The easiest dessert recipes on the internet are perhaps dips, and this one’s made with cream cheese, ricotta cheese and mini chocolate chips. Add vanilla extract and powdered sugar to the mix for a faintly scented and sweet dip that is perfect with your favourite dippers like waffle chips and sugar-coated chips. It’s an easy, sweet treat for parties and cosy gatherings for those who love sweets.
If you are a fan of Italian dessert recipes and want something that is no-cook and no-bake, then this dip is perfect. The chocolate chips are something that makes it lean towards more of a fusion treat, an American one, and if you love your cannolis, or have always wanted to try them, the same treats were spotted in The Godfather, then this is your cue to fix this dip for your next snacking spree or gathering.
You can make substitutions for this dip, like instead of ricotta cheese, you can use mascarpone, and instead of chocolate chips, go for a topping of melted chocolate sauce, but be careful with their temperature; you don’t want the texture of the cream cheese to be altered. Make sure you stick to the full-fat version of the cheeses and not skim, for the best results.
Take a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and vanilla extract. Make sure the cream cheese is full-fat and softened to room temperature. Cream them on medium speed, until smooth, preferably with an electric mixer to save manual effort.
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Step 2: Adding the ricotta
Add the full-fat ricotta cheese and mix well. Then add the powdered sugar gradually and mix again until smooth and creamy.
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Step 3: Adding the chocolate chips
Stop the mixer and add half of the chocolate chips, folding them in with a spatula. Refrigerate until you are ready to serve the dip, topping with the remaining chocolate chips.
A cannoli dip is sweet, so pair salty, sweet to savoury snacky bites like the outer crust of the cannoli – broken or chips – crackers, cookies, waffle chips, fruits like sliced apples and pears, pretzels.
There is only the matter of texture and one missing element between a full-fledged cannoli and a dip. The cannoli dip is thicker and lacks the shell that makes it keeps it from being classified among Italian dessert recipes. Cannoli cream is less thick as it is a filling meant to be stuffed in shells.
There is no official ranking as it is all down to singular preferences, but widely rated and mentioned dips around the world include the Middle Eastern hummus, Mexican guacamole and the Greek tzatziki.
You can batch make the cannoli dip and refrigerate it for no more than two weeks. For a longer shelf life, freeze for up to six months in the freezer. Just make sure to add the garnishes when serving at room temperature.