Cannoli Bruschetta

This recipe is a twist on two of my favorite Italian foods. The french bread is toasted with cinnamon and sugar, topped with cannoli filling and then finished with fresh strawberries.

Ingredients

For 1 Person(s)

Recipe

16 ounces Ricotta
2 teaspoon Amaretto
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 loaf French bread
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pint strawberries sliced
Wilton candy melts (optional)

Directions

Place Ricotta in colander lined with cheese cloth making sure top of ricotta is also covered.
Drain the ricotta for 4 hours or overnight in refrigerator
Mix ¼ cup sugar and ¾ teas. Cinnamon together in bowl.
Slice bread about ¼ inch thick.
Place bread under broiler and toast until lightly browned
Turn bread over and butter bread. Sprinkle butter side of bread with about 1 teas cinnamon/sugar mixture. Return to broiler and toast until lightly browned.
Mix drained Ricotta, Amaretto, and Powdered Sugar in bowl
Spread about 1-2 tab. Cannoli filling on top of cinnamon side of bread
Place sliced strawberries on top of cannoli filling
If desired use a cheese grater to grate candy melts over strawberries to look like basil.