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Cannoli

Maria Emmerich
Servings 8
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • SHELL:
  • 1 cup freshly grated hard cheese
  • 4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 4 tsp Natural Sweetener
  • FILLING:
  • 1 cup organic whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1/4 cup Natural Sweetener
  • 1/2 tsp apple extract or other extract like English toffee/vanilla/almond/pistachio
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS:
  • 2 oz cocoa butter
  • 1/3 cup Natural Sweetener
  • 1 tsp vanilla or other extract like English toffee/almond/apple/pistachio
  • Pinch Redmond Real salt
  • MILK CHOCOLATE: add 1/4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
  • DARK CHOCOLATE: add 1/2 oz unsweetened baking chocolate

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Toss freshly grated cheese with cinnamon and natural sweetener.
  • Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Grease with coconut oil spray. Place 3 TBS of cheese in a circle about 4 inches in diameter. Leave at least 2 inches in between each circle of cheese.
  • Bake 4 to 5 minutes until they are golden brown.
  • To mold them into a cannoli, have a <g class="gr_ gr_192 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="192" data-gr-id="192">1 inch</g> round object close to you. Once you remove the cookie sheet from the oven, move quickly and form the cheese around the round object. Allow <g class="gr_ gr_191 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="191" data-gr-id="191">to sit</g> for 10 minutes to cool. Once cool fill with filling.
  • FILLING: Using a large bowl, combine the cold whipping cream, mascarpone cheese, natural sweetener and extract using an electric mixer on high. Beat until the mixture thickens.
  • 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.
  • CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS: Place cocoa butter in a double boiler and heat on medium high until fully melted (or <g class="gr_ gr_176 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace" id="176" data-gr-id="176">microwave safe</g> bowl and heat on high for one minute, check and heat for 30 seconds until melted). Melting cocoa butter takes longer than traditional fats.
  • Stir in natural sweetener.
  • Stir in extract and salt and unsweetened baking chocolate.
  • Pour chocolate into a candy mold of your desired liking. Place in freezer for 5 minutes or until set. Shave with a cheese grater for shavings.
  • 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 "healthified" chocolate shavings and enjoy!

Notes

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Cannoli = 290 calories, 21.9g fat, 4.1g protein, 22.1g carbs, 1g fiber
"Healthified" Cannoli = 230 calories, 20g fat, 11.3g protein, 2.9g carbs, 0.7g fiber
(78% fat, 18% protein, 4% carbs)