Chocolate Cannoli

Chocolate Cannoli

by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine Yield: Makes 8 servings

Ingredients: 1 cup heavy cream

1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate

2/3 cup sucralose-based sugar substitute

1/3 cup whole milk ricotta cheese

1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

8 unfilled cannoli shells (1/2 ounce each)*

1 teaspoon miniature chocolate chips or chopped pistachio nuts (optional)

Preparation: 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. Stir in melted chocolate. Fold whipped cream into mixture.

4.Spoon or pipe 1/4 cup mixture into each cannoli shell. 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

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