Balsamic Strawberry and Mint Cannoli

Sweet, Bright, and Gently Complex

There is a particular kind of pleasure in a dessert that asks almost nothing of you and still feels abundant. Cannoli belong to a long tradition of patience — the careful frying, the cool filling, the moment of assembly. This version strips that tradition down to its most honest elements and lets a few quiet additions do the real work. Balsamic deepens what might otherwise be simple sweetness, and mint lifts everything just enough. The result is something that tastes considered, without ever feeling labored.

Ingredients

• 12 ounces fresh strawberries, finely diced
• 3 tablespoons Alessi Balsamic Reduction, divided use
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 boxes Alessi Mini Cannoli Shells

Instructions

1. Dice strawberries and place into a bowl. Mix with 1 tablespoon balsamic reduction. Finely chop mint and add to bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar. Remove 1 tablespoon of mixture for garnish.
3. Add 1 tablespoon of glaze to sugar mixture, combine and place in refrigerator for 5 minutes
4. Fill cannoli shells and use remaining glaze to drizzle on top of filled cannoli shells.
5. Dust with extra cinnamon sugar if desired.
6. This recipe was created by Leanne Neff and Sofia Tsikitas.