Besides apple pie, I was thinking of making cannoli for Thanksgiving dessert. The trouble is, I don't have the metal forms to make the cannoli shells. Yeah, I could have gone to an Italian bakery to buy them. Buying them ahead of time would mean the shells would be soggy. Cannoli need to be filled just before they are eaten. What to do?
I made Cannoli Dip. Just the filling. I found Cannoli Chips, broken bits of cannoli shell at a discount store along with pizzelle, Italian waffle cookies to use as the dip vehicle. Simple. The only thing is I forgot to buy the heavy whipping cream. I substituted half the amount of the whipping cream with Half n Half and increased the powdered sugar. The dip was a little thinner than I would have liked, but still delicious. If you make this, don't forget the heavy whipping cream.
Oh, no! I forgot to include my tea with the cannoli dip. Well, if you look in the china hutch, you can see lots of teacups.
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I had to look up Cannoli and can assure you I likely won´t forget the whipping cream - this is a sweet dish, so... I´m out! ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou're missing out 😉
DeleteLazy man cannolis! I love it! (I've adapted several labor intensive recipes into 'Lazy Man' recipes over the years.....some even on purpose......LOL)
ReplyDeleteLet's stop giving credit to the men. Busy Woman recipes
Deleteoh oh I love cannolis! That is a lovely cute tree. Super sweet. Have a lovely rest of the week and a magical December!
ReplyDeleteMy mother had a tree like it in the 1970s. I don't know what happened to hers, but in a fit of nostalgia, I got one for me.
DeleteWhat a great idea - yum!!
ReplyDeleteYum, indeed
DeleteThis is brilliant CJ. Cannoli are delicious, and even better, you can eat as much as you want this way and not be limited to the one whole cannoli, or half cannoli,etc. Snow has started to pick up here. The hubby decided to work from home, and even though he's taken over the table with his work and I need to be quiet not to disturb him, at least he's not out on the road. Hope you don't get a lot of snow.
ReplyDeleteWe only got a coating of snow. Then things turned over to rain so now everything is freezing. Glad Hubby isn't out on the road. Sounds like there were lots of accidents today
DeleteAnd I just saw your comment to Maria, and I did the same thing-well get one of those trees out of nostalgia since I don't know what happened to Mom's or my grandmother's either.
ReplyDeleteI actually like it better than Ma's because the one I got is battery operated so I can put it in the middle of the dining room table.
DeleteThe Cannoli Dip sounds delicious! I saved the recipe (thanks for the link) and will definitely try it. Happy T day!
ReplyDeleteBe sure to use the heavy whipping cream!
DeleteLove all your reasoning To come to the conclusion of dip! I just now realized it is going to say I am anonymous, and probably has on all my comments thus far! Great! Happy t day from Sharon Foxy Stamping
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea to make 'deconstructed' canoli. Yes, that's a buzz word at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipes (I also looked at the Tiramisu recipe)
Happy T-Day,
Lisca
Happy T Day and Happy Cannoli Dip, sounds good :)
ReplyDeleteI like that tree.
All the best Jan