Vanillachocolate Custard Filling For Cannoli Recipes

5-INGREDIENT CANNOLIS

Steps:

• Place the ricotta cheese into a fine mesh strainer and place it in the fridge to drain for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours.

CHOCOLATE CANNOLI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the egg, sugar, butter, vanilla, lemon zest and almond extract until blended. Combine flour and baking powder; stir into egg mixture and mix well., Bake in a preheated pizzelle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown. Remove cookies and immediately shape into tubes. Place on wire racks to cool., In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in vanilla and cinnamon oil if desired. Cool completely., In a large bowl, beat ricotta cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in custard mixture. Fold in chocolate. Spoon or pipe into shells. Dip each side in pistachios. Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers.

VANILLA/CHOCOLATE CUSTARD FILLING FOR CANNOLI

Steps:

• Prepare basic cream puff recipe as above. Let cool.
• Heat milk in large heavy saucepan until bubbles appear around edge. Beat egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl with wire whisk or mixer until pale yellow and thick. Beat in flour until well mixed. Gradually beat in hot milk; pour all back into saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over moderately high heat until mixture thickens and comes to boiling, lower heat. Mixture will be lumpy in the beginning, but lumps disappear during cooking and stirring. Continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes, over low heat, stirring constantly. Mixture will be quite thick.
• Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Place a piece of wax paper directly on surface of filling to prevent skin from forming.
• Chill at least 2 hours. If filling becomes too stiff after it's chilled, gradually stir in 2 to 4 tablespoons cream or milk, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• To make chocolate filling following the directions for Vanilla Custard Filling, adding 1tbs + 1tsp chocolate coco powder stirring until combine. Continue with rest of recipe. Fill puffs just before serving.

CAKE AND CANNOLI CUSTARD CREAM FILLING

Steps:

• Combine sugar, flour and salt in a pot.
• Whisk to combine well.
• Add milk gradually to get no lumps.
• Stir over medium heat until it thickens and comes to a low boil, about 10 minutes.
• Beat yolks in a bowl.
• Add some hot mixture into the bowl just a little to bring to a warm temperature.
• Add all back into the pot of mixture on the stove and continue to low cook until thick, do not boil.
• Remove and blend in the vanilla and pkg of dry pudding mix.
• Stir well until blended.
• Cool two hours, covered with saran (not to get a skin on top) or until cold.
• Beat nutri whip and then fold into the cold custard.
• Blending well, the cold mixture is hard to fold in( as it has set to a thick custard) so using beaters low speed is also good results.
• Fill cannoli-- or filling and topping for cakes.this should be stored in the refrigerator, because of the Nutri whip topping.
• I have never made this with reg. whipping cream, always Nurti Whip.