Cannoncini are a beloved Italian pastry — crisp, flaky puff pastry horns filled with silky pastry cream
and finished with powdered sugar. A timeless bakery classic enjoyed fresh.
Preparation
Roll puff pastry into wide strips and wrap around greased cone molds.
Brush lightly with butter and refrigerate 30 minutes.
Bake at 300°F (150°C) with low or no fan for about 20 minutes until golden and crisp.
Cool completely.
Pipe pastry cream into cooled shells and dust generously with powdered sugar.
Serve the same day for best texture.
Nutrition Facts
Values are estimated and update when you change servings (base = 12 cannoncini).
Serving
Calories 220
Carbs 18.0 g
Protein 3.0 g
Fat 14.0 g
Sugar
Wine Pairing
Suggested wine: Champagne Palmer Brut ReserveWhy it works: Citrus, pear, and apricot aromas with hints of hazelnut and buttery brioche
mirror the pastry notes, while the freshness cleans the palate after the cream.
Style note: A balanced, elegant Champagne with a rare fullness from réserve wines.
Wine Notes
Serve well chilled (7–9°C / 45–48°F). Keep the cream lightly vanilla and not overly sweet so the Champagne
stays vibrant and the brioche notes feel “baked” rather than sugary.
Chef Notes
Bake the shells until fully crisp and cool completely before filling.
Fill close to service for maximum crunch. If holding, keep shells airtight with silica packs and pipe to order.
Service Tips
Dust with powdered sugar at the last second. For a bakery look: dip ends in chopped toasted hazelnuts or
add a thin chocolate stripe after filling.
Cannoncini Italian Cream Horns. Classic Italian Cannoncini with crisp puff pastry horns filled with silky pastry cream and finished with powdered sugar.
Italian recipe. Dolci. Italian Pastry.
Ingredients include puff pastry, pastry cream, powdered sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla.
Techniques include puff pastry rolling, cream horn shaping, pastry cream filling, egg wash baking.
Nutrition tags: pastry, cream dessert, bakery dessert, individual dessert.
Dietary tags: vegetarian, contains dairy, contains eggs, contains gluten.
Wine pairings: Moscato d'Asti, Prosecco Superiore, Franciacorta, Vin Santo.
Protein: none. Cut: none. Station: Dolci Station.
Related terms: Cannoncini, Italian cream horns, puff pastry dessert, pastry cream horns, Italian bakery dessert, cannoncino recipe.
