The Italian dessert from Sicily filled with ricotta and chocolate is cannoli.
Cannoli are Sicilian pastries made from crisp, fried pastry shells shaped like tubes and filled with a sweet ricotta-based cream. Chocolate chips or chopped chocolate are common additions, although recipes vary across Sicily. The Italian singular is cannolo; cannoli is the plural form commonly used in English.
The dessert is strongly associated with Sicily and is often linked to the island's Arab-period culinary influences between 827 and 1091. Ingredients such as candied fruit, pistachios, cinnamon, and sweetened dairy helped shape Sicilian pastry traditions. Cannoli were historically associated with Carnival celebrations before becoming a year-round specialty.
Regional garnishes differ: Palermo-style cannoli may feature candied orange zest, while pistachios are especially popular around Catania. Cannoli are sometimes confused with cream horns, but their fried shell and ricotta filling distinguish them.