As previously mentioned, these were a recipe from Lisa Lillien's "Hungry Girl 1-2-3" cookbook. (Available at Target, Amazon and other major bookstores). So for those who enjoy eating healthy food that doesn't lack in flavor, check out her books. LOTS of great stuff!
I prepared the Cannoli filling early in the morning. I would highly recommend this part -- the filling sets up much nicer. The filling consists of fat free ricotta cheese, fat free cool whip, 1T of vanilla pudding mix, powdered sugar and a few mini chocolate chips. Chill and fill. Ha ha! Voila!
I love that this recipe uses sugar cones in lieu of a traditional cannoli shell. It cuts out a lot of work, and nixes the frying, rolling and having to have the shell mixture to a science. It's also a great recipe to let kids help make. And I think they'll enjoy eating it too ... it looks like melted ice cream. :0)
According to the recipe, a single serving (1 cannoli ... the recipe makes 6 ... but you can get 8 out of it) is 134 calories. Not too shabby compared to what you might get in a restaurant! But I splurge a little and squirt a little fat free whipped cream from a can on the side and sprinkled a few more chocolate chips on top for presentation -- though a dusting of powdered sugar or some fat free chocolate or caramel syrup would work nicely too. They make a lovely pairing with a little after-dinner coffee and conversation.
what a great idea!!!! We haven't made cannoli's cause we haven't made the shell! love it!! keep posting!
ReplyDeleteMan, that looks good and I love that it's low fat! Way to go!! I wonder if you could buy pre-made canoli shells from some mom & pop italian restaurants? Or perhaps an italian bakery?? hmm..That might also be a way to cut back on the work of doing it yourself or using sugar cones (although I'm sure that is super tasty and definitely easier to find on a whim). Very cool...thanks Andrea!
ReplyDeleteSo that's what those look like. Since Maverick ate the recipe you gave me I had to improvise. I used puff pastry instead of shells or cones. They turned out awesome and it was EASY!!
ReplyDelete@ Tiffany ... yes, I suppose those could work, but the pre-made shells are also fried. The cones are baked = less fattening.
ReplyDelete@ Brandon ... sounds like it turned out okay, considering the Maverick-sized catastrophe! BTW ... Kevin did try to send a scanned copy of the recipe, but we figured you might not get it in time. Way to improvise!