making the VIRAL DUBAI CHOCOLATE in my home kitchen (but the easy way)

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: cacao nibs

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cacao nibs add a rich flavor with less sugar.

pistachios

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds are nutritious and more affordable.

dried dates

🥗Healthier: figs

💰Cheaper: raisins

Figs provide a similar texture and sweetness.

white chocolate

🥗Healthier: yogurt-covered raisins

💰Cheaper: vanilla melting wafers

Vanilla wafers mimic the sweetness without the cost.

Go to several Middle Eastern style grocery stores to find katifi and pistachio cream.

Open the package of katifi, chop it up, and separate it.

Fry the katifi in a large saucepan over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of butter.

Add more butter as needed (total of 4 tablespoons) until the katifi is crispy and golden brown.

Scrape the fried katifi into a bowl and let it cool.

Melt 70% dark chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds, stirring in between until mostly melted.

Stir the melted chocolate until smooth, ensuring no chunks remain.

Layer the melted chocolate on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper as the bottom layer.

Combine the cooled katifi with pistachio cream, tahini, and salt to create the filling.

Spread the katifi mixture over the melted chocolate layer.

Melt dark chocolate melting wafers in the microwave and pour over the katifi layer as the top layer.

Optionally, melt white melting wafers for decoration on top of the dark chocolate layer.

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