Name: Brandy snap cannoli
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: Brandy snap cannoli recipe; 60 gram shelled pistachios; 300 gram smooth ricotta; 1/2 cup icing sugar; 1/4 cup cream; pinch ground allspice; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; zest 1 small lemon; 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips; 8 brandy snap shells

Brandy snap cannoli

By merging this Kiwi classic with an Italian-American favourite, the cannoli, we’ve taken mid-winter Christmas dessert to a whole new, and stunningly simple, level.

Makes 8 Item

Prep

10M

Ingredients

Brandy snap cannoli recipe

60 gram shelled pistachios

300 gram smooth ricotta

1/2 cup icing sugar

1/4 cup cream

pinch ground allspice

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

zest 1 small lemon

1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

8 brandy snap shells

Method

Brandy snap cannoli recipe

1.Using a small food processor or mortar and pestle, crush the pistachios – but don’t turn them into powder.

2.In a large bowl, beat the ricotta, icing sugar, cream, allspice and cinnamon briefly to combine, then stir through the lemon zest and chocolate chips.

3.Spoon the filling into a piping bag with a wide nozzle and pipe into both ends of the brandy snap shells, making sure they are evenly filled the whole way through.

4.Use a spoon to coat each end of the filled brandy snaps with crushed pistachios.

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