Chocolate Salami Recipe

This sweet, nutty, and buttery chocolate ‘salami’ is a great dessert to prepare for the holidays. Made from six ingredients, you make it by first adding crushed digestive biscuits/cookies or graham crackers, pistachios, and cranberries to a mixing bowl. Then, you combine these ingredients with caramel, melted butter, and melted chocolate, which gives you a mixture you can shape into a log-like shape.

Once wrapped, set, and refrigerated, top with powdered sugar so it looks like a ‘salami’ and serve the chocolate salami as thick slices with other holiday treats like these chocolate truffles with different toppings.

Ingredients

To make this chocolate salami, you will need the following:

• Digestives/Graham Crackers – 8 oz digestive biscuits (cookies) or graham crackers (225 grams)
• Chocolate – 5 oz dark (baking) chocolate or chocolate chips (140 g)
• Caramel – 3/4 cup caramel
• Butter – 6 tbsp unsalted butter (85 grams)
• Pistachios – 1/2 cup pistachios
• Dried Cranberries – 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• Powdered Sugar – 2 tbsp powdered sugar/icing sugar

Ingredients Notes: This chocolate salami is based on one my mom used to make when I was a kid. Originally an Italian and Portuguese dessert, with time, this dessert became popular all over Europe and in many other countries worldwide, with many variations. I changed it to add my favorite ingredient combination (pistachios, cranberries, and caramel). You can also use this recipe as a base and replace the pistachios and cranberries with your favorite nuts and dried fruit/berries (instead of pistachios or cranberries) to customize this recipe to your preference. For nuts, I also like this chocolate salami with hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, or pecans. For dried fruits and berries, I like dried apricots and dried cherries.

Steps to Make it

Step 1. Crush the digestive biscuits/graham crackers. You can do so in a food processor by pulsing a couple of times or you can place them in a ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin.

Step 2. Add the chopped chocolate or chocolate chips and butter to a microwaveable bowl and melt them in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after each 30-second increment, until the chocolate has melted (about 1 minute, depending on the size of the chocolate chunks or chocolate chips).

Step 3. Add crushed digestive biscuits/graham crackers, pistachios, and dried cranberries to a large mixing bowl and stir to mix them.

Step 4. Pour the caramel, melted butter, and melted chocolate over the mixture and mix well with a spatula until everything is evenly coated in the chocolate, butter, and caramel mixture.

Step 5. Transfer the mixture onto parchment paper or plastic wrap and shape the mixture into a log resembling a salami. The parchment paper will give you a slightly rustic texture. The plastic wrap will give you a smoother texture. Note: You can see both pictured below.

Step 6. Refrigerate the chocolate salami until firm, preferably overnight.

Step 7. Once the chocolate salami is firm, coat it with powdered sugar. Use a sifter/mesh sieve for the powdered sugar to ensure there are no lumps. Roll it on the parchment paper or on the cling film to make the powdered sugar stick to it. Serve it sliced.

There’s just something so cozy and festive about this chocolate salami, especially when you top it with powdered sugar. If you made it and everyone enjoyed it, let me know in a review below.

More Easy Treats for the Holidays

This rich chocolate mousse uses just three ingredients, as does this sweet strawberry mousse, this coffee-flavored one, and this lemon posset. You could also make this affogato with a chocolate twist for adults, and this no-egg tiramisu if you have a little more time.

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Chocolate Salami

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Refrigerating Time: 6 hours hours

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 8 oz digestive biscuits/cookies or graham crackers 225 grams
• 5 oz dark baking chocolate or chocolate chips (140 g)
• 3/4 cup caramel
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter 85 grams
• 1/2 cup pistachios
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar/icing sugar

Instructions

• Crush the digestive biscuits/graham crackers. You can do so in a food processor by pulsing a couple times or you can place them in a ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin.
• Add the chopped chocolate or chocolate chips and butter to a microwaveable bowl and melt them in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after each 30-second increment, until the chocolate has melted (about 1 minute, depending on the size of the chocolate chunks or chocolate chips).
• Add crushed digestive biscuits/graham crackers, pistachios, and dried cranberries to a large mixing bowl and stir to mix them.
• Pour the caramel, melted butter, and melted chocolate over the mixture and mix well with a spatula until everything is evenly coated in the chocolate, butter, and caramel mixture.
• Transfer the mixture onto parchment paper or plastic wrap and shape the mixture into a log resembling a salami. The parchment paper will give you a slightly rustic texture. The plastic wrap will give you a smoother texture.
• Refrigerate the chocolate ‘salami’ until firm, preferably overnight.
• Once the chocolate salami is firm, coat it with powdered sugar. Use a sifter/mesh sieve for the powdered sugar to ensure there are no lumps. Roll it on the parchment paper or on the cling film to make the powdered sugar stick to it. Serve it sliced.

Notes

Note (Ingredient Substitutions): For nuts, I also like this chocolate salami with hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, or pecans. For dried fruits and berries, I like dried apricots and dried cherries.

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