Description
These Easy Italian Cream Stuffed Cannoncini are crispy, golden pastry shells filled with a silky sweet cream—an irresistible Italian dessert that looks impressive but is surprisingly simple to make.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- 1 tbsp sugar (for sprinkling)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: chocolate chips, powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Cut puff pastry into strips and wrap each strip around a metal cannoli mold.
- Brush with egg wash and lightly sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake 12–15 minutes or until golden and crispy.
- Let pastry cool completely before removing from molds.
- Whip heavy cream to soft peaks.
- Add mascarpone, powdered sugar, and vanilla; whip until smooth.
- Spoon or pipe cream filling into cooled pastry shells.
- Dust with powdered sugar or add chocolate chips if desired.
Notes
For extra flavor, add lemon zest or swap mascarpone for sweetened ricotta. Fill cannoncini just before serving to keep shells crisp.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cannoncino
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: italian cannoncini, cream filled pastry, italian dessert, easy cannoli recipe