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Vegan Cannoli Recipe

July 24, 2022 By Gretchen 23 Comments

My work here is done.

Goodnight everyone, thanks for coming…… “Drops Mic….”

The Vegan Cannoli Recipe.

I know I’m tooting my horn pretty loud over this one

But let me tell you, this Vegan Cannoli Recipe is worthy of an Oscar!

 The Best Vegan Cannoli Recipe

I actually have a story behind this unique “cannoli shell” and I will explain that first because

I know right off the bat I will be getting some flack for not using a traditional fried dough cannoli shell.

The Best Vegan Cannoli Recipe

 

Many years ago I went out to dinner with a friend to her favorite Italian restaurant.

I didn’t realize until I got there just how fancy this restaurant was.

I was severely under dressed in the midst of diamond studded ladies and men in finely tailored suits.

This place was as boujee as boujee gets!

I  don’t remember what I ordered for dinner but one thing I will never forget is the cannoli.

Oh that cannoli!

Cinnamon scented mascarpone cream stuffed into the most delicate honey lace cookie you could ever wrap your lips around.

 The Best Vegan Cannoli Recipe

It was the most perfect cannoli I had ever tasted and then never tasted again.

I have been working on this recipe for several months, and with many fails along the way and I am now confident this is the winner.

I promise you, this is the best Vegan Cannoli Recipe you will ever see, make or taste.

The Best Vegan Cannoli Recipe

UPDATED 2022 1 INGREDIENT ~ HOMEMADE RICOTTA RECIPE

5.0 from 2 reviews
Tofu Ricotta Cheese
 
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Serves: 1½ cups
Ingredients
  • Firm Tofu, drained of excess water 1¼ blocks/packages of tofu (14ounce packages) *Approx 20 ounces total
Instructions
  1. Prepare the "ricotta cheese" by placing the drained (squeezed of excess water) tofu in the food processor and process to the same texture as ricotta
  2. Pulse it several times until it starts to come together.
  3. It will take less than a minute of pulsing.
  4. Best to use the tofu ricotta right away in your recipe, but it can be stored for up to 4 days in a clean airtight container
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Notes for Success:

You will notice in the ingredients below I have Tofutti brand listed for the ricotta and the cream cheese *NOT SPONSORED

You can of course use any brand you prefer in this recipe since this is not going to be baked

Or make my homemade tofu ricotta listed above

As for the vegan cream cheese though, use whatever brand you like the most or even a homemade recipe will work fine!

If you decide to make the Brandy Snap Cookies for the cannoli shell versus a fried dough recipe,

You will have to purchase a silicone baking mat as that is the only way to bake this type of cookie.

It is important to note that these cookie shells will go soggy very quickly so this is not something you can fill ahead of time.

Brandy snap cannoli shells must be filled ala minute~  just before serving

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE THIS VEGAN CANNOLI RECIPE

The Best Vegan Cannoli Recipe

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5.0 from 2 reviews
Vegan Cannoli Recipe
 
