Almond Orange Cannoli Dip

 

Ingredients

• 15 ounces Ricotta cheese drained if needed
• 8 ouncesr Mascarpone cheese
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 Tablespoon fresh orange juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon orange extract (optional)
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips
• Topping (optional): Sliced almonds and/or fresh orange zest

Serving Suggestions:

• apple slices 
• graham crackers
• cannoli chips
• vanilla wafers
• ice cream cones broken into pieces

Instructions

1. Place ricotta, mascarpone, and powdered sugar in large mixing bowl. Mix with an electric mixer or stand mixer until smooth and well combined.

2. Mix in orange juice, orange zest, vanilla, almond extract, cinnamon, and salt until well combined. Stir in mini chocolate chips.

3. Top with sliced almonds and/or orange zest and serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. 

Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (Ben & Jerry's - Modified)

INGREDIENTS
1⁄4 cup shaved semisweet chocolate
1⁄4 cup fresh bing cherries, halved and pitted (if using canned cherries, be sure to drain the syrup)
2 large eggs
3⁄4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy cream or whipping cream
1 cup milk

1-2 oz of Maraschino Cherry juice (for color and flavor)

DIRECTIONS
Place the shaved chocolate flakes and the cherries in separate bowls; cover and refrigerate. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend; add chilled chocolate and cherries and stir to combine. Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer’s instructions.