Dubai Chocolate |
Recipe
Viral trend combines chocolate indulgence with Arabic cuisine
Text:
Katharina Kuhlmann
Photography:
© Lisa Nieschlag
18 October 2024
The viral megatrend that spread like wildfire via TikTok and other social networks is said to have originated from a company in Dubai: Dubai Chocolate. This is a crispy milk chocolate shell filled with melt-in-the-mouth pistachio cream and the dough speciality Kataifi, which is widely used in Arabic cuisine. To fill the Dubai chocolate, the Kataifi is roasted with butter until golden brown and crispy. This extremely delicious chocolate creation, which unlike the original is made with dark chocolate by us, is definitely worth a little detour to Dubai as part of our Chocolate Journey 2024 in October.
Ingredients
For approx. 2 large 200 g bars
150 g
VIVANI Dark Cooking Chocolate
100 g
Kataifi dough
20 g
butter
125 g
pistachio cream
chopped pistachios (optional)
VIVANI White Vanilla Chocolate (optional)
Also:
depending on size, one or more silicone moulds with individual cavities (there are special Dubai Chocolate moulds)
kitchen thermometer (if available)
making
waiting / cooling time
min. 60 minutes
level of difficulty
medium
N°
01
Chop the cooking chocolate and slowly melt two thirds of it in a heatproof bowl in a bain-marie at a low temperature. Stir occasionally. Remove from the bain-marie and stir in the remaining cooking chocolate until the mixture is smooth and shiny. If the cooking chocolate is too thick, place in the bain-marie again briefly and stir until a maximum working temperature of 31-32 °C is reached (kitchen thermometer).
02
Pour some liquid cooking chocolate onto the base and sides of the silicone mould. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to set.
03
Chop the Kataifi dough with a sharp knife and roast with butter in a pan over a medium heat until lightly golden brown. Stir carefully so that they do not burn. Then set aside and leave to cool. Then stir in the pistachio cream.
04
Remove the silicone mould from the fridge, fill the cavities with the pistachio and kadaifi mixture and pour the melted cooking chocolate over the top. Leave to set again in the fridge.
05
Once cooled, carefully press the chocolate bar(s) out of the silicone mould. Decorate with melted white chocolate and chopped pistachios as desired.
Tip:
To ensure that the chocolate bar looks appetising and the result is a success, this article on tempering cooking chocolate may be helpful.
If you prefer milk chocolate, you can also make the recipe with VIVANI Milk Cooking Chocolate.
Dark Cooking Chocolate
70 % Cocoa | vegan
White Vanilla
With finest Bourbon Vanilla
Milk Cooking Chocolate
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