Sqwib's Cannoli ABT's
OK, this is one of those think outside the box recipes, when I was hammering out the details on my Luau Pork Shots, I played around with the idea of a Cannoli Abt. So far to date I have not really liked any ABT's I have made that contained cream cheese, I prefer meats.
I figured I would give this recipe a shot anyway.
Ingredients.
I know by the list of ingredients you're probably getting ready to move along, but continue reading it's worth it.
Folded in the three, it helps to soften the cream cheese a bit.
25% raisins
25% Chocolate morsels
Results are in.
I only got to make a few of the chocolate Cannoli ABT'S , Stephen and I liked the mix so much we ate most of it.
Out of the three, the raisin Cannoli Abt's were the best, the raisins added texture as well as a bit of flavor.
The plain ABT's were really good and better cold.
The chocolate ABT's were OK
All three had a great little mouth warming effect, not a burn followed by the sweetness, your mouth stayed warm from the casein but it wasn't hot.
I would not serve these hot.
Time for a picture overload.
August 1, 2012
Updated February 12, 2013 (fixed photo links.)
Updated February 12, 2013 (fixed photo links.)
I figured I would give this recipe a shot anyway.
Ingredients.
- Cream Cheese
- Ricotta cheese
- Confectioners Sugar
- Raisins
- Chocolate Morsels
- Jalapeno Peppers
- Bacon
- Toothpicks
I know by the list of ingredients you're probably getting ready to move along, but continue reading it's worth it.
- I started with a basic filling of equal parts Confectioners Sugar, cream cheese and ricotta cheese.
Folded in the three, it helps to soften the cream cheese a bit.
- Then the filling was cut into three parts.
25% raisins
25% Chocolate morsels
- Everything was mixed and placed in the refrigerator.
- Jalapenos were sliced and the seeds were removed as well as much of the vein as possible, I was trying to minimize the heat as much as possible.
- Jalapenos were filled with the three different fillings. I will usually try several variations of a recipe to see what the results are, sometimes the outcome is favorable, sometimes not and sometimes an off shoot recipe will come of it.
- Wrapped in Bacon and ready for the smoker. I try not to use toothpicks when making ABT's the bacon will stick to itself just fine.
- ABT's are place on a pan, slit side up and placed in the smoker.
- After an hour, the ABT's are transferred to the cooking grate.
- After 3 hours on the smoker, they are removed and allowed to cool.
Results are in.
I only got to make a few of the chocolate Cannoli ABT'S , Stephen and I liked the mix so much we ate most of it.
Out of the three, the raisin Cannoli Abt's were the best, the raisins added texture as well as a bit of flavor.
The plain ABT's were really good and better cold.
The chocolate ABT's were OK
All three had a great little mouth warming effect, not a burn followed by the sweetness, your mouth stayed warm from the casein but it wasn't hot.
- Serving Suggestion: Refrigerate till firm, remove and halve, flatten the bottom by trimming and serve room temperature.The best part of trimming these up is there's a lot of pickings for the chef!
I would not serve these hot.
Time for a picture overload.
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