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June 21, 2017 By Kathryn Donangelo 10 Comments

Mini Cannoli Bites

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Last Updated on June 29, 2022 by Kathryn Donangelo

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These Mini Cannoli Bites make the perfect dessert and require very little work to put together! They taste just like a cannoli except they are bite sized!

Mini cannoli bites

Looking for a simple bite-sized dessert to make?! These are quick, easy and simple– I made my Dad a Lemon Meringue Pie for Father’s Day on Sunday with Pillsbury® pie crust and I had one roll of pie crust leftover. I love love love using Pillsbury®  pie crust because it is so easy and it’s delicious! It also always turns into a perfectly light golden brown crust when it is baked properly. There is also nothing wrong with making your pie crust from scratch of course, it just will take a bit more time.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THESE CANNOLI BITES

Pie crust
Ricotta cheese
Mascarpone cheese
Powdered sugar
Vanilla extract
Mini chocolate chips

cannoli bites

There are only 5 ingredients to make these bites so you should definitely give them a try. They are not too sweet and you can also top these with fresh diced strawberries or cherries. If you like your cannoli filling a little sweeter, add ½ cup of powdered sugar instead of 1/3 cup. The mascarpone cheese is like an Italian cream cheese so it will make your filling extra creamy.

You will probably have extra filling so you can either make more pie cups if you have more pie crust, or you can eat the filling as it is for a dessert or sweet snack. Just scoop into a small bowl add chocolate chips and enjoy! It would also count as low-carb too if you ate it this way 😉

mini cannoli bites

THESE MINI CANNOLI BITES ARE:

  • Super easy to make and require only 6 ingredients
  • Makes a perfect dessert for any party or occasion
  • So delicious and perfectly sweet- they taste just like a real cannoli!

mini cannoli bites

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Mini Cannoli Bites

These Mini Cannoli Bites make the perfect dessert and require very little work to put together! They taste just like a cannoli except they are bite sized!

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 mini bites
Author: Kathryn Donangelo

Ingredients

  • 1 premade pie crust; I use Pillsbury’s®  pie crust
  • 12 oz. whole milk Ricotta Cheese; strained
  • 1/3 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips; plus more for topping

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Unroll the pie crust onto a cutting board or clean flat surface. Use a 2 ½ inch round biscuit cutter (or a cup will work if you don’t have a biscuit cutter) and cut out 12 rounds of pie crust. Place rounds in a mini muffin pan. Use your fingers to press the dough to fit the pan.
  • Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until pie cups are a light golden brown. Once baked, let cool for 15  minutes.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the ricotta, mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and mini chocolate chips until combined.
  • Spoon in ricotta filling into pie cups OR if you want to make them look extra pretty, scoop filling into a zip-lock bag and cut the tip off. Squeeze filling into pie cups and sprinkle mini chocolate chips.
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  1. ddaly@teaspooncomm.com'Deanna Segrave-Daly says

    June 21, 2017 at 1:42 pm

    This cannoli lover is in hog heaven with these!

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    • Kathryn's Kitchen says

      June 22, 2017 at 6:51 am

      They are bite sized too so even more of a reason to make these!

      Reply
  2. fairyburger@gmail.com'Farrah says

    June 21, 2017 at 3:19 pm

    Cannolis are one of my all-time favorite desserts–I love that these aren’t super complicated to make! They look delicious!

    Reply
    • Kathryn's Kitchen says

      June 22, 2017 at 6:50 am

      Mine too! They are super easy and hope you can try them!

      Reply
  3. kathryn.pfeffer@gmail.com'Kathryn Pfeffer says

    June 21, 2017 at 7:23 pm

    You had me at canolis! Thanks for the recipe, Kathryn!

    Reply
    • Kathryn's Kitchen says

      June 22, 2017 at 6:49 am

      You are welcome! Thank you for trying my recipe– enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
  4. karman@thenutritionadventure.com'Karman | The Nutrition Adventure says

    June 25, 2017 at 2:01 pm

    These would be a great ending to any Italian meal!

    Reply
    • Kathryn's Kitchen says

      July 13, 2017 at 8:37 am

      I agree and they are bite size! 🙂

      Reply
  5. peggybysea@ec.rr.com'Peggy says

    May 7, 2021 at 9:22 am

    Do you use mini cupcake pan or normal

    Reply
    • Kathryn Donangelo says

      May 10, 2021 at 9:58 am

      Hi Peggy! I used a mini cupcake pan to make these cannoli bites.

      Reply

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