Dubai chocolate cheesecake in glasses – an easy dessert with kadayif and pistachio.
Here is my take on the viral Dubai chocolate, this time as an irresistible, luxurious dessert. It is a chocolate that has gone viral for its creamy, sweet and slightly nutty flavour. And now I have made a version as cheesecake in glasses – perfect as an individually served dessert that your guests won’t forget any time soon.
This mini chocolate cheesecake in a glass is made without gelatine, so it is both quick and easy to make. The base is crisp toasted kadayif (shredded filo pastry), folded together with pistachio cream, which gives a wonderful texture and nutty depth.
On top goes a silky chocolate cheesecake cream, hiding a secret centre of chocolate sauce. The whole thing is finished with finely chopped unsalted pistachios. A sweet, creamy and crunchy dessert with all the flavour of Dubai chocolate.
I used toasted kadayif because that was what I could get hold of – but if you can only find the raw version, simply cut it into roughly 1 cm pieces and toast it briefly in butter in a frying pan. Just take care – it mustn’t become too greasy.
What is Dubai chocolate?
Dubai chocolate is a popular trend on social media – especially TikTok and Instagram – where milk chocolate is combined with kadayif and pistachio cream. It is a dessert that tastes of luxury, and that both looks and feels exclusive.
Here I have given the trend my own twist – a Dubai-inspired cheesecake in a glass, with all the elements included: chocolate, pistachio, crunch and creaminess – just in an easy and elegant presentation
Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake – Cheesecake in Glasses
Ingredients
Base
- 140 g toasted kadayif* shredded filo pastry
- 140 g pistachio cream
Chocolate cheesecake cream
- 150 g milk chocolate
- 2-3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 200 g cream cheese
- 300 ml whipping cream (38% fat)
- 25 g icing sugar
To serve
- Chocolate sauce
- Finely chopped unsalted pistachios
Method
Base
- Stir the kadayif and pistachio cream together. If your pistachio cream is very firm, warm it briefly in the microwave so it is easier to stir in.*If you can’t find toasted kadayif, you can fry it in a pan first. Cut it into smaller pieces and fry it until golden in a little butter in a frying pan. It mustn’t become too greasy. I could only get hold of toasted kadayif.
- Divide it between 8 serving glasses.
Chocolate cheesecake cream
- Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in the microwave, and stir in the cocoa powder. Let it cool until lukewarm (just warm to the touch).
- Whisk the cream cheese, whipping cream and icing sugar together into a soft cream, then stir in the melted chocolate. Add it in a thin stream while stirring, so the chocolate is blended into the cream straight away. If the chocolate gets too cold, it will set into flecks of chocolate in the cheesecake cream instead of turning into a smooth brown chocolate cream.
- Transfer the cream to a piping bag and pipe it over the bases.
- Make a small hollow in the top with a measuring teaspoon or similar, and fill it with chocolate sauce.
- Sprinkle with chopped pistachios – preferably extra green ones – and serve.
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Hvor er du sød Mutti – tusind tak 🙂
Elsker dig<3
Hvilken chokoladesauce bruger du ?
Hej Maj Britt
Blot det jeg lige har stående, bruger oftest den fra Odense Marcipan:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Har du erfaring med om de kan laves i god tid og fryses?
Hej Henriette
Det har jeg desværre ikke prøvet 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hvad i alverden er KADYIF og hvor købes det?
Hej Marianne
Det er et ingrediens der bruges meget i de mellemøstlige desserter, en slags tynde tråde af filodej, som man kan købe ristet eller som man selv skal riste i smør.
Det kan købes i diverse bazaarer, grønthandlere og ligende 🙂
Normal er også begyndt at have det, efter Dubai chokolade blev så populært 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Kan den laves dagen før, eller bliver dejen blød?
Hej Alexander
Den kan sagtens laves dagen før – ingen problemer. Opbevar den på køl, og tag den ud el halv times tid inden servering. Den holder sig supper snasket og lækker i 4-5 dage 🙂
Dbh Dianna
Virkelig lækker dessert og samtidig super nem:-)
Hvilken pistacie creme er god. Skal lave macarons til min datters nonfirmation. Har lovet at prøve lave noget ala Dubai chokolade som creme i dem
Kæmpe hit!! Også hos vores teens!
Hejsa
Hvor er det dejligt at høre – tusind tak 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hvilken chokolade bruger du til cremen?
Hej Sandra
Jeg bruger altid Callebaut chokolade – her deres mælkechokolade 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hvilke flødeost har du brugt???
Hej Malene
Jeg bruger generelt altid philadelphia 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna