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Delicious ‘n creamy, this sweet Cannoli Dip is made with luscious mascarpone, tangy cream cheese, chocolate chips and one secret ingredient! The best, easy Italian cannoli dip recipe goes great with waffle cones, cookies, and more.
Why We Love This Sweet Cannoli Dip Recipe
- So Good—Cannoli dip tastes like the inside of a cannoli, but in a sweet dessert dip form.
- Feeds a Crowd: This silky smooth, mascarpone-packed dessert recipe yields 4 cups, enough to feed a party!
- Easy No Bake Dessert: Simply beat together a few ingredients and serve in a bowl. Great with grape salad, banana pudding, and peanut butter dip!
Easy Cannoli Dip Recipe
Back when I was living in Boston, I loved going with my sister to get cannolis. In the North End, there were amazing, fresh-made cannolis everywhere you looked—at Mike’s Pastry and on every corner. But the work required to make them at home? Fugettaboutit!!! Allow me to introduce you to this easy no bake recipe: Cannoli Dip. It’s packed with loads of chocolate chips, silky smooth and thick mascarpone, and a hint of one secret ingredient!
What is Cannoli Dip?
Cannoli dip is a sweet dessert inspired by the filling in a Sicilian pastry. Like the pastry, the dip is made with mascarpone and confectioners’ sugar. Along with a few other ingredients, this thick dip is served in a bowl with fruit and cookies to dip in.
Italian Cannoli Dip Recipe Ingredients
This easy recipe for cannoli dip calls for simple and delicious ingredients that yield a velvety smooth texture. This is one of my favorite easy no bake desserts.
- Mascarpone: for an authentic cannoli inspired taste and creamy, velvety texture, we’ll use mascarpone.
- Cream cheese: make sure to use brick-style, room temperature.
- Confectioners’ sugar: the thickener and sweetener to this recipe.
- Vanilla
- Ground cinnamon: the secret ingredient—cinnamon adds an oomph to this dip, it’s not overpowering at all.
- Chocolate chips: use mini chocolate chips since they’ll be easier to chew in this recipe.
- Serve with: Pizzelle cookies, waffle cone pieces, strawberries, and more.
How to Make Cannoli Dip
Learn how to make cannoli dip without ricotta in just 3 simple steps, yielding lusciously thick and creamy texture that you’ll come back to again and again.
- Add mascarpone and cream cheese to a large bowl. Using a hand mixer, beat ingredients together until smooth.
- Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Beat until thickened and smooth. Beat in chocolate chips.
- Serve this easy no bake dip in a bowl with waffle pieces, cookies or strawberries on the side.
What to Dip in Cannoli Dip
What to eat with and what to serve with cannoli dip without ricotta, anyway? Here are some tasty suggestions:
Dessert: lady fingers, crispy gingersnaps, vanilla wafers, spread it on brownie bites.
Crunchy snacks: Pizzelle cookies, waffle cone pieces, graham crackers, baked tortilla chips.
Fruit: strawberries, apple slices, any crisp, firm fruit you’d like.
Storing & Freezing
How Long is Cannoli Dip Good For?
You can keep this homemade recipe for 2-3 days in the refrigerator. Make sure to store it in an airtight container, or it’ll go dry (and bad) much faster.
Can You Freeze It?
I generally don’t recommend freezing anything with cream cheese in it (besides cheesecake). This dip can separate once frozen and thawed, making it not great, texture-wise.
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Equipment
Ingredients
Cannoli Dip Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups mascarpone
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, brick-style, room temperature
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips, or dark chocolate chips
Serve with
- Waffle cone pieces, Pizzelle cookies, strawberries, or vanilla wafers
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Add mascarpone and cream cheese to a large bowl. Using a hand mixer, beat ingredients together until smooth.
- Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Beat until thickened and smooth. Beat in chocolate chips.
- Serve in a bowl with waffle pieces, cookies or strawberries on the side.
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Notes
- Storing Instructions: Keep in an airtight container for 2-3 days in the refrigerator.
- Freezing Instructions: I don’t recommend freezing this recipe since it can separate once thawed.
