Luscious pistachio kunafa filling wrapped inside a shell of high-quality milk or dark chocolate. Every bite is crispy, nutty, creamy, and chocolaty — truly a little taste of luxury at home.
300gmilk or dark couverture chocolateI used 60% dark, finely chopped
Chocolate Drizzle (Optional but super cute)
White chocolate
Gel food coloringoptional — but make sure it's oil-based, not water-based!
Instructions
If you follow my recipe for homemade pistachio paste, you need to triple the recipe and you'll have a bit leftover of pistachio paste (no one will be made about it!)
Add the pistachio paste, milk powder, icing sugar, and oil and blend again until smooth and creamy. Add a little more oil if it's looking too thick. The consistency should be spreadable (not too thick or too runny)
Kunafa Filling:
Chop the kataifi into smaller pieces.
Melt the butter and stir-fry the kataifi until golden and crispy.
Stir the crispy kataifi into the pistachio butter along with the tahini. Set aside. (Try not to eat it all with a spoon. I believe in you.)
Chocolate Shells:
Melt your white chocolate and tint it with a little gel food coloring if you want. Make sure you use gel food coloring and not the water-based food coloring because the chocolate may seize and turn clumpy
Drizzle a little bit into the bottom of each silicone muffin mold. Pop the molds into the fridge for 2–3 minutes to set. I actually forgot to do this step (LOL). So I drizzled the white chocolate after I unmolded the Dubai chocolate
While that’s chilling, melt your dark or milk chocolate gently over a bain-marie (fancy word for a bowl over simmering water). Melt until some of the chocolate are still intact, remove from the heat and continue to stir until all the chocolate has melted smoothly
Spoon about 2 tablespoons (or more) of melted chocolate into each mold. Use the back of a spoon to spread the chocolate up the sides and across the bottom.
Tip: Make sure the shell is about 1/4 inch thick — too thin and you’ll have sad, cracked cups later when you try to unmold it
Chill again until hardened (about 5–7 minutes).
Fill 'Em Up:
Once the shells are set, fill each one with the kunafa mixture, but leave about 1/4 inch of space at the top.
Cover the filling completely with more melted chocolate. Smooth it out nicely with the back of a spoon or a small spatula, making sure it reaches the edge too to fully enclosed the top
Pop them back into the fridge for 15–20 minutes until completely set.
Enjoy:
Once they're firm, carefully pop the chocolate cups out of the molds.
Try not to eat half the batch standing in your kitchen (no judgment if you do though).
How to store:
They can be stored in the fridge in an air-tight container for 4-5 days. They freeze well for up to a month! Just thaw overnight in the fridge or for an hour at room temperature before eating.