
- Heat oil to 375°F. Fry shells on tubes for 2 minutes, turning once, until golden brown.
- Cool completely before sliding off tubes.
- Toast and grind pistachios fine.
- Push ricotta through a strainer twice.
- Beat mascarpone until fluffy, then fold in ricotta, pistachios, sugar, and vanilla. Adjust sweetness.
- Pipe pistachio cream into cooled shells just before serving.
- Dip ends in chopped pistachios and dust with powdered sugar before serving immediately.
Notes
- Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation.
- Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cannoli
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg