Cherry Cannoli Pie

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Photo of the dish: Kang Kim

Melted chocolate is spread over the cookie crust, then topped with cooked cherries, sugar, butter, and cornstarch. Top with a ricotta and cream cheese frosting, along with pistachios and powdered sugar. The pie is then cooled until set.

Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 1 share

Cherry Cannoli Pie is an American pie recipe with a filling that includes ingredients from the Italian dessert Cannoli (a traditional Sicilian dessert made from wafer tubes filled with cream cheese and various sweet fillings).

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Recipe:

Spread 85g of melted chocolate over the baked cake layer. whole wheat crackers diameter 22 cm.

Cool until the chocolate hardens. Cook 350 g (12 oz) pitted cherries with 3 tbsp (0.5 oz) sugar, 1 tbsp (0.5 oz) butter, and 1 tsp (0.5 oz) vanilla extract in a frying pan over medium heat for 5 minutes. Mix 1 tbsp (0.5 oz) cornstarch and 3 tbsp (0.5 oz) water, add the mixture to the cherries, and cook for 3 minutes until thickened.

Cool, then pour over the crust. Puree 1 cup ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup each pistachios, cream cheese, and powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract and arrange on top of the cherries.

Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and candied orange peel. Refrigerate for 1 hour until completely set.