Mini Cannoli Cups

Tonight I am making Italian food for my friend Jacqueline. Stay posted for the Eggplant Rollitini later on! Since I already needed to buy ricotta cheese for the entree, I decided to make this delicious recipe for dessert! I found it on Cooking with Sugar. It is very simple and delicious. I hope you enjoy.

Ingredients:

1 pie crust
Cinnamon
Sugar
1 (15 oz) container ricotta cheese (Be careful with this. I originally bought reduced fat Kraft ricotta. It was lumpy and watery. So I bought Sorrento whole milk and it was perfect.)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbs sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup of mini semisweet chocolate chips

To make the cups:
Lay the pie crust on a piece of waxed paper. Sprinkle on a little cinnamon and sugar and press it into the crust. Cut circles in the dough with a biscuit cutter (I don't have one so I used a cup and cut around it). Press each circle into a greased muffin pan (I used a regular muffin pan, the original recipe used a mini muffin pan). Using a fork, poke a few holes in the dough to prevent them from bubbling. Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the ricotta cheese, sugars, and vanilla in a bowl. Mix with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the mini chocolate chips. Spoon mixture into a plastic bag. Put in the refrigerator to let chill until you are ready to serve them. When you are, cut a corner of your plastic bag and squeeze some of the ricotta cheese mixture into each cup. Top with a few chocolate chips and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Yum!