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The Dubai Chocolate Bar recipe is one that was inspired by a similar chocolate bar that went viral from a retailer in Dubai. It retails for $25 and it’s made with shredded phyllo, pistachio butter and chocolate. It’s optional to add tahini to the pistachio butter for a richer and nuttier taste and it’s also optional to add white chocolate drizzles for a fun design. When I saw the components of the recipe, I had to give it a try and it did not disappoint and went viral on my TikTok page.
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Ingredients to Make Dubai Chocolate Bar
- Chocolate: You can use any chocolate you like. I like to use semi-sweet chocolate chips or a dark chocolate bar. Melt it so that you can pour it into the chocolate mold. For design purposes, I also use white chocolate, but it’s completely optional.
- Phyllo Dough: This is basically shredded pastry dough that is used in a lot of Middle Eastern desserts like my knafeh recipe. It comes in long strands, so you have to chop it up to make it easier to fry on a skillet.
- Pistachio Butter: Pistachio butter is not as easy to find as peanut butter unfortunately, but I found it at Middle Eastern grocery stories, Italian speciality shops or on Amazon. Go for crunchy or creamy. You can even make your own, but it can be difficult to get the righ consistency homemade so I recommend just buying it.
- Tahini: This is optional to stir with the pistachio butter and I didn’t use it the first time I tried the recipe but I think it gave it a more rich and nutty taste the second time I tried it, so I do recommend even just a tablespoon mixed with the pistachio butter.
Frequently Asked Questions
For best results, I recommend storing any leftover chocolate in the fridge. That way it stays crunchy with the best texture.
If you can’t find chocolate molds or don’t want to wait for some to get shipped, try making it in a loaf pan. Just add parchment paper with an overhang to make it easier to pull out and you’ll have a chocolate bar about the size of what a mold would be. It may be a little hard to cut into chunks, but it works!
Make sure that you temper your chocolate correctly which means heating it slowly and then bringing it back down to room temperature before adding it to a mold.
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Dubai Chocolate Bar
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons white chocolate chips optional
- 6 ounces dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 ounces kataifi shredded dough chopped
- 1 tablespoon tahini optional
- ½ cup pistachio nut butter
Instructions
- Place the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at 30 second intervals. Stir the chocolate in between each 30 seconds until all the chocolate is melted. Drizzle into two 3-ounce chocolate molds and set aside in the freezer for 10 minutes.
- Place the chocolate chips in another microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at 30 second intervals. Stir the chocolate in between each 30 seconds until all the chocolate is melted. Pour about half the chocolate over the white chocolate drizzle and use pastry brush to make sure it evenly covers the molds. Place in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the kataifi and cook, stirring constantly until browned and crispy, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the pistachio butter and tahini, allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan while waiting on the chocolate molds to freeze.
- Divide the pistachio filling mixture equally into the chocolate molds. Spread them out evenly.
- Pour the remaining half the melted chocolate over the pistachio filling and use a pastry brush to evenly cover the pistachio. Place in the freezer again for 20 minutes.
- Remove from molds, cut in half and enjoy immediately. Keep stored in the fridge for best texture.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
