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Cannoli Gelato made in a Ninja CREAMi, served
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Cannoli Gelato

Creamy ricotta gelato with orange zest and cinnamon, full of mini chocolate chips and crunchy cannoli shell. Sicilian cannoli filling, frozen.

Hands-on
10 min
Freeze
24 h
Program
Gelato
Makes
4 servings6 servings

Good forBirthday & party

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Nutrition

Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 136 g), estimated

189kcal
6.2 gProtein
8.5 gFat
23 gCarbs
20 gSugar
258kcal
8 gProtein
12 gFat
32 gCarbs
27 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 1032 kcal, 34 g protein1548 kcal, 51 g protein (709 ml24 oz). Contains: Milk, Soy, Gluten, Egg, Tree nuts. Toppings are not included in these numbers.

Ingredients

10 ingredients
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TubPint size

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whole-milk ricottagranulated sugarfinely grated orange zestground cinnamonvanilla extractfine saltwhole milk max fill
whole-milk ricottagranulated sugarfinely grated orange zestground cinnamonvanilla extractfine saltwhole milk max fill

455 of 473 ml683 of 709 ml

In the tubpintScale reads

Mix-ins

To finish

Mix-ins go in at the end, after spinning, so they are not in the tubpint drawing.

TubsPints
1
Remix in the Pint Builder

Steps

  1. Blend 220 g whole-milk ricotta210 ml whole-milk ricotta¾ cup + 2 tbsp whole-milk ricotta330 g whole-milk ricotta320 ml whole-milk ricotta1⅓ cups whole-milk ricotta, 75 g caster or granulated sugar90 ml caster or granulated sugar¼ cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar115 g caster or granulated sugar130 ml caster or granulated sugar½ cup + 1 tbsp granulated sugar, 1 tsp finely grated orange zest1 tsp finely grated orange zest1 tsp finely grated orange zest1½ tsp finely grated orange zest1½ tsp finely grated orange zest1½ tsp finely grated orange zest, ¼ tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp ground cinnamon¼ tsp ground cinnamon, ½ tsp pure vanilla extract½ tsp pure vanilla extract½ tsp vanilla extract¾ tsp pure vanilla extract¾ tsp pure vanilla extract¾ tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salta pinch of fine salt until completely smooth, about 1 minute.
  2. Add 190 ml whole milk190 ml whole milk¾ cup + 1 tbsp whole milk285 ml whole milk290 ml whole milk1¼ cups whole milk and blend for a few seconds more, until the sugar has dissolved.
  3. Pour the base into an empty tubpint, up to the max fill line. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
  4. Take the lid off, set the tubpint in the outer bowl and lock it into the machine. Run Gelato.
  5. If it looks very powdery, add 15 ml whole milk1 tbsp whole milk1 tbsp whole milk25 ml whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk1½ tbsp whole milk and run Re-spin. Otherwise skip it: Mix-in smooths the tubpint too.
  6. Break the cannoli shells or waffle cone into pea-sized pieces.
  7. With a spoon, dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the tubpint. Add 35 g mini dark chocolate chips50 ml mini dark chocolate chips3½ tbsp mini semisweet chocolate chips55 g mini dark chocolate chips75 ml mini dark chocolate chips¼ cup + 1 tbsp mini semisweet chocolate chips and 15 g waffle cone or cannoli shells75 ml waffle cone or cannoli shells⅓ cup waffle cone or cannoli shells25 g waffle cone or cannoli shells110 ml waffle cone or cannoli shells½ cup waffle cone or cannoli shells, then run Mix-in.
  8. Scatter 15 g shelled pistachios2 tbsp shelled pistachios2 tbsp shelled pistachios25 g shelled pistachios3 tbsp shelled pistachios3 tbsp shelled pistachios over the scoops.

To serve: Dust with a little powdered sugar if you like.

My notes

Tips

  • No cannoli shells? Broken waffle cones or crisp rolled wafer cookies taste almost the same. Check the label: they contain gluten and often egg or milk.
  • If the ricotta looks wet, drain it in a sieve for 15 minutes, then blend until no grains are left. Grainy ricotta stays grainy when frozen.
  • The shell pieces soften in the freezer overnight. For leftovers, run the program again and add a few fresh pieces with Mix-in.

Why it works

Ricotta brings milk protein and fat in one ingredient, so it gives body without cream or cooking, and the sugar keeps it soft enough to scoop. Orange zest and cinnamon make it taste like cannoli filling.

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