Holiday Cannoli Mousse

Holiday Cannoli Mousse is elegant to serve and a no-bake fabulous addition to any dessert table all year long!

What's better than a no-bake dessert at Christmas time when you're so busy?

Cannoli Mousse is that wow factor dessert that will give your family, and friends that special dessert that you've been looking for.

Look no further, you have the easiest dessert you will ever make, and taste like a deconstructed Italian cannoli.

This mousse is so smooth, and creamy and has just the perfect flavors. I just can't get enough of this dessert.

I made it festive for the holiday table for a festive look and a quick way to have an elegant dessert in no time.

Just scroll down to the recipe card and print it off it's that simple if you don't want to read all my wonderful reasons why I love this dessert so much.

this is how to make a delicious cannoli filling into a mousse dessert. The mousse is layered with crushed cannoli shells topped with cannoli mousse and garnished with mini chocolate chips, crushed pistachios and a cherry on top for a festive christmas no bake dessert.

A Fun Elegant Dessert

If you love Italian cannoli pastry, you will love this dessert.

It's a fun way to eat a cannoli in elegant glasses that are the perfect ending to that delicious holiday meal.

No-Bake is my favorite way to make desserts!

The decadent dessert taste just like a cannoli except it's a light and fluffy mousse form in a dessert cup.

Step By Step Cannoli Mousse

Place the crust you're using in a food processor. Set aside.
In a chilled glass bowl, beat the whipped cream with powdered sugar
In another bowl, mix some powdered sugar and vanilla, and cinnamon into the ricotta cheese, fold in mini chips and the whipped cream until evenly blended into the ricotta.
Build your mousse with filling and crust in a fancy glass
Spoon the mousse on top of the crushed cannoli shells
Store leftovers in the refrigerator (for exact measurements scroll down to the recipe card below

Garnish Ideas For Cannoli Mousse

fresh sliced peaches
sliced fresh strawberries
fresh raspberries
chopped figs
pistachio or toasted almonds
hot fudge sauce
strawberry puree or another pureed fruit
warmed jams any flavor

Tool

bowl
beater
spoon
fancy glassware or plastic
nut chopper
knife

Other Festive Ideas

tint the mousse green with food coloring or pink (plus this dessert is perfect for baby showers or wedding events
use a shot glass for just appetizer sweet treat for the holiday at parties
make an assortment of these ahead of time when hosting a dinner party
set up a serving bar so they can top their dessert with what they like in your assortment of toppings

This is a Christmas holiday dessert made with ricotta cheese and whipped cream turned into a cannoli filling mousse for dessert

No Cannoli Shells Substitutes

crushed waffle cones
baked pie crust
graham cracker crumbs
almond crushed cookies IE Amaretti
chocolate wafer cookies
chocolate chip cookies crushed
shortbread cookies crushed
sugar ice cream cones crushed
ladyfingers
sponge cake other cake crumbs
crushed butter-flavored pretzels

Ingredients You Will Need Holiday Cannoli Mousse

Whipped Heavy Cream
Ricotta Cheese Whole Milk
powdered sugar plus 2 tablespoons
pureed cannoli shells ( or use sugar ice cream cones, waffle cones, graham crackers with cinnamon, ground butter-flavored pretzels or Amaretti cookies) ground in a food processor till fine. Save some for garnishing.
cinnamon if using graham crackers with cinnamon omit
vanilla
miniature chocolate chips
ground shelled pistachios or slivered almonds tinted green for garnish
maraschino cherries for garnish

The Filling

The whipped cream and the ricotta combined with a little sugar make this a delicious mousse with rich and thick filling.

The rest of the flavor combinations are just an easy layer of each ingredient that will transform into this deliciously decadent dessert.

Serving Glasses

I love to mix and match serving glasses.

They look so elegant in all different kinds.

I chose wine glasses, shot glasses, champagne glasses, and parfait cups.

The individual easy-to-prepare style glasses give everyone their own style and special holiday dessert.

Tips

Always chill the bowl for whipping the cream and the beaters
I always taste the ricotta and the cream to ensure it's sweet enough after adding sugar
You can add other flavorings other than vanilla-like orange or lemon rind grated
You can dip the cherries in chocolate or use fresh strawberries on top
Almonds can be tinted with green food coloring if you don't use pistachios
If you want a nice swirling effect use a piping cake decorating bag to fill your cups with I taste the filling before just following any recipe.
If you want sweeter add more powdered sugar.
We love cinnamon I add more or less depending on the crust
I also love Amaretto or almond flavoring with chopped pistachios in the filling with swirls of hot fudge sauce. Create your own experience and dessert you like

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