Chocolate Cannoli

== Description ==
Contributed by Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends Y-Group
* Source: the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
* Original recipe
* Yield: Makes 8 servings
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup heavy cream
* 1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate
* ⅔ cup sucralose-based sugar substitute
* ⅓ cup whole milk ricotta cheese
* 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
* ¼ teaspoon salt
* 8 unfilled cannoli shells (½ ounce each)
* 1 teaspoon miniature chocolate chips or chopped pistachio nuts (optional)
== Directions ==
# Beat cream in medium bowl at high speed of electric mixer until stiff peaks form; set aside.
# Place chocolate in small microwavable bowl; microwave on high 1 to 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted, stirring at 30-second intervals.
# Combine sugar substitute, ricotta, vanilla and salt in medium bowl.
# Stir in melted chocolate.
# Fold whipped cream into mixture.
# Spoon or pipe ¼ cup mixture into each cannoli shell.
# Garnish with chocolate chips or crushed pistachio nuts, if desired.
== Nutritional Information ==
Serving Size: 1 cannoli 
* Fiber 1 g | Carbohydrate 12 g | Cholesterol 46 mg | Saturated Fat 10 g | Total Fat 18 g | Calories from Fat 72 % | Calories 230 | Protein 3 g | Sodium 23 mg 
* Dietary Exchange: Fat 3 | Starch 1 
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Category:Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends
Category:Italian Desserts
Category:Heavy cream Recipes
Category:Ricotta cheese Recipes
Category:Unsweetened chocolate Recipes