Print
Prep time
1 hour
Bake time
7 mins
Total time
1 hour 7 mins
 
You will need a silicone baking mat to bake the cookie shells, parchment paper will not work here.
A non stick baking sheetwill be fine though.
Cannoli Tubes for forming the shells are a must
See recipe below this one for the homemade tofu ricotta
Serves: 10 Cannoli
Ingredients
  • For the Brandy Snap Cannoli Shells
  • Vegan Butter 3 Tablespoons (42g)
  • Dark Corn Syrup 3 Tablespoons (60g)
  • Light Brown Sugar 5 teaspoons
  • Salt pinch
  • Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon (5ml)
  • All Purpose Flour 5 Tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
  • For the Cannoli Cream Filling
  • Tofutti Ricotta Cheese 1½ cup (375g) *OR USE RECIPE ABOVE
  • Tofutti Cream Cheese 1 cup (226g)
  • Confectioners Sugar ½ cup + 2 Tablespoons (75g)
  • Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon (5ml)
  • Orange Zest ½ teaspoon
  • Ground Cinnamon ½ teaspoon
  • Shaved Chocolate *optional
Instructions
  1. First to make the brandy snap mix.
  2. In a small sauce pot melt the vegan butter, remove from the heat and add the light brown sugar, corn syrup, pinch of salt and vanilla extract, stir well to combine
  3. Add the flour and whisk smooth
  4. (Store in the refrigerator while you preheat the oven to 375°F)
  5. Not only because you only have 4 cannoli tubes, but because the cookies cool fast and forming them has to be equally fast, you will only want to make 4 cookies at a time.
  6. Spread 1 heaping teaspoon of the batter onto a silicone mat and spread it with a small spatula to the best round shape you can get.
  7. You can set up multiple sheet pans with the batter, but bake 1 sheet pan with cookies on it at a time.
  8. Bake for exactly 7 minutes, they will get bubbly all over the surface and start to turn a slightly darker color
  9. Remove from the oven and let cool just until you can get a small spatula under the cookie and immediately wrap it around a metal cannoli tube and let cool the rest of the way on the tube.
  10. *If the cookies cool too fast while you are trying to roll them, you can always place the pan back into the oven to get it hot again and attempt to roll it once more.
  11. Prepare the cannoli cream by combining the vegan cream cheese, cinnamon, sifted confectioners sugar, orange zest and vanilla extract together and paddle it smooth by hand with a large spoon or spatula.
  12. Fold in the vegan ricotta cheese.
  13. Fill the brandy snap cannoli shells and then dip the ends in shaved chocolate *optional.
  14. Serve immediately see additional notes for serving and storage
Notes
The brandy snap cannoli shells can be made up to 1 week in advance and kept at room temperature in a sealed, airtight container to keep them from getting soft


The cannoli cream recipe will stay fresh for up to 10 days in the refrigerator in a covered container, fill shells just before serving.

Once you fill the shells with the cream, they will start to break down and get soggy especially at room temperature. You can refrigerate filled cannoli to prolong the breakdown, but it is always best to serve and eat cannoli as soon as they have been filled
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Comments

  1. Saundra

    July 31, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    Gretchen you are amazing, thank you for the recipe.

    Reply
  2. Karen

    July 31, 2018 at 4:04 pm

    This looks amazing. It would be my holy grail too as I’ve always loved cannolis. One question. Have you made it with another vegan ricotta (homemade)? I’ve read such bad reviews about it.

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      August 1, 2018 at 2:36 am

      I have not made homemade ricotta yet, but I am planning to launch an entire course for Homemade Pantry items (includiong butter, cream cheese, ricotta, ect…) this to go along with my Vegan Baking Mastery Egg Replacers course CLICK HERE to stay in the loop!

      Reply
      • Caroline

        December 3, 2020 at 5:53 am

        I was wondering if Kite Hill almond ricotta could be substituted for the tofu ricotta?

        Reply
        • Gretchen

          December 3, 2020 at 2:39 pm

          Yes, you can use whatever brand you like best. However! I used Kite Hill (*thinking the more money I spend the better it will be!) I was so wrong, at least in my opinion, the Kite Hill was better for Lasagna (CLICK HERE FOR MORE), definitely had a strange taste going on for this cannoli recipe! SO back to the Tofutti I went! Or now I just make my own Ricotta like I did here for my awesome Italian Cheesecake!

          Reply
          • Caroline

            December 4, 2020 at 8:23 pm

            Good to know! Thanks

    • Stacey McRae

      October 27, 2020 at 2:45 am

      Hello,
      I wanted to find out if you were using vegan sugar? Regular sugar has bone char, so not vegan.
      Best,
      Stacey

      Reply
  3. Christa

    August 1, 2018 at 5:12 pm

    Any chance for a vegan chocolate soufflé next? 🙂

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      August 1, 2018 at 6:22 pm

      oooh good idea!

