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Festive Dubai Chocolate Dates

Festive Dubai Chocolate Dates

Course christmas truffles, healthy snacks, ramadan
Cuisine arabian food, Dubai Food
Keyword Festive Dubai Chocolate Dates
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 30 pieces
Author Labsalliebe

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS FESTIVE DUBAI CHOCOLATE DATES

  • 125 g Kadayif Taze Angel hair pastry
  • 25 g butter or ghee
  • 1 tbsp tahini sesame paste
  • 1 tbsp gingerbread spice
  • 100 g pistachio paste
  • 75 g pistachio cream
  • a splash of orange blossom water optional
  • 30 Medjool dates

INGREDIENTS CHOCOLATE GLAZE

  • 100 g white chocolate
  • 100 g dark chocolate
  • 1 tbsp gingerbread spice for the dark chocolate glaze

INGREDIENTS TOPPING

  • 1 tbsp finely ground pistachios
  • 1 tsp raspberry powder
  • grated gingerbread

Instructions

PREPARATION FESTIVE DUBAI CHOCOLATE DATES

  1. Cut the Kadayif into thin strips.

  2. Melt the butter in a pan and fry the Kadayif until golden and crispy.

  3. Add the gingerbread spice, tahini, pistachio paste, and pistachio cream, and mix well.

  4. Place in the freezer for 20 minutes.

  5. Meanwhile, make a slit in the Medjool dates and remove the pits.
  6. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
  7. Fill the dates with the mixture, skewer them with a toothpick, and dip them into the chocolate.
  8. Immediately sprinkle with your choice of toppings, such as finely ground pistachios, grated gingerbread, or raspberry powder.
  9. Let them drip on a rack.
  10. Place in the fridge until the chocolate hardens.

Recipe Notes

The dates should be stored in the fridge but allowed to come to room temperature before serving.