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Sweet Sweet Cannoli Dip

6 Mar

Tuesday is here and I am smiling. Why? Or more like why the heck not? I was convinced Def Leppard was performing in some unknown MSG sized venue close to my office this morning because traffic was THAT bad but hey – it happens.

You want to know what else ‘happens’? Unexpected guests. Last minute drop bys. ‘Hey are you home, I was going to come hi’ text messages. And that is exactly what happened last night while I was on the couch asking my parents if they still want me to bring them to the casino even when they don’t know who I am anymore and think they are 30 years old.

Magic Bullet Blender – problem solver – steps in. The unexpected guest, my cousin. The girl for some reason does not care for chocolate, and it was post-dinner time.

Below is a recipe for CANNOLI DIP. You know the filling in cannolis? It’s like a bowl of THAT.

I made this WITHOUT the chocolate chips, but on any other day I would typically add them in. My cousin who stopped in for some unknown reason is not a chocolate fan. I know, mind blowing.

SWEETSWEET CANNOLI DIP

MAGIC BULLET BLENDER PARTS

  • [1] Magic Bullet Blender Tall Cup
  • [1] Magic Bullet Blender Short Cup
  • [1] Magic Bullet Blender Flat Blade

INGREDIENTS

  • [1] 15 oz container of ricotta cheese, halved / separated
  • [1/2 Cup] whipping cream **Make sure to keep your whipping cream CHILLED and in the fridge until it is time to blend it.
  • [1/8 Cup + 1/8 Cup + 1 teaspoon] powdered sugar, separated
  • [1/2 teaspoon + 1/8 teaspoon + 1/8 teaspoon] pure vanilla extract, separated

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. To tall cup add half of your ricotta, 1/8 cup of powdered sugar and 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
  2. Blend with cross blade for 10 seconds.
  3. Add to medium sized bowl.
  4. Repeat – tall cup add remaining ricotta, 1/8 cup of powdered sugar and 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
  5. Blend again with cross blade for 10 seconds. Add to bowl.
  6. Lightly fold together the two batches with a spatula.
    Note: If you wanted to add chocolate chips in, this would be the time to do so. I would recommend folding in about a ¼ Cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
  7. Rinse flat blade.
  8. To your short cup add whipping cream and your remaining ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract. Blend for 5 seconds.
    Note: To reiterate the above, make sure this is CHILLED and in the fridge until ‘go time’. Yes, I said ‘go time’.
  9. Add your remaining teaspoon of powdered sugar and blend for an additional 10 seconds. Remove flat blade.
  10. Gently add your whipped cream to the bowl.
  11. FOLD your whipped cream in to the previously blended goodness.
  12. You are DONE.

Now, here are some options, items we have used for dipping before:

  • NOTORIOUS BIG // JUICY >> Fruit. Strawberries and pineapple are my personal favorites.
  • GUNS N’ ROSES // SWEET CHILD O’ MINE >> tortilla strips — they make SWEETSWEET ones.
  • DEAN MARTIN // VOLARE >> Stick with the Italian theme and serve it with some biscotti. [you could even make this at home oooohwee J . I’ll have to give you a recipe for that soon too]
  • Short bread cookies, graham cracker sticks. You have a LOT of options.
  • Instead of no chocolate, do some semi-sweet chips, or go dark chocolate kray. Judge your crowd / who you are entertaining and cater to them.

Alrighty my little pastry punkins, I’m out. Everythang is hittin full speedddd again. Work. Finally fully moving and won’t have my wardrobe and belongings in two states anymore. Weddings. All that goood stuff. Next thing ya know, *poof*, it’s June!

I’ll send ya something good later on this week, but in the meantime, HAPPIEST BLENDING, from my big heart – to ALL of Yours.

XXO LD

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