Delicious and irresistible, the white chocolate and pistachio salami is a unique version of the typical Christmas dessert.
The perfect combination of crunchy pistachio with sweet white chocolate creates a blend of flavors that makes it hard to resist a second helping. This delicacy stands out for its salami-shaped presentation, which makes it also fun to serve and share with friends and family during the holidays. With its realistic appearance, the white chocolate and pistachio salami captures the attention of anyone who sees it, becoming the perfect dessert to decorate the Christmas table.
Last but not least, its preparation is extremely simple and requires few ingredients, making it even more tempting to make: white chocolate, Digestive or plain cookies, pistachio crumbs, sugar, eggs, and butter. Don’t forget the powdered sugar for decoration, which should mimic the typical coating of the salami.
Prepare this delicious and inviting white chocolate and pistachio salami to make your holidays even sweeter. Guaranteed, it will be an undisputed success!
And don’t forget that this dessert can also become a homemade gift, packaged with some transparent paper and a few nice Christmas ribbons.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 12 Hours
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 428.24 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 45.94 (g) of which sugars 30.90 (g)
- Proteins 5.37 (g)
- Fat 25.22 (g) of which saturated 14.23 (g)of which unsaturated 10.23 (g)
- Fibers 1.51 (g)
- Sodium 143.93 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 3 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for White Chocolate Salami
- 7 oz white chocolate
- 10.5 oz Digestive cookies (or plain)
- 1/3 cup pistachio crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 5 oz butter
- 2 eggs
- 2.5 tbsps powdered sugar
Preparation of White Chocolate and Pistachio Salami
Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. As soon as it’s melted, remove from heat and let cool.
In a bowl, crumble the cookies coarsely.
Meanwhile, in another bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer. Then, add the sugar and continue whisking.
Next, add one egg at a time, always whisking with the electric mixer, until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous cream.
Pour the melted chocolate into the cream and mix well with a spatula. Also, add the crumbled cookies and knead everything together.
Place the mixture on a sheet of parchment paper and form a cylinder with the spatula. Roll it up in the paper and seal the ends well.
Place the white chocolate and pistachio salami on a tray and let it rest in the refrigerator overnight.
After the resting time, remove the parchment paper and sprinkle the chocolate salami with powdered sugar. Serve sliced thick.
Tips
If you want to give the white chocolate salami as a gift, you can make it even more realistic by tying it with kitchen string.
Storage
The chocolate salami keeps in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, wrapped in wax paper or sealed in a container.
