These Viral Dubai Chocolate Covered Strawberries are a delicious treat that has gone viral based on the Dubai Pistachio Chocolate Bar.
This recipe is a fun twist on the original Dubai Chocolate Bar and it is so good because it incorporates fresh strawberries to balance the sweetness of this treat.
Ingredients
- Strawberries: Chopped fresh strawberries is what we use in this recipe.
- Chocolate: Melted milk chocolate is what I used in this recipe. I love the Guittard milk chocolate.
- Heavy cream: To combine with the chocolate and make a ganache. It is optional but I loved the results!
- Pistachio cream: I have a delicious homemade recipe for this.
- Kaitifi: Shredded phyllo dough. Can be found online or in a Mediterranean grocery store.
Unlike the viral Dubai chocolate, this recipe doesn't require tempered chocolate, which is a technique to make chocolate bar shinny and snappy when you bite it.
Recipe steps
This recipe is so easy to make! It is great to make with kids and have them help out in the kitchen.
Pistachio cream and kataifi filling
Make the pistachio/kataifi filling. You will need either store-bought pistachio cream or you can try my homemade pistachio cream recipe.
Toast the kataifi with some butter until golden brown and crispy. Mix with the tahini and pistachio cream.
Prep the strawberries and melt the chocolate
Prep the strawberries, cut them into halves or bite size pieces.
If making the chocolate ganache, warm up the heavy cream and combine with the chocolate chips and mix well until you get a smooth chocolate sauce.
If only using melted chocolate, melt it in a double boiler with water or in the microwave in 30 second intervals until fully melted.
Assemble the cups and enjoy!
Start layering the strawberries, melted chocolate and pistachio filling until your cups are filled up to the rim. Serve and enjoy.
Leftovers
If you have leftover chocolate ganache, store in a jar with a lid and place it in the fridge for up to 3 days.
If you have leftover pistachio filling, it will stay crunchy for days. Store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Viral Dubai Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Ingredients
Pistachio filling
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 oz kataifi defrosted and roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- ½ cup pistachio cream
For the chocolate ganache
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Strawberry cups
- 1 pint strawberries sliced
Instructions
Make the filling
- In a skillet, over medium heat add the butter and chopped kataifi.1 tablespoon butter, 4 oz kataifi
- Stirringly constantly, toast the kataifi until it turns deep golden brown. Should take about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and add the tahini and pistachio cream. Set aside.1 tablespoon tahini, ½ cup pistachio cream
Make the chocolate ganache
- In a sauce pan, over medium heat warm the heavy cream for 3-4 minute without boiling it.
- Add the warm cream to the chocolate chips and stir constantly until a silky sauce is formed.¼ cup heavy cream, ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Add the chopped strawberries to a dessert glass in a layer.1 pint strawberries
- Cover with a tablespoon of the pistachio filling and drizzle with the chocolate ganache.
- Repeat the process until all cups have at least one layer of each ingredient and repeat as needed.
- Serve and enjoy.
Marylin
I tried this and so good!