Imported Sicilian Cannoli Shells | 24 Count | 3 Inch or 5 Inch

Imported Sicilian Cannoli Shells | 24 Count

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A good cannoli needs a shell you can taste through the cream. These imported Sicilian shells are a little thicker and less sweet than our traditional Frank and Sal bakery shells, with a crisp bite that pairs beautifully with our sweet cannoli cream.

That balance is what we like about them. You get the crunch of the pastry, then the soft ricotta filling, without the shell adding quite as much sweetness of its own. Choose the 3-inch minis for a dessert tray or the full-size 5-inch shells for a generous cannoli after dinner.

From Sicily: Imported Sicilian cannoli shells, packaged by Arancine Siciliane S.r.l. in Agrigento, Sicily, as identified on the producer's label.

Every order contains 24 unfilled shells in your selected size. Cannoli cream and garnishes are sold separately.

Choose Your Size

Shell lengths are approximate. Each option is a separate box of 24, not a mixed-size assortment.

Pair Them with Our Cannoli Cream

Our house-made cannoli cream with chocolate chips uses impastata ricotta, a thick, finely textured ricotta suited to pastry filling. It comes in four 1.5-pound pastry bags, 6 pounds total. Thaw the bags you need in the refrigerator and pipe directly into your shells.

How Much Cream Do You Need?

Using our usual filling estimates, plan on roughly two 1.5-pound bags for 24 mini shells or three bags for 24 large shells. These are planning estimates: the opening of the shell and how generously you fill it will affect the amount. These imported shells may hold a different amount than our bakery shells, so keep a little extra cream available.

How to Fill Them Without an Empty Middle

1. Have the cream ready. If using our frozen cream, allow about 24 hours to thaw in the refrigerator.
2. Make a wide enough opening. Snip the pastry bag so the mini chocolate chips can pass through easily.
3. Fill from both ends. Pipe toward the middle from one end, turn the shell around, and repeat from the other. Hold the shell gently instead of squeezing it.
4. Finish just before serving. Leave the ends plain or add chopped pistachios, chocolate chips, or a little candied orange peel.

A light dusting of powdered sugar is plenty. Try your first one without it so you can taste how the less-sweet shell works with the cream.

Storage: Keep Cool and DRY

Fill close to serving time. Even a thicker shell will gradually soften as it absorbs moisture from the filling. Once filled with ricotta cream, keep cannoli refrigerated until you serve them. For a party, fill a small batch at a time and keep the remaining cream chilled.

A Few Helpful Details

Do they need baking or frying?
No. These are finished pastry shells, ready to fill.

Does less sweet mean sugar-free?
No. These shells contain sugar. They taste less sweet than our traditional bakery shells.

What is in the shells?
The manufacturer's label lists type 00 soft wheat flour, water, sugar, palm oil, cocoa, salt, cinnamon, and vanillin. The shells are fried in palm oil.

Allergen information: Contains wheat/gluten. The manufacturer advises that traces of sesame, almonds, pistachios, eggs, milk and milk derivatives, mustard, lupine, peanuts, and sulfur dioxide may be present. Check the package label before serving anyone with an allergy. Our cannoli cream contains milk.

Shop Our Cannoli Shells and Cream

Prefer our traditional bakery shells, need a larger quantity, or want to pick out garnishes? Browse the complete cannoli shells, cream, and supplies collection, or go directly to an item below.

• Cannoli Cream with Chocolate Chips: Four 1.5-Pound Pastry Bags
• Light and Flaky Bakery Cannoli Shells: 3-Inch or 5-Inch, 24 Count
• Handmade 5-Inch Cannoli Shells: 24 Count
• Handmade 3-Inch Mini Cannoli Shells: 24 Count
• Light and Flaky 3-Inch Mini Cannoli Shells: 24 Count
• Handmade Cannoli Shells: 48 Count
• Natisani Gluten Free Mini Cannoli Shells: 24 Count (See product page for availability.)

Filled cannoli photos show serving suggestions. Your order contains unfilled shells only.