Cannoli Cups
A favorite Italian dessert flavor in crispy bite-sized wonton cups
Servings: 30 cups
Equipment
- Mini Muffin tin
Ingredients
- 1 pkg fresh wonton wrappers (16oz)
- 1 15oz container ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/3 cups whole (4%) milk
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- additional powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix 1 cup of the whole milk into the cornstarch until smooth. Let sit 20 minutes.
- Transfer milk and cornstarch mixture into a saucepan. Add remaining milk and 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Heat on medium-low, stirring constantly until the mixture is very thick and smooth. Remove from heat.
- Stir in the almond and vanilla extracts. Place a piece of plastic wrap on the surface of the mixture to prevent a "skin" from forming as it cools. Allow it to cool to room temperature before continuing with the mixture.
- While the mixture is cooling, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Press 30-36 wonton wrappers into mini muffin tins forming small "cups" (You may need to bake this in batches depending on the number of pans you have.) Check to make sure the corners have not folded into the cups before placing in the oven. Bake cups for approximately 10-15 minutes until they are just golden brown. Remove from muffin tin and allow to cool.
- Once the milk mixture has reached room temperature, whisk in the ricotta cheese until smooth. You can do this by hand or use an electric mixture on low speed, if you prefer. Use a pastry bag to pipe the mixture into the wonton cups. Alternatively, you can use a small spoon to fill the cups if you prefer. Sprinkle the ricotta filling with mini chocolate chips and dust with additional powdered sugar.
Notes
Note: while you can refrigerate the filled wonton cups until you are ready to serve, it's recommended that you don't wait too long before you serve them as the bottoms will get soggy over time once filled.
Also, for another great flavor hit, serve wonton cups on a small pool of fresh raspberry or strawberry sauce.