Desserts

Cannoli Icebox Cake

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Graham crackers spread with a sweet ricotta cheese and chocolate chip mixture are stacked and frosted with whipped topping for an easy no-bake cake.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

4 hr 50 min

servings

total:

14 servings

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What You Need

container (15 oz.) POLLY-O FREE Natural Nonfat Ricotta Cheese

1/2

cup powdered sugar

tsp. almond extract

env. KNOX Unflavored Gelatine

1/4

cup cold water

1/2

cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

cup vanilla low-fat yogurt

HONEY MAID Low Fat Honey Grahams, broken in half (30 squares)

cups thawed COOL WHIP FREE Whipped Topping

Make It

PLACE ricotta cheese, sugar and almond extract in food processor; cover. Process until smooth. Set aside.

SPRINKLE gelatine over cold water in saucepan; let stand 1 to 2 min. Cook on low heat until gelatine is completely dissolved, stirring constantly. With food processor running, gradually add gelatine to ricotta mixture through feed tube at top of food processor, processing until well blended. Spoon into medium bowl. Reserve 1 Tbsp. of the chocolate chips for garnish. Add remaining chocolate chips and the yogurt to ricotta mixture; stir gently. Refrigerate 30 min. or until thickened.

SPREAD 2 Tbsp. of the ricotta mixture onto each graham square. Stack grahams. Stand on edge on serving platter to make a 14-inch loaf. Frost with the whipped topping. Top with the reserved 1 Tbsp. chocolate chips. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours. Cut diagonally into 14 slices to serve. Serve leftover dessert in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Garnish with toasted PLANTERS Sliced Almonds just before serving.

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a cook

posted:4/3/2012

I made this and was very nicely asked to never make it again!

poemfish

posted:12/27/2008

This had no flavor. No one liked it at the party I brought it to. It looked pretty, but unfortunately that wasn't enough.

janie750

posted:5/7/2008

Yuck, this is a waste of good ingredients. The flavor was bland and the texture was unpleasant. I looked up the recipe for pineapple icebox cake in the original knox cookbook and wow, what a world of difference.

BethAE

posted:11/26/2007

I made this for Thanksgiving. It was not great. No one in the whole group really liked it. I ended up throwing it away after the meal -- and we never throw away dessert. I won't make this one again.

a cook

posted:8/11/2007

fabulous! i did add 1 1/2 teaspoons of almond extract, and just a few more chocolate chips than the recipe calls for. the ricotta mixture soaks into the graham crackers so it tastes like something home-baked and DELICIOUS! its fun to make, too

smdl

posted:8/15/2006

I am going to make this cake for my cousins boyfriend because hid name is Kenoli. The cake looks excelent!!!!!!!!!!!

mistrirez

posted:8/4/2006

my family loves cannoli's so this was great. i followed the suggestions of the other ratings and layered the graham crackers and the cheese mixture. i also added more chocolate chips, almond extract and pistachios. it gave a bit more of a classic italian dessert taste. plus it looked pretty with the green...(^: my family is demanding i do this again.

kkj228elbo

posted:5/17/2006

This was awesome!!! Everything about it was great! I, being a health freak, thought it was great to see a good, flavorful, low fat recipe. I did add a few extra tablespoons of chocolate chips though, just for a bit of added flavor. One other thing I did was I just spread the graham crackers on the bottom, put the mixture on top, added another layer, etc... All in all- this was fantastic and a definate "make again"!

a cook

posted:1/2/2006

This recipe looked so good, but I was really disappointed with the blandness of flavor. I used all the ingredients with one change. I used vanilla extract instead of almond extract. Could that have changed the flavor THAT much that it would ruin this recipe and make it bland? I'll check through the other reviews to see if there are any good alternatives to this recipe. If I can't find any good alternatives, then I probably won't be making this recipe again. Although, I will definitely try other cannoli recipes found on kraftfoods.com. Hopefully they are as good as they look!

parisgirl32

posted:8/7/2005

i have made this many times, and the last time i made it with fresh raspberries rather than the chocolate chips and it was amazing. i love this dessert, and usually add extra almond flavoring to make it more flavorful.