Cannoli Delight

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Cannoli Delight is a frozen, no-bake dessert with a vanilla wafer crust, a creamy ricotta cannoli filling full of mini chocolate chips, a layer of chocolate pudding, and fluffy whipped topping. Twenty-five minutes of prep, and the freezer does the rest.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cannoli delight, cannoli delight recipe, cannoli dessert, cannoli icebox cake, cannoli lush, easy Italian desserts, no bake cannoli delight

Prep Time 25

Freeze Time 5

Total Time 5 25

Servings

Calories 499kcal

Author Maike Corbett

Ingredients

Crust

3 cups vanilla wafers about 7 ounces
½ cup butter melted (salted or unsalted)

Chocolate Pudding Layer

1 5.9-ounce box instant chocolate pudding mix family-size box
3 cups milk cold

Cannoli Filling

1 8-ounce package cream cheese softened
15 ounces whole milk ricotta drained
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 8-ounce container whipped topping thawed
1½ cups mini chocolate chips

Topping

1 8-ounce container whipped topping thawed
½ cup mini chocolate chips
¼ cup pistachios chopped - optional

Instructions

Make the Crust

Pulse the vanilla wafers in a food processor until finely ground. Stream in the melted butter with the processor running until the crumbs look like damp sand.
Press the crumbs firmly into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Freeze for 15 minutes.

Mix the Pudding

Whisk the pudding mix and cold milk in a medium bowl for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened. Set aside.

Make the Cannoli Filling

Beat the cream cheese, ricotta, powdered sugar, orange zest, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.
Fold in the whipped topping, then stir in the mini chocolate chips.

Layer and Freeze

Spread the cannoli filling evenly over the crust.
Spread the chocolate pudding over the filling, then spread the remaining whipped topping on top.
Cover the dish and freeze for at least 5 hours or until firm.

Slice and Serve

Rest the dessert on the counter for 20 to 30 minutes. Scatter the mini chocolate chips and pistachios over the top, then cut into 12 squares.

Notes

FREEZE TIME

Plan on at least 5 hours in the freezer. Overnight is even easier and slices just as clean.

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