Name: Peanut brittle cannoli
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 300 millilitre thickened (heavy) cream; 200 gram chocolate-coated peanut brittle, chopped finely; 12 store-bought cannoli shells (150g); icing (confectioners') sugar, for dusting; Chocolate sauce; 300 millilitre pouring cream; 100 gram dark chocolate, chopped coarsely

Peanut brittle cannoli

Indulge in this decadent peanut brittle cannoli - easy to make and simply divine! The perfect dessert or treat to cure your sweet tooth!

Makes 12

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

15M

Ingredients

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

300 millilitre thickened (heavy) cream

200 gram chocolate-coated peanut brittle, chopped finely

12 store-bought cannoli shells (150g)

icing (confectioners') sugar, for dusting

Chocolate sauce

300 millilitre pouring cream

100 gram dark chocolate, chopped coarsely

Method

1.Make chocolate sauce: Heat cream in a small saucepan until almost boiling; remove from heat. Add chocolate, whisk until smooth.

2.Beat vanilla and cream in a small bowl with an electric mixer until firm peaks form; stir in 150g of the brittle.

3.Fit a large piping bag with a large plain tube; fill with brittle cream. Pipe filling into cannoli shells; dust with sifted icing sugar. Serve cannoli with chocolate sauce and remaining brittle.

Peanut brittle is available from major supermarkets and confectionery stores. If you don’t have a piping bag, simply use a ziptop bag; fill bag with cream mixture, twist and snip a 1cm (½-inch) hole from one corner. For a more traditional filling, process 150g (4½ ounces) ricotta until smooth; beat ½ cup pouring cream until soft peaks form. Gently fold ricotta, cream and brittle together until combined.
Note

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