Chocolate Cannoli

Description
Contributed by Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends Y-Group
 * Source: the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
 * Original recipe
 * Yield: Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

 * 1 cup heavy cream
 * 1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate
 * ⅔ cup sucralose-based sugar substitute
 * ⅓ cup whole milk ricotta cheese
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
 * ¼ teaspoon salt
 * 8 unfilled cannoli shells (½ ounce each)
 * 1 teaspoon miniature chocolate chips or chopped pistachio nuts (optional)

Directions

 * 1) Beat cream in medium bowl at high speed of electric mixer until stiff peaks form; set aside.
 * 2) Place chocolate in small microwavable bowl; microwave on high 1 to 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted, stirring at 30-second intervals.
 * 3) Combine sugar substitute, ricotta, vanilla and salt in medium bowl.
 * 4) Stir in melted chocolate.
 * 5) Fold whipped cream into mixture.
 * 6) Spoon or pipe ¼ cup mixture into each cannoli shell.
 * 7) Garnish with chocolate chips or crushed pistachio nuts, if desired.

Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 1 cannoli
 * Fiber 1 g | Carbohydrate 12 g | Cholesterol 46 mg | Saturated Fat 10 g | Total Fat 18 g | Calories from Fat 72 % | Calories 230 | Protein 3 g | Sodium 23 mg
 * Dietary Exchange: Fat 3 | Starch 1