Have you heard the fuss about Dubai Chocolate? Let me tell you, it is worth the fuss! Dubai chocolate has amazing flavor, and the crunch takes it over the top. My first taste of Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup at The Horn in Nashville. I loved it so much I had to come up with my own version to make at home. And then that inspired me to make a Dubai Chocolate Chip Cookie too.
I picked up the flavor of Nutella in the Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup, so I came up with my recipe with it in the mix.
Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cup Recipe
4 tbsp Pistachio Paste
2 tbsp Tahini
3/4 cup Nutella
3/4 cup Heavy Cream
3/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tbsp Powdered Sugar
1-2 cups Kataifi Pastry
Directions
1. Wash, pat dry, and cut your strawberries
2. Make whipped cream using the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Or use 3/4 to 1 cup of already made whipped cream.
For best results to make Whipped Cream:
- Chill the Equipment: Place your mixing bowl and whisk or beaters in the fridge for about 10-15 minutes before making whipped cream.
- Pour the Cream: Pour the chilled heavy cream into the chilled mixing bowl.
- Whip the Cream: Using a hand mixer, stand mixer, or a whisk, beat the cream on medium speed. Start slowly to prevent splattering, then gradually increase the speed.
- Add Sugar and Vanilla: As the cream begins to thicken, add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract (if using). Continue whipping until soft peaks form. Soft peaks mean the cream will gently fall back when the beaters are lifted.
3. Mix pistachio paste, tahini, Nutella together and then fold in whipped cream.
4. The Kataifi Pastry is key to the crunch. You may like it super crunchy or lightly crunchy. Start by mixing 1 cup of Kataifi Pastry, taste, and add more as desired. Or reserved extra to sprinkle on top.
5. Layer strawberries and paste mixture and serve. You can serve as is, with a side of ice cream, or with a side of whipped cream.
I like my chocolate chip cookies crunchy. If you like fluffy chocolate chip cookies you can swap the brown sugar and white sugar quantities or add the pistachio paste and Kataifi Pastry to your own favorite recipe.
Dubai Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
1/2 lb. Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
3/4 cup White Sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
11.5 oz Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Premium Baking Chips or Guittard Milk Chocolate Baking Chips
1/2 cup (optional) Ghirardelli White Chocolate Chips
1/3 cup Kataifi Pastry
1/3 cup Pistachio Paste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F, grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
- Mix room temperature butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- Sift dry ingredients together and mix into batter. Add chocolate chips. White chocolate is often mixed into pistachio paste to make pistachio cream. For a more authentic Dubai Chocolate flavor add white chocolate chips as well.
- Separately mix Kataifi Pastry and Pistachio Paste together.
- I stuffed the Kataifi Pastery and Pistachio Paste into the center of my cookies, but it would also work to swirl the mixture into your batter.
- Bake for 8 minutes on the middle rack, turn the tray for even cooking, and continue to bake for 4-6 minutes depending on how crisp you like your cookies. Remove from the oven when they look just right to you.
- Cool on the baking sheet for up to 5 minutes before transferring them to a rack or parchment paper to cool.
