KEY LIME MASCARPONE "CANNOLI" WITH MANGO SAUCE

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Key Lime Mascarpone

Categories     Dessert     Bake     Cream Cheese     Lime     Coconut     Spring     Gourmet     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 18

For "cannoli" shells
about twenty 6-inch squares parchment paper
3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted and cooled
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon milk
four 3 1/2- to 4-inch-long cannoli forms (each about 5/8 inch in diameter)
For filling
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons freshly grated lime zest
4 tablespoons bottled Key lime juice or 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 cup mascarpone cheese (about 1/2 pound)
Mango Sauce
Accompaniments: fresh raspberries
sliced carambola (star fruit) if desired

Steps:

  • Make "cannoli" shells:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. and lightly grease a heavy baking sheet.
  • Arrange 4 parchment squares on baking sheet. (Oil or butter makes parchment squares stick to baking sheet).
  • In a food processor blend together coconut and flour until coconut is ground fine. Add butter, sugars, and milk and blend until dough forms a ball, about 10 seconds. Spoon a well-rounded teaspoon of dough onto each of the 4 parchment squares and with slightly wet fingertips evenly pat into 2 inch rounds.
  • Bake cookies in middle of oven until very thin and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Immediately transfer cookies (still on parchment) to a rack and let stand until just firm enough to hold their shape, 30 to 45 seconds. Working with 1 cookie at a time and using parchment as an aid, quickly roll cookie around a cannoli form to make a cylinder. (If cookies become too firm to roll, return them on parchment on baking sheet to oven 1 minute to soften.) Cool formed cookies or a rack before removing cannoli form. Make more cookies in same manner with remaining dough, baking and forming cookies in batches of 4 and allowing baking sheet to cool completely between each batch. Cookies are fragile. Cookies keep in one layer in an airtight container at room temperature 4 days.
  • Make filling:
  • In a bowl with an electric mixer beat cream cheese with sugar, zest, and lime juice until smooth and beat in mascarpone. Chill filling, covered, until firm, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
  • Assemble dessert:
  • Whisk filling and transfer it to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch plain or decorative tip. Carefully pipe filling into both ends of 12 cookies. Pour about 1/4 cup mango sauce onto each of 6 dessert plates, tilting plate to distribute sauce evenly, and top with 2 "cannoli," raspberries, and carambola slices.

Gaone Sesinyi
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I love the way these cannoli look. They're so elegant and festive.


Charlyn Luchavez
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These cannoli are the perfect make-ahead dessert. They can be made a day or two in advance, and they're just as delicious.


Christopher Fulghum
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I love the combination of key lime and mango in these cannoli. It's so unique and flavorful.


Dj umar
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These cannoli are the perfect summer dessert. They're light and refreshing, and the mango sauce adds a delicious tropical flavor.


Meenarh Sakajiki
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I'm not a huge fan of cannoli, but I tried this recipe and was pleasantly surprised. The key lime and mascarpone filling is delicious, and the mango sauce is the perfect complement. I will definitely be making these again.


Zeek Johnson
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These cannoli are easy to make and so delicious. The filling is light and fluffy, and the mango sauce is the perfect finishing touch. I will definitely be making these again.


Alphonsus Mombo
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I love the key lime flavor in these cannoli. It's so refreshing and summery. The mango sauce is also delicious. These cannoli are the perfect dessert for any occasion.


Tahiru Ganiyu
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These cannoli are amazing! The filling is so smooth and creamy, and the mango sauce is the perfect complement. I will definitely be making these again.


Alma San
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I made these cannoli for a party last weekend, and they were a huge success. Everyone loved them! I will definitely be making them again.


Smellie Mageza
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These cannoli are so delicious and easy to make. I love that I can use store-bought cannoli shells. The filling is creamy and flavorful, and the mango sauce is the perfect finishing touch.


Deepika Vernencar
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I've made these cannoli several times now, and they're always a hit. They're the perfect dessert for any occasion.


burhan Ahamed
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I love the combination of key lime and mango in these cannoli. The filling is tart and tangy, and the mango sauce is sweet and tropical. They're the perfect summer dessert.


ln_ khatri
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These cannoli were easy to make and turned out great! I used store-bought cannoli shells, but I made the filling and mango sauce from scratch. They were a big hit with my family.


Ali Akbar Mughal
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I'm not a huge fan of cannoli, but I tried this recipe and was pleasantly surprised. The key lime and mascarpone filling was light and refreshing, and the mango sauce was the perfect complement.


RODOLFO CATITO
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I made these cannoli for my husband's birthday, and he loved them! He said they were the best cannoli he had ever had.


Kaziro Solomon
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These cannoli were a hit at my party! The filling was smooth and creamy, and the mango sauce added a delicious tropical flavor. I will definitely be making these again.