      Reply
  4. Sunita

    August 1, 2018 at 6:09 pm

    Finally no lard/pork fat recipe. Can’t wait to try this recipe.
    Thank you so much

    Reply
  5. Nancy

    November 18, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    I can’t find Tofutti Ricotta cheese anywhere only Kite Hill brand and you stated that brand didn’t work for this recipe. What other options do I have. Went to 3 different stores, imcluding Whole Foods and no luck. Not even listed on Amazon either.

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      November 18, 2018 at 10:03 pm

      Wow really? Hmm, I have gotten it at Shop Rite and Wegmans. I used the Kite Hill when I first started testing this recipe (thinking it’s so expensive! It’s going to be amazing!) And no, it’s not. Not for this. As I mentioned I LOVE Kite Hill for my lasagna, but not for my baking. I suspect they use too much acid in theirs compared to the toffuti (which on first taste straight out of the jar doesn’t really wow me, but again in the recipes it’s the best)
      You can of course use your own almond ricotta (as some people do make their own)
      I have always used ricotta (well.. Impastada) before I was vegan – but some people use mascarpone so if you went that route- you can use all vegan cream cheese instead. However I really never liked the mascarpone cannoli. But I guess it is all personal preference

      Reply
  6. Jennifer

    January 1, 2019 at 11:28 am

    I am looking for a vegan cannoli filling to use for a cake.. trying to make a vegan cannoli cake. Do you think this would work as a cake filling?

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      January 2, 2019 at 11:05 pm

      YES! Click here for my cannoli roll cake

      Reply
  7. Tara

    January 31, 2019 at 1:56 pm

    Can you clarify specifically why you don’t like Kite Hill ricotta for cannolis? You said it was awful in the video, but that you use it for lasagna. In a comment above, you said something about the acid. I am making cannoli for Valentine’s Day and can’t find Tofutti ricotta anywhere.

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    • Gretchen

      January 31, 2019 at 5:04 pm

      It’s just the taste that I found to be off putting in sweet recipes. For savory though- excellent. The best. So I can only attribute it to the acid they are using in the Kite Hill. Of course “taste” is subjective and everyone is different, but I think if you taste the Kite Hill directly out of the package, you would see what I mean. Its delicious don’t get me wrong, but not for sweet recipes (in my opinion).

      Reply
  8. Cannoli Pie

    May 3, 2019 at 6:12 am

    This is awesome! Wow! All the best in this round!

    Reply
  9. Cannoli Pie

    May 3, 2019 at 6:15 am

    The Vegan Cannoli Recipe is too gooe you have shared very useful informations i just book mark it ..

    Reply
  10. Anna

    December 31, 2019 at 12:00 am

    I wouldn’t trying this recipe did everything it said but my shells still burned!, will not be making this recipe again.

    Reply
  11. rachel

    April 14, 2020 at 4:18 pm

    hi gretchen, thank you for this recipe. i have made it several times, a few with success… a few not so much. but my batter never looks as thin as yours was in the video. i wonder if the measurements in recipe are correct? you are able to pour and smear your batter, my batter is thick and i have to try to spread it but because it’s thick and greasy, it doesn’t spread well. it’s been a nightmare to make, even the successful times, though amazingly delicious. i’m wondering why your shell batter is sooooo much tinnier than mine despite measuring everything accurately and making multiple times? HALP

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    • Gretchen

      April 15, 2020 at 9:22 pm

      Hmm I am not so sure except that something must be different. I know this recipe is correct because I have made it several times. Perhaps your corn syrup is SUPER VISCOUS? Or the flour you are using is differnt?

      Reply
  12. Caitlyn

    March 16, 2021 at 12:55 am

    Is light corn syrup OK or is there a difference? I almost never use it, so didn’t want to buy the dark if not necessary. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Gretchen

      March 18, 2021 at 1:07 am

      Yes light would be totally fine! *sorry for the late reply!**

      Reply

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