Italian cannoli crepes

makes
8
Italian cannoli crepes
Italian cannoli crepes

Flip up your pancake routine with our Italian cannoli crepes. These sweet and creamy delights come filled with ricotta and candied citron, drizzled in lemon syrup and sprinkled with pistachio sugar. The best part is you can have them for breakfast or dessert (or right now).

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 1/4 cups (310ml) milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup (150g) plain flour
  • 30g butter, melted, plus extra to fry
  • 1 tbs caster sugar
  • 2 cups (480g) fresh ricotta
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) pure (thin) cream
  • 1/4 cup (30g) pure icing sugar, sifted
  • 1/3 cup (60g) candied citron (from Italian grocers), chopped

Lemon syrup

  • 1/2 cup (125ml) fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar

Pistachio sugar

  • 1/4 cup (35g) unshelled pistachios
  • 1/4 cup (55g) white sugar

Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.

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Method

  • 1.
    For the lemon syrup, place ingredients in a small saucepan with 1/4 cup (60ml) water over low heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Cook for 5-7 minutes until thickened slightly. Remove from the heat and cool completely. Set aside.
  • 2.
    For the pistachio sugar, place pistachios in the bowl of a food processor and whiz until finely chopped. Add sugar and pulse to combine. Set aside.
  • 3.
    To make the batter, place milk, eggs, flour, butter, sugar and a pinch of salt in a blender and whiz until combined. Strain mixture through a fine sieve and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes to rest.
  • 4.
    Meanwhile, place ricotta, cream and icing sugar in the bowl of a food processor and whiz until smooth. Fold in candied citron and refrigerate until needed.
  • 5.
    Place a 22cm non-stick crepe pan (or frypan) over medium heat. Using paper towel, lightly grease with the extra butter. Add 1/4 cup of batter to the pan and swirl around to cover base. Cook for 1 minute or until the top of the crepe looks dry. Carefully flip and cook for a further 30 seconds. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining batter.
  • 6.
    Divide ricotta cream among crepes, spread over the entire surface and fold into triangles. Pour over lemon syrup and sprinkle with pistachio sugar to serve.
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