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Inside-Out Cannoli Dip

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Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Feb 12, 2018
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This easy, pretty dip is a feast for the eyes — and for the mouth. Inspired by the classic Italian dessert, it starts with a sweet cinnamon-orange cream cheese, then gets heaped with layers of chocolate chips, caramel and crushed graham crackers. Holy cannoli, it’s good! (Sorry, we had to.)

More About This Recipe

  • Cannolis are a traditional Italian dessert consisting of a crispy, tube-shaped pastry filled with decadent, spiced cream. Usually, the ricotta-based filling includes nuts, candied fruit or chocolate. Needless to say, if you’ve ever had one, you know why we couldn’t resist recreating this blissful treat with our own sweet spin. We replaced ricotta with cream cheese (because who doesn’t love cream cheese?) and swapped fried pastry with sweet, crunchy, no-fuss graham crackers. A handful of chocolate chips and a hint of orange zest later and we had an easy, no-bake cannoli dip that also passes as a munchable snack. We can’t think of anything better than that—well, except for these other no-bake desserts.

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Inside-Out Cannoli Dip

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 15 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 sleeve (from 14.4-oz package) Annie’s™ organic honey grahams (9 crackers)
  • 1/2 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup caramel sauce

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, whipping cream, orange peel and cinnamon with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Place 4 crackers in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal, and coarsely crush.
  • Step 
    2
    In ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate, spread cream cheese mixture with spatula. Top with chocolate chips and crushed crackers; drizzle with caramel sauce. Serve with remaining crackers.

Nutrition

220 Calories
15g Total Fat
2g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
220
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
8g
41%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
14%
Sodium
160mg
7%
Potassium
70mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
12g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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