A delicious dessert combining the best of two worlds – Tiramisu and Dubai Chocolate…
I can’t believe that after a really long time, I took some time to post on my blog during Ramadan. Over the last couple of years, I have had a very dry stint on trying new recipes and posting, so this whole process seems to be very affirming for me. I am hoping that I can cling on to this mood to try new recipes and create new blog posts at least on a minimal basis every month.
Since Eid is on the way, a dessert is a must on our tables. I always notice that our usual meals are what meets our nostalgia or some of us make new traditions. But when it comes to the dessert table, we like to be try new and have our best ones in front, isn’t it? Maybe the desert I bring to you can go onto the list – combining a favorite dessert with a cult viral product – which has basically two gangs of those who really love it and those who really hate it with nothing in between 😉 – , and here you have a new dessert. I think you all have already guessed it from the title of the post… hehe…
Initially, when I tried the pistachio kunafa chocolate, I really didn’t enjoy it. But slowly and steadily, it grew on me. I enjoy a chocolate bar or even an ice cream, once in a while. But unfortunately, I can’t say the same thing with desserts that have incorporated this viral combination, without me not wanting to have it again. Anyway, while we had our family Iftar, I signed up to make dessert along with harees and was wondering what new could I try.
That is when I thought, why not make tiramisu topped with pistachio kunafa and a simple chocolate ganache? I eyeballed the quantities, made two large trays and took it along, not knowing how the acceptance would be. The reception it got blew my mind. Both trays came back literally licked to the core, so much so that I hardly got a spoon to taste. Both the adults and the kids loved it immensely, coming personally to me just to say how amazing it was. Now, isn’t that the ultimate satisfaction? 🙂
Since I hadn’t got the chance to click it then, I decided to make it again when we had our ladies-only Iftar. This time, I was able to calculate the quantities and do a proper recipe. Alhamdulillah, the ladies also accepted it as a winner, but we were so full from the food that we had that we couldn’t enjoy the dessert as much as we would have loved. Still, my friends asked me to post the recipe soon so that they can treat their families to it during Eid, and finally I am able to get it through here.
The toasting of the kunafa is what takes all the time in this dessert. You need to make sure that the kunafa dough is toasted beautifully golden brown all over without burning it, so you need to keep your eyes on the saucepan and keep tossing it while you look into the other steps, which are quite easy and straightforward. Recently, I saw on a reel that you can bake the kunafa dough on a flat sheet at 180 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, and then toss it with melted butter. I can’t vouch for it, but you can definitely try it to make your life easier. Off to the recipe…
Pistachio Kunafa Tiramisu | "Dubai Chocolate" Tiramisu
Ingredients
- 150 gm kunafa dough
- 30 gm butter
- 300 gm pistachio paste refer notes
- 2 tbsp tahini paste
- 2 tbsp condensed milk
- 2 sachets whipping powder
- 2/3 cup cold milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 200 gm cream cheese
- 200 gm condensed milk half a tin
- 200 gm long finger
- Strong coffee for dipping
- 100 gm milk chocolate
- 125 gm thick cream One packet like KDD
Instructions
- Start by toasting the kunafa dough. This process takes the major of the time. Cut the kunafa dough into small peices. Melt butter in a wide sauce and sauté the kunafa dough on a small flame, uncovered, tossing occasionally to ensure that it gets toasted properly.
- Once it is totally browned and toasted, switch off. This process can take a good half an hour, so be patient and do it slowly to ensure not to burn the kunafa dough.
- In a bowl, add the whipping cream powder, milk and vanilla. Whip till stiff.
- Add in the cream cheese and condensed milk and beat till thick. Refrigerate till use.
- Prepare coffee and set aside.
- In a deep dish pan, dip the long finger in the coffee and layer the bottom. Do not dunk for too long or else the biscuit would be too soft to handle.
- Spread half the cheese mixture on top of it.
- Prep one more layer of the long finger biscuits on it and then top it off with the remaining cheese mixture. Refrigerate for an hour.
- In the toasted kunafa, add in the pistachio paste, tahini and condensed milk and give it a good mix. You may not need to use the entire paste, but it is better for the mixture to be moist.
- Spread this mixture on top of the set cheese pudding. Best is to sprinkle dollops with a spoon in places and slowly spread them using a spatula or your hand. Return back to the refrigerator.
- Heat the cream and chocolate over double boiler till all melted and homogenous. Allow it to cool to room temperature.
- Spread the chocolate ganache on top of the set pistachio kunafa base.
- Allow the dessert to rest in the fridge for at least 2-4 hours for the flavors to settle.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Looking for more options? There are more than 100+ dessert recipes on the blog, but let me share a few for you to make your life easier…
No Bake Crunchy Pineapple Bread Pudding
Serradura – seriously the easiest dessert!
Aish al Saraya – Lebanese Bread Pudding
This is just a scrape on the top. There are Alhamdulillah lot of options to choose from it you hit the Sweet Bites tab, to choose from. Let us pray for a peaceful and fulfilling Eid for the whole world and remember the people in the less priviliged parts of the world, including them in our duas always…
Wait, what?! Tiramisu and Dubai Chocolate in one dessert? That sounds like an absolute dream! I love a good tiramisu, but adding rich, luxurious Dubai chocolate to the mix? Next-level indulgence. I can only imagine how creamy, bold, and beautifully layered that must be. Definitely saving this for when I want to impress someone—or just treat myself, because why not?