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 Bacon Cannoli

When you think sweets, salt is probably the last word that comes to mind unless you once accidentally used salt in place of sugar! As contradictory as it may sound, salt truly changes a dessert from tasty to jaw dropping and can make your treats taste sweeter. It adds complexity to the entire dish.

Salt balances and elevates flavors and it conveys tones that you didn’t even know were in the dish. For example, salt makes spices more fragrant and citrus more vibrant.

The major offense would be to use iodized table salt. First off many times a form of sugar is added for a binding agent. Second you want the salt to compliment the components in the dessert instead of making it taste chemically which table salt can. I love using crystalline sea salt in desserts because it adds a slight crunchy profile. If you are making a creamy dessert and do not want any crunch to your delicatessen I suggest using a salt that dissolves well such as a flaked sea salt which is the fastest dissolving of the salt grains.

Many famous pastry chefs state that you should double the salt in any classic dessert recipe and cut back on the sugar. The take-away lesson here is that salt is a flavor enhancer, not a flavor replacer.

Even fast food restaurants understand this! A small milk shake has more sodium than a small french fry!

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Who could forget Elvis’ favorite sandwich… peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwiches? How about skipping the bread and make these tasty bites for your next dinner party?!

SUGAR FREE BACON

It is hard to find bacon without sugar and if you do, it is really expensive! That is why I order Pederson’s Farms bacon! Click HERE to get sugar-free bacon! 

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Bacon Cannoli

Maria Emmerich

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Servings 6

Calories

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 6 slices sugar free bacon
• ▢ FILLING:
• ▢ 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese or cream cheese will work
• ▢ 1/4 cup Natural Sweetener
• ▢ 1/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter
• ▢ 1 teaspoon banana extract or vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk to thin the filling mixture

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• Line a large baking sheet with defined edges with unbleached parchment paper.
• Using cannoli tubes (click HERE to find cannoli tubes), wrap one slice of bacon around each. Wrap the bacon tightly, overlapping the edges so the bacon totally covers the tube.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Remove from oven and allow to totally cool.
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• Once thickened, add the unsweetened almond milk slowly while mixing on low speed until combined and smooth.
• Refrigerate the mixture in a sealed container a few hours before using. It will keep well refrigerated for up to a week.
• Use your hands to carefully wiggle the bacon to release it from the cannoli form while keeping its shape.
• ASSEMBLY: When you are ready to fill, use a pastry bag or cut the corner of a Ziploc bag. Fill each cannoli with some extra filling sticking out of each end. Sprinkle ends with chopped peanuts and enjoy!

Notes

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Cannoli = 125 calories, 2.5g fat, 4g protein, 22g carbs, 0.5g fiber
"Healthified" Cannoli = 134 calories, 12.1g fat, 3.8g protein, 2.5g carbs, 0.7g fiber

81% fat, 11% protein, 8% carbs

Click HERE to find the more traditional cream filling.