{"id":1289,"date":"2026-01-27T15:17:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:17:22","slug":"classic-cannoli-squares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/classic-cannoli-squares\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Cannoli Squares"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Classic Cannoli Squares<\/h2>\n<p>All the flavors of traditional Italian cannoli\u2014sweet ricotta, chocolate chips, and pistachios\u2014turned into easy-to-make dessert squares. Creamy, crunchy, and irresistible<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Cannoli Filling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese (well drained)<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup powdered sugar (adjust to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup mini chocolate chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Crust<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00bd cups graham cracker crumbs (or crushed vanilla wafers)<\/li>\n<li>6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp granulated sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Topping (Optional)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bc cup chopped pistachios<\/li>\n<li>Extra mini chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>Powdered sugar for dusting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Prepare the Crust<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar.<\/li>\n<li>Press firmly into the bottom of a lined or greased <strong>8\u00d78-inch (20\u00d720 cm)<\/strong> baking pan.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>8\u201310 minutes<\/strong> until lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>Let cool completely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0Make the Cannoli Filling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>If ricotta is watery, strain it using a cheesecloth or sieve for 30\u201360 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, mix ricotta, powdered sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0Assemble<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Spread the cannoli filling evenly over the cooled crust.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle chopped pistachios and extra chocolate chips on top.<\/li>\n<li>Chill in the refrigerator for <strong>at least 2 hours<\/strong> (or overnight).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0Serve<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lift out, cut into squares.<\/li>\n<li>Dust lightly with powdered sugar before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For extra crunch, add crushed cannoli shells on top.<\/li>\n<li>Mascarpone can replace <strong>\u00bd cup<\/strong> of ricotta for a richer filling.<\/li>\n<li>Best served <strong>cold<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Classic Cannoli Squares All the flavors of traditional Italian cannoli\u2014sweet ricotta, chocolate chips, and pistachios\u2014turned into easy-to-make dessert squares. Creamy,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1291,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289\/revisions\/1291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}