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Cannoli Ice-cream, a treat from Sicliy

If cannoli married ice-cream, this is what you get, an incredibly delicious treat thats super easy to make. You need three ingredients and 10 mins to make it. A vegetarian, egg-free ice-cream that will take you to the islands of Sicilia

Course Dessert, ice-cream
Cuisine Italian
Keyword cannoli, cannolo, ice-cream, ricotta, sicily
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling time 8 hours
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 450 Gms Whole milk ricotta (drained) 2 cups
  • 150 Gms Sugar about 3/4 cups
  • 240 Ml Heavy cream 1 cup

Optional add-ins

  • 1/4 Cup Toasted chopped pistachio
  • 2 Tbsp Chopped candied orange peel

Instructions

Ice cream base

  1. Make sure the Ricotta is drained well. If there is moisture it will create crystals in the ice-cream

  2. Mix the sugar & cream in a steel bowl

  3. Add drained ricotta and gently fold

  4. Keep the mixture in the fridge for at least 8 hours to chill it completely

Churn the ice-cream

  1. In a frozen bowl of ice cream maker churn the ice-cream

  2. When the ice-cream is almost ready, add the pistachio and orange peel if using

  3. Give it a final churn

  4. Take the ice-cream in a box, close the lid and freeze till ready to eat

Make it without the ice-cream maker

  1. You can just freeze it in a container, and when its partial frozen, take it out and blend it in a blender. Freeze again.

  2. Take the ice-cream out for at least 10 mins before you serve so it can be scooped easily