Knafeh Pistachio Chocolate Bar

The viral Knafeh-inspired Pistachio Chocolate Bar has been going over Tiktok of the famous chocolate from Dubai called The Fix and since this is the place where all Middle Eastern recipe belongs, we're going to make it at home and even better! Making this from scratch, including homemade pistachio butter combined with crispy toasted Knafeh dough and Ruby chocolate, making every single bit so creamy, and also so crispy. The pure definition of indulgence and joy!

TOASTED kNAFEH PASTRY

I'm just amazed that someone in Dubai invented this Knafeh Pistachio Chocolate Bar, and its invention is so genius, let me explain to you why. Classic Knafeh is a very popular dessert in the Middle East and it's usually combined with pistachios. Pistachios are frequently used ingredients in Arab desserts like Knafeh and Baklava. So basically this Knafeh Pistachio Chocolate Bar takes everything from traditional dessert, except cheese.

Let's go back to the recipe and get started with Knafeh pastry itself. You can it at most Asian/Arab markets in the freezer or fridge section. But if not that lucky to find this pastry, there may be other options for you, to add that epic crunch. You can use cornflakes, puffed quinoa or puffed rice!

pREPARATION

Making this Knafeh Chocolate Bar is way easier than you may think. I will provide you with easy-to-follow instructions in the following steps. But before we get started, let's make our shopping list first!

For Knafeh Pistachio Chocolate Bar you will need the following:

• Knafeh Pastry
• Pistachio Cream
• Any Chocolate /Milk/Dark/White/Ruby/
• Tahini /optional/

To prepare Knafeh, cut approximately 1/4 of the pastry and leave the rest for another recipe. Check also this Kunafa Baklava! Start cutting the pastry into 3-4 cm long strips, or break them in a food processor. Preheat the pan and melt 2 butter sticks. Once the butter melts, add shredded Knafah pastry and toast until golden. Make sure to stir around and cook evenly.

Transfer Knafeh pastry into a bowl and mix it up with pistachio cream. Spoon pistachio cream generously, not just because it's so good, but because we want to make the creamiest bar! You can also add some Tahini, but this could be optional! I tried both versions and I like it more without Tahini. Now let's move to the next step.

ASSEMBLING BARS

Now it's time to make it happen and put it all together. Start by melting chocolate. This can be any chocolate, I used Ruby chocolate, but you can also use milk/dark chocolate if that's your preference. I like the most Callebaut brand, it's the most affordable Ruby chocolate on the Irish market. They sell chocolate Ruby in chips and it melts beautifully, I highly recommend it. Just pop it into the microwave oven for 30-second intervals and then stir each time until completely melted.

Pour 1/2 melted chocolate into a chocolate bar mould and spread evenly with a silicone spatula, all around the edges, approximately 0.3 millimeters layer, and freeze. Place silicone mould on some tray, just in case it won't stick at the freezer bottom. When I was removing mould from the freezer it stuck and make it to break the chocolate. Remove the mould after 15 minutes from the freezer and spread generous amount of the Pistachio Knafeh filling into the chocolate bar mould. Cover with remaining chocolate and freeze once again.

pISTACHIO CREAM

The best part of the recipe is PISTACHIO CREAM. I posted a recipe for homemade pistachio butter and I was surprised by how many didn't know, how easy is to make it at home. The main reason to make homemade pistachio butter was that it's not easily available in regular stores and it's a bit pricy. Check this HOMEMADE PISTACHIO CREAM.

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