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Dubai Chocolate Strawberry Cups

Viral Dubai chocolate strawberry cups stuff fresh berries with crispy pistachio kataifi cream and dip in dark chocolate. Trending dessert. Get the recipe!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Calories: 180
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 16 large fresh strawberries stems on, hollowed out
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 cup kataifi shreds thawed if frozen
  • 1/3 cup pistachio paste 100 percent pistachios
  • 2 tbsp tahini
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 8 oz good dark chocolate chopped, 60 to 70 percent cocoa
  • 2 tbsp chopped pistachios for garnish

Method
 

  1. **Hollow.** Use a small paring knife to scoop out the inside of each strawberry, leaving a 1/4 inch wall. Pat dry inside and out.
  2. **Toast.** Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add kataifi and cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until deep golden brown. Cool 5 minutes.
  3. **Mix.** Stir pistachio paste, tahini, powdered sugar, and salt into the toasted kataifi until evenly coated.
  4. **Stuff.** Spoon the kataifi mixture into each hollowed strawberry, pressing in firmly to fill but not overflow.
  5. **Melt.** Place chopped chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Melt in 30 second bursts, stirring between, until smooth.
  6. **Dip.** Hold each strawberry by the stem and dip into the melted chocolate, swirling to coat. Place on parchment paper.
  7. **Set.** Sprinkle chopped pistachios on top while the chocolate is wet. Chill 15 minutes until the chocolate snaps when tapped.

Notes

Use large firm strawberries. Soft berries collapse when you hollow them out. Toast kataifi in butter until deep amber. Pale kataifi tastes like nothing. Pat strawberry interiors dry before filling. Wet berries make the chocolate seize.