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mini canoli cups

Recipe by
Shirley Fentz
The Villages, FL

Be sure to fill the cups just before serving so they don't get soggy. You can also prepare the cups and filling in advance but they needto be kept separate.

yield 30 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mini canoli cups

  • 1 box
    refrigerated pie crusts
  • 3 Tbsp
    turbinado or raw sugar
  • 2 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 15 oz
    ricotta cheese (whole milk)
  • 1/2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    granulated sweetener
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 bottle
    chocolate sprinkles

How To Make mini canoli cups

  • 1
    Heat oven to 425. Spray the back of a mini muffin pan. Combine turbinado sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
  • 2
    On a lightly floured surface, unroll pie crusts. Sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon and lightly roll with a rolling pin to press it into the pastry. .
  • 3
    Cut the piecrusts into 2 1/2 to 3 inch rounds with a cutter or a glass and fit them over the backs of the mini muffin pan.
  • 4
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes until pastry cups are golden brown. Cool completely on cooling racks.
  • 5
    While the cups are cooling, make the filling in a large bowl, add the ricotta cheese, powdered sugar, sweetener and vanilla, and beat with a mixer on medium speed until creamy. Place it into a gallon size resealable food storage plastic bag. Keep refrigerated
  • 6
    Just before serving, remove the filling from the refrigerator and cut off a bottom corner of the bag. Pipe about 1 tablespoon of the filling into the cool pastry cups.
  • 7
    Sprinkle with the chocolate sprinkles and enjoy!
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