{"id":32757,"date":"2024-08-16T22:58:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T02:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=32757"},"modified":"2024-08-16T22:58:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T02:58:52","slug":"dubais-viral-pistachio-kunafa-chocolate-bar-delish-im-obsessed-with-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/dubais-viral-pistachio-kunafa-chocolate-bar-delish-im-obsessed-with-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai’s Viral Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Bar- Delish, I’m Obsessed With This"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My current obsession: Pistachio kunafa chocolate bar, insanely delish…<\/p>\n

The viral Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Bar originated in Dubai, where it became a sensation due to its unique combination of traditional Middle Eastern flavors with modern chocolate confectionery. The dessert features a filling of pistachio cream and crispy kunafa pastry, encased in a chocolate shell. This has become a viral sensation on TikTok, with countless videos showcasing its unique preparation and delectable taste. Many people have been inspired by these viral videos to try making the dessert themselves. I couldn’t resist myself, it’s not available in any of the stores in my city hence I had to give it a try.<\/p>\n

The viral recipe called for just 3 main ingredients: kunafa or knafeh pastry dough, pistachio butter & good quality chocolate.<\/p>\n

I was able to find frozen kunafa pastry dough at the Middle Eastern store, got pistachios & chocolate. Got home & I was all set to make the chocolate bar, I was super thrilled.<\/p>\n

I started with toasting the pastry until it becomes golden and crispy. Then, I blended it with the pistachio butter to create a filling. Layered this filling into chocolate molds, added an additional chocolate layer on top, and place it in the freezer to set.<\/p>\n

Took the first bite & I went Mmm…Absolutely delicious, the crunchy pastry along with the creamy nutty pistachio butter & the rich chocolate, I’m truly obsessed with this!<\/p>\n

Chocolate Mold, Link To Buy<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Dubai’s Viral Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Bar- Delish, I’m Obsessed With This<\/div>\n
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Recipe Type<\/span>: Dessert<\/span><\/div>\n
Author: Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ingredients<\/div>\n
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  • Kunafa pastry dough<\/li>\n
  • Butter, unsalted- 5 tbsp<\/li>\n
  • Pistachios, shelled & unsalted- 2 cups<\/li>\n
  • Milk Chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Instructions<\/div>\n
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    [b]For making 1 chocolate bar[\/b]<\/div>\n
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    1. I bought the kunafa pastry dough from the Middle Eastern store, it was frozen.<\/li>\n
    2. Defrost the frozen pastry, roughly shred the pastry.<\/li>\n
    3. For making 1 chocolate bar, 2 cups shredded kunafa pastry will be good enough.<\/li>\n
    4. Place a saucepan over medium heat, add 2 tbsp butter, let melt.<\/li>\n
    5. Add the shredded kunafa pastry, roast over medium heat till the pastry turns golden in color, it will turn super crispy.<\/li>\n
    6. Keep stirring to avoid the pasty from turning brown.<\/li>\n
    7. Take the pan off the heat & let cool down.<\/li>\n
    8. Add 2 cups shelled pistachios to a blender jar & grind to fine powder.<\/li>\n
    9. Add 2 to 3 tbsp melted butter & grind again, pistachio will turn into a smooth paste like butter.<\/li>\n
    10. Add the pistachio butter to the roasted kunafa pastry & combine well.<\/li>\n
    11. Use good quality chocolate.<\/li>\n
    12. I melted the chocolate in the microwave.<\/li>\n
    13. Add the chocolate to a microwave safe bowl.<\/li>\n
    14. Heat for 2 to 3 minutes till the chocolate has melted, take the bowl every 30 seconds mix well & again microwave.<\/li>\n
    15. I’ve used a chocolate mold for making the bar.<\/li>\n
    16. Pour some melted chocolate as the first layer on the mold & keep the mold in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.<\/li>\n
    17. After 10 minutes, take the mold out of the refrigerator.<\/li>\n
    18. Spread the kunafa mixed with pistachio butter over the chocolate layer.<\/li>\n
    19. Pour the melted chocolate generously over the kunafa-pistachio butter.<\/li>\n
    20. Keep the mold in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or until the chocolate has set well.<\/li>\n
    21. Enjoy the crunchy filling along with the rich chocolate, absolutely delicious.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      My current obsession: Pistachio kunafa chocolate bar, insanely delish… The viral Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Bar originated in Dubai, where it became a sensation due to its unique combination of traditional Middle Eastern flavors with modern chocolate confectionery. The dessert features a filling of pistachio cream and crispy kunafa pastry, encased in a chocolate shell. This … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[414,4,420,143],"tags":[126,137],"class_list":["post-32757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chocolate-by-ingredient","category-desserts","category-middle-eastern","category-thasfaves","tag-chocolate","tag-dessert","course-dessert-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32757"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32764,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32757\/revisions\/32764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}