Valentina Ablaev
These dubai chocolate bar cups topped with strawberries, are the top dessert to make from scratch! Homemade chocolate cups made with milk chocolate and a kataifi pistachio filling, and finished off with a fresh strawberry. This bite-sized dessert is viral for a reason.
These dubai chocolate bar cups are the easiest way to recreate the viral dubai chocolate bar dessert! With this recipe, you can make the classic dubai chocolate without the chocolate bar mold, making it doable for anyone! Use the leftover ingredients to make a dubai chocolate cake from scratch! You can even get creative and make dubai chocolate cream horns!
Is Dubai Chocolate Really That Good?
As with every viral recipe, you must ask, is it really that good? To that, I have to say, yes, it really is! As someone who doesn’t have a huge sweet tooth, this dubai chocolate brings something new to the table! The combination of textures and flavors offers something truly unique. I would suggest making it from scratch for the full, viral experience.
Ingredients for Dubai Chocolate Cups
- Chocolate – a milk chocolate bar is the easiest way to make dubai chocolate cups.
Substitute: If you are a fan of dark chocolate, use that! - Kataifi pastry – dried and shredded kataifi gives this chocolate that iconic crunch.
- Pistachio butter – pistachio nut butter has an incredible flavor and texture.
- Strawberries – fresh strawberries add a great decor and add flavor to these cups!
See the recipe card below for a complete list of ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Dubai Chocolate (Without Mold)
- Make filling. Toast the kataifi in a pan with butter over medium heat.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the rich pistachio cream.
3. Melt chocolate. Melt milk chocolate over a double boiler and cover to keep warm.
4. Add a layer of melted chocolate to each cupcake liner.
5. Add a generous portion of the kataifi filling to the center.
6. Distribute the remaining chocolate over the filling. Press half a strawberry into the center of the chocolate. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set, and serve!
Expert Tips:
- Melt chocolate perfectly. When melting chocolate, it is essential not to overcook it. Heat it until it’s just melted to prevent burnt chocolate.
- Decorate. Garnish your chocolate bars with a drizzle of chocolate for an elevated presentation.
- Presentation. Place the chocolate bars in cute candy bags for your friends and family!
FAQ’S
We get our shredded kataifi and pistachio butter from amazon! However, you can also find kataifi at some european markets.
Kataifi is shredded phyllo dough!
Pistachio butter is a thick nut butter made from pistachios.
Store & Reheat
- Storage. Store leftover chocolate in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- Freeze. Store chocolate in the freezer for longer! Add chocolate bars to a ziplock bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw: Let the chocolate thaw in the fridge or on the countertop, and enjoy!
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Dubai Chocolate Cups
Ingredients
- 12 oz chopped milk chocolate
- 2 cups kataifi pastry
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup pistachio butter
- 6 strawberries halved
Instructions
- Add butter and kataifi to a skillet and cook over medium heat until crispy.
- Remove from the heat and add the pistachio butter; stir to combine.
- Melt milk chocolate over a double boiler (or in a microwave), cover to keep warm.
- Add cupcake liners to a muffin tray for the easiest assembly.
- Add about 1 tsp of the melted chocolate into each cupcake liner. Add a generous portion of the kataifi filling. Flatten the mixture, then go around the edges of the liner so there’s room to pour the chocolate.
- Distribute the remaining chocolate over the filling. Press a halved strawberry into the center of the chocolate.
- Refrigerate until the chocolate is set.
- Serve and enjoy, friends.
Notes
- When melting chocolate, it is important not to burn it. Melt the chocolate until it is silky, to prevent it from burning.
- Store leftover chocolate in the fridge for up to a week.
- Add the chocolate bars to candy bags to give as a gift to your friends and family!
