Description
Indulge in the tropical flavors of Dubai with these delightful chocolate balls filled with creamy kunefe and crunchy pistachios.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups dark chocolate chips (or milk chocolate)
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup crushed graham crackers (or almond flour for gluten-free)
- 1 cup shredded kunefe dough
- ½ cup ricotta cheese (or mascarpone)
- ½ cup finely chopped pistachios
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom (optional)
Instructions
- Start by melting the dark chocolate chips using a microwave or double boiler until smooth.
- In a mixing bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, and crushed graham crackers, and stir until dough-like.
- Scoop about a tablespoon of the chocolate mixture and form a flat circle.
- Add a teaspoon of the kunefe filling in the center of the circle.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and whisk kunefe dough, ricotta, pistachios, sugar, and cardamom together.
- Spread the filling on a baking tray and bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown, then cool.
- Wrap chocolate mixture around the filling and form balls.
- Optional: Roll in crushed pistachios or chocolate sprinkles.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour to set.
Notes
Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week or frozen for three months. Feel free to experiment with fillings and toppings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ball
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg