This Easy Cannoli Cream Tiramisu Dessert is tiramisu made with a light chocolate chip cannoli cream filling. It’s a super delicious spin on the traditional Italian tiramisu.
This Cannoli Cream Tiramisu recipe is much like my Authentic Tiramisu except that it has ricotta and chocolate chips added to give it the flavor of cannoli.
Like tiramisu, it too is a light tasting dessert that’s not very sweet. The cannoli cream compliments the espresso soaked lady fingers. It’s very DELICIOUS!
Italian Desserts
I love coming up with variations of popular dishes. It makes trying them more exciting. This recipe is a winner! It passed in my test kitchen with flying colors! Everyone loved it. So, get the ingredients you need, and make it!
This no-bake dessert is perfect for the summer months when you won’t dare turn on the oven. It’s always refreshing to eat cold dishes when it’s blistering hot out.
Easy Cannoli Cream Tiramisu Dessert
The exact recipe is in the recipe card below.
First, you must let the ricotta drain overnight. This will remove a lot of the moisture so the cannoli cream isn’t runny.
Using a spoon, spread the ricotta in the strainer to thin it out. It’ll take several hours to drain so, just put it in the refrigerator overnight.
Next, you’ll make a mixture of heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, drained ricotta and chocolate chips. See the recipe card for the whole recipe.
Then, put half of the lady fingers into a pan and soak them with a mixture of cooled espresso and vanilla.
Then, spread half of the cheese mixture gently and evenly on top of the espresso soaked lady fingers.
Next, add the remaining lady fingers to the top of the cheese mixture and brush the espresso mixture on them.
Then, add the remaining cheese mixture to the top. Again, spread it gently and evenly.
Then, sprinkle the cocoa powder on top, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate eight hours or overnight.
This dessert will wow your family or dinner guests. It’s a great make ahead dessert because it can be made the day before.
It’s a light dessert that’s perfect for summer or any time of year.
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Easy Classic Italian Tiramisu Recipe
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I took this recipe to Weekend Potluck.
Easy Cannoli Cream Tiramisu Dessert
Ingredients
- 8 oz heavy cream
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese can sub cream cheese
- 15 oz whole milk ricotta I use Galbani
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 4 oz strong espresso, cooled
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 7 oz lady fingers
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
Instructions
- First, put the ricotta (15 oz) in a strainer with a bowl underneath. Spread it out evenly over the strainer. Cover it with plastic wrap and put in your refrigerator to drain for 8 hour or overnight.
- Then, add the heavy cream (8 oz) to a large mixing bowl and mix on high for 2 minutes.
- Then, add the mascarpone cheese (8 oz) to the cream and continue mixing another 2 minutes.
- Next, add the drained ricotta and powdered sugar (1 1/2 cups) and mix until blended.
- Then, add the chocolate chips (2/3 cup) and mix.
- Next, in an 8" x 3" x 11" pan, add half of the lady fingers.
- Then, add vanilla (2 tsp) to the cooled espresso (4 oz) and stir.
- Next, brush the lady fingers with the espresso until you've used 2 oz.
- Then, gently and evenly spread the cheese mixture over the lady fingers.
- Then, add the second layer of lady fingers on top of the cheese mixture and brush the remaining espresso on them.
- Next, gently and evenly spread the cheese mixture over the second layer of lady fingers.
- Then, sprinkle cocoa powder on top, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
