How to make Kunafa Stuffed Chocolate Dates /Kunafa / dubai kuafa dates /pistachio stuffed dates

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate with less sugar

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate

Milk chocolate is often less expensive and still provides sweetness.

pistachios

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are a cost-effective nut alternative.

rose water

🥗Healthier: orange blossom water

💰Cheaper: vanilla extract

Vanilla extract is more commonly available and less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Margarine is often less expensive than butter.

Wash the dates thoroughly and dry them.

Remove the seeds from the dates and set aside.

In a pan, roast 2 cups of kunafa dough in 1 tablespoon of butter until golden brown.

Crush the roasted kunafa dough into smaller pieces.

Add 1/3 cup of pistachio powder to the crushed kunafa dough.

Add 1/4 cup of condensed milk to the mixture and mix well until it forms a paste.

If the mixture is too dry, add another tablespoon of condensed milk as needed.

Optionally, add 1 drop of green food coloring to the mixture for color and mix well.

Stuff the dates with the kunafa mixture, ensuring they are tightly closed.

Melt 1/2 cup of cooking chocolate using a double boiler method.

Dip each stuffed date into the melted chocolate, ensuring they are fully coated.

Place the coated dates on parchment paper and let them set.

Optionally, sprinkle crushed pistachio powder on top of the coated dates before they set.

If desired, melt white chocolate and mix with green food coloring to create a design on top of the dates.

Refrigerate the dates for about 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to set.

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