Cannoli Danishes
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Cannoli Danishes: Can you imagine the flavours of orange releasing, combined with vanilla extract, Masrcarpone and chocolate? That’s exactly what you get when preparing Cannoli Danishes for breakfast or quick, simple dessert!
Ready in 23 minutes only (baking included) by swirling cheesy strips into coils, baking, and serving them with double espresso you get eight easy and tasty low sugar bites and plenty to pack a few for work!
Puff pastry, store bought, ready to cut is the best to make this great breakfast. You simply roll out the pastry dough to prepare your meal. It is the simplest way to have Danish breakfast.
Of course, multi-layered pastry originates from Denmark. That is how they got the name. It tastes like croissant filled with dense, tasty custard, cheesecake alike and keeps rich filling with it’s flaky and buttery crust.
So, you may wonder, what does cannoli have to do with these Danishes. I used one of cannoli stuffing variations with typical ingredients to combine with Danish pastry. Mascarpone, orange zest, vanilla extract and semi-sweet chocolate chips make irresistible Italian cannoli filling.
Once you spread it over the pastry and roll the stripes, swirl them or not, bake and serve, you see it is such a wonderful fusion (again) so easily done and so tasty!
Now, there is another option for you to add special touch before serving your Cannoli Danishes: you may brush them gently with Arancello to boost orange flavours if you love citruses as much as we do. Here is the link to see how easy is to make it at home, from scratch, to add that special orange flavour.
If you are not into coils, you may simply twist each strip several times and place on the prepared baking sheet. That way you get bread sticks shaped Cannoli Danishes.
Don’t worry if some of the filling gets out. It makes the taste even better!
This easy delicious cream shells recipe is a bit messy, once served and there is another question popping out:
How to eat Danish pastry?
Danish pastries are cut in half or in quarters and eaten either with fingers or fork. If you would like to find out more about table manners, go here .
For more Cannoli dessert ideas check these made by 2pots:
Cannoli Croissant Breakfast Bake
Cannoli Cones with Figs, Honey, and Almonds
Cannoli Danishes
Cannoli Danishes: Can you imagine the flavours of orange releasing, combined with vanilla extract, Masrcarpone and chocolate? That’s exactly what you get when preparing Cannoli Danishes for breakfast or quick, simple dessert!
Ingredients
- 2 store bought puff pastries ( 16 x 10 inches )
- 1 small egg
- 1 cup Mascarpone
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
- 1 ½ Tbsp white sugar
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Pinch of salt
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter to brush the twists before baking
- Sugar pearls to garnish, optional
- Orange zest to garnish before serving, optional
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.
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Cover two sheet pans with baking paper and leave aside.
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In a medium sized bowl, combine egg, Mascarpone, orange zest, sugar, vanilla extract, salt and chocolate chips. Leave aside.
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Lay first puff pastry on flat, clean working surface and spread half of Mascarpone mixture over the pastry.
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Cut the pastry lengthwise into 2 inches wide strips. You will get 5 strips out of each puff pastry
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Take each strip, fold in half lengthwise and gently twist each strip and make swirls by rolling the strips into coil. Some filling may squeeze out. That's OK.
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Repeat the steps 4 to 6 to have two sheet pans ready for baking.
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Brush each twist with butter and sprinkle with thermostabile sugar pears if desired.
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Bake for 13 minutes.
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Serve immediately with some orange zest sprinkled over the Danishes.
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