Description
Delicious lemon meringue pie cannoli filled with creamy lemon filling and topped with meringue.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package cannoli shells
- 1 cup lemon curd
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form.
- Gently fold in the lemon curd to combine.
- Fill each cannoli shell with the lemon filling.
- For the meringue, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form, then gradually add granulated sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Pipe or spread the meringue over the filled cannoli.
- Use a kitchen torch to lightly brown the meringue, if desired.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
- For a more intense lemon flavor, you can add lemon zest to the filling.
- Make sure to refrigerate the cannoli if not serving immediately to prevent the shells from getting soggy.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cannoli
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg