Contigo® Tres Leche Cannoli
Contigo® Tres Leche Cannoli
Directions
- In a mixer with paddle attachment or in a stainless-steel bowl gently fold the Tres Leche cake to break apart into a smooth mixture. Refrigerate this mixture one hour to overnight.
- Transfer chilled Tres Leche mixture to a pipping bag with an open tip.
- In a sauté pan over low medium heat melt butter with pecan pieces and salt. Cook/roast for 1 minute stirring. Remove from heat and cool.
- Pipe the Tres Leche mixture into cannoli shells then dip each end in pecan pieces.
- Drizzle a portion of caramel on chilled dessert plate then place cannoli on plate top cannoli with a sprinkle portion of powdered sugar. Optional: Arrange some pecan halves on plate followed by mint leaves on and serve.
Ingredients
- 6 ea Roma® chocolate cannoli shells
- 2 ea Contigo® Tres leche slices, 3 inches x 3 inches
- 1/4 cup Magellan® pecan pieces
- 1/2 tbsp Nature's Best Dairy® Butter, Unsalted
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup Magellan® pecan halves, roasted for garnish
- 3 tbsp West Creek® Sugar Powdered, for garnish
- 6 ea Peak Fresh Produce® Mint, sprigs
- 1/4 cup caramel sauce, for garnish
Chef Lonnie Varisco - Corporate Executive Chef, Performance Foodservice.