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INGREDIENTS: MILK, CREAM, MASCARPONE BASE [SUGAR, MASCARPONE CHEESE (MILK, CREAM, CITRIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, EGG YOLK, WATER, SALT], CORN SYRUP, LIQUID SUGAR, SKIM MILK, BUTTERMILK, COATED CANNOLI SHELLS [VEGETABLE OIL (COCONUT, PALM, AND SOYBEAN), WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, EGGS, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR], CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, ...
Traditional cannolis have a simple filling of ricotta (or mascarpone), sugar, and sometimes vanilla extract. Here are a few common additions and variations: Chocolate chips or candied fruits add welcome bursts of sweetness to the filling or the shell.
Cannoli is traditionally made with ricotta, but some people prefer mascarpone. It simply depends on your personal preference.
Sheep's milk ricotta. When Italians arrived in the States in the early 1900s, they made cannolis with the ingredients that were available to them, per Cannoli Kitchen. The biggest alteration to the traditional Sicilian recipe was the use of mascarpone, or cow's milk ricotta, instead of sheep's milk ricotta.
Worst: Cannoli. The filling is full of more fat and calories, in the form of ricotta cheese and sugar.