I hope I haven’t been overdoing it with the sweets lately. For some reason though, it’s just way more fun to make desserts. I got some ricotta at the grocery stores and it’s one of those ingredients that I don't keep on hand so I was really excited to use it. Making cannoli was actually my moms idea, but it’s been on my list of things to eventually try for a while now so I was perfectly willing to accept the challenge.

I have to say that cannoli making, it’s not as hard as you might think, and definitely not as hard as I’ve always thought. One little thing though, you'll need to have cannoli molds to fry them on. I actually didn't have my own but I found a very similar tool in my cake decorating tools that worked for me instead. The downside was that most of my cannoli weren’t 100% symmetrical, but hey, my makeshift molds didn’t cost anything because I already had them so I’ll take the cheaper option any day. I bet there are other things you could use in place of cannoli molds, or maybe you received a set of them as a wedding gift or something. If not then there are some fairly inexpensive sets online that you can order, or it’s possible you have a friend who could lend you some.

I seem to have chosen one of the worst possible times to make them though, because it seemed like the smell of frying oil called everyone in the house to the kitchen at the same time and I felt like I was protecting a fresh kill from a swarm of hungry vultures while trying to tell people that they weren’t ready for tasting yet. This happens way more often than I’d like and it makes me feel like such a meany. Wow, you’d think I’d have learned by now to time things better, but clearly I haven’t.

Anyway, the key is not to fill them until just before serving so that the shells stay nice and crispy. If you want to make them ahead just store the filling in the fridge and the shells in an airtight container at room temp. Don’t hesitate to add extra chocolate or even dip the edges of the shells. I’m sure I want to dip them next time though, and there will definitely be a next time. You have to make them!

So you can "leave the gun", but whatever you do......you HAVE TO "take the cannoli"! Clemenza had his priorities straight, well aside from being part of the mafia and shooting people and stuff….. K, so maybe that was the only good decision he ever made but at least he had one virtue.

Please excuse me if you have no idea what talking about, but you guys know how bad I am about spontaneously inserting random movie references here and there. In my defence, I come by this one honestly because my mom has always been a fan of The Godfather movies.

Okay, enjoy your cannoli!

As always, the recipe is available upon request, and I always give an upvote for the first one.

Also, check out some of my other recent food posts for more mouthwatering photos!

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.