Lasagna Cannoli

  2.0 – 3 reviews  • Low Sodium
Here’s the perfect way to use up that forgotten half-full box of lasagna noodles! They stand-in for fried cannoli shells by cleverly boiling them with confectioners’ sugar. For a special touch add grated orange zest.
Level: Easy
Total: 45 min
Active: 30 min
Yield: 12 cannolis
Level: Easy
Total: 45 min
Active: 30 min
Yield: 12 cannolis

Ingredients

  1. 6 lasagna noodles (about 8 ounces)
  2. 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, plus more for dusting
  3. 2 cups whole milk ricotta
  4. 1/4 cup mascarpone
  5. 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  6. 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips, for dipping, optional
  7. 1/3 cup pistachios, chopped, for dipping, optional

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water with 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar to a boil and cook the noodles until very tender, about 20 minutes. Drain the noodles and transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to dry for 5 minutes. Cut each noodle in half crosswise and roll into a 3-inch-wide tube. Put seam side-down on the lined baking sheet.
  2. Beat together the ricotta, mascarpone, vanilla and remaining 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Spoon into a pastry bag with a 1/2-inch-wide opening or a resealable plastic bag with the corner snipped to make a 1/2-inch-wide opening. Generously fill each noodle tube with the ricotta filling, it should spill out a little at the ends. 
  3. Put the chocolate chips and/or the pistachios in separate small bowls, if using. Dip the ends of the cannolis into the chocolate chips and/or pistachios to coat. Arrange the cannolis on a serving platter and dust with confectioners’ sugar. 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 12 servings
Calories 268
Total Fat 10 g
Saturated Fat 5 g
Carbohydrates 36 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugar 20 g
Protein 8 g
Cholesterol 27 mg
Sodium 58 mg
Serving Size 1 of 12 servings
Calories 268
Total Fat 10 g
Saturated Fat 5 g
Carbohydrates 36 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugar 20 g
Protein 8 g
Cholesterol 27 mg
Sodium 58 mg

Reviews

Sara Shaffer
This is a crime.
Darius Martinez
Just no, I agree this is a horrible idea there will be not crunch just a gooey mess… This is a crime to do to cannolis.
Nicholas Mason
Horrible idea!!! Store-bought cannoli shells are much better. There is a required crunch to a good  cannoli. 

 

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