Chef Giorgos Tsoulis has opted for a delicious, but super easy to make cream cheese filling and topped the fried cannoli with grated coconut for extra flavor. Enjoy!
Cannolis with Cream Cheese Filling
Giorgos Tsoulis
A delicious recipe for a classic Italian treat: cannolis filled with a easy, yet super tasty cream cheese filling.
In a deep frying pan, heat some sunflower oil over medium to high heat.
Fry the cannoli shells a few at a time, until they turn golden, then transfer to a plate lined with absorbent paper.
Heat the honey until it is liquefied, and using a brush, spread it evenly over the surface of the pastry.
Dip the cannoli into the grated coconut and then set aside.
In a mixer bowl, mix the cream cheese, cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Beat the mixture at high speed with the whisk until it becomes fluffy and smooth. Transfer to a pastry bag.
Fill the cannoli with the resulting cream and refrigerate for 3 hours.
Serve the cannoli cold directly from the refrigerator.
Notes
Chef’s tip: The cannoli should be consumed on the same day they are cooked, as if left in the fridge for a day they may unfold.
Celebrity Chef Giorgos Tsoulis specializes in modern Mediterranean cuisine and his recipes are widely appreciated not just in Greece and Cyprus but also around the world.
He has been the executive chef of numerous successful Greek restaurants, while at the same time hosting many popular culinary TV shows in Greece and Cyprus. Giorgos Tsoulis is passionate about educating his fans in more sustainable and healthy cooking and eating while making the most of the flavors of the ingredients.
As sustainable cuisine ambassador for WWF Hellas, he plays a key role in cooking activations that relate to the European #Eat4Change program, as well as the #Farm2Fork program.