Description
Glorious flavors of a cannoli, come together for the ultimate dessert bar. They are super easy to make, but still decadent with beautiful green pistachios.
Ingredients
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Cannoli Bars
- 1 (18.25 oz.) pkg. white cake mix, divided or your favorite white cake recipe
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 4 large eggs, divided
- 1 (16 oz.) container (2 cups) whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 tsp. pure almond extract
- 1 1/2 cup chopped dark or semi sweet chocolate
- 1 cup roasted pistachios, chopped
Chocolate Ganache
- 12 oz bag of dark or semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 350 F and lining a 9×13 baking dish with foil. Spray the foil with cooking spray or rub generously with butter.
- Take ½ a cup of the cake mix and set aside. You will be using this to mix into the second layer of the bars.
- In a bowl, mix the remaining cake mix, melted butter, and 1 egg with an electric mixer until a dough forms.
- Press the dough onto the bottom of the pan.
- In a large bowl, blend together the ricotta, sweetened condensed milke, and almond extract until fully combined.
- Mix in the ½ cup cake mix and 3 eggs until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chunks and ½ of the pistachios.
- Spread over the layer of dough.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes being careful to not over bake. Take out of the oven when the middle is barely set.
- Place in refrigerator to fully cool.
Chocolate Ganache
- In a medium bowl, place the chocolate chips and set aside.
- In a saucepan, heat the heavy cream over medium low until a low bowl just starts.
- Take off the heat and pour over chocolate chips.
- Carefully fold until the chocolate is melted and glossy.
- Pour over the cannoli bars and sprinkle with the rest of the pistachios and place in fridge overnight or for at least 4 hours.
- Category: Dessert, Baking