Chocolate Salami

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This no-bake chocolate salami is a mouthwatering mix of rich dark chocolate, crushed tea cookies, citrusy orange zest, and crunchy chopped nuts rolled into a delicious package!

Prep Time10

Waiting Time6

Total Time6 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 233kcal

Author: Katalin Nagy

Equipment

Ingredients

180 g Milk
50 g Granulated sugar
50 Cocoa powder non-sweetened, Dutched processed
227 g Unsalted butter
½ Teaspoon Salt
170 g Semi-sweet chocolate chip
500 g Tea Biscuit eg. Digestive, Graham cracker half finely crushed, half crushed or chopped into larger pieces
100 g Candied Orange Zest optional
chopped nuts, rum optional
Powdered sugar to roll the salamis in before serving

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Crush half of the biscuits into crumbs and chop or crush the other half into larger pieces. Set them aside.
In a saucepan over low heat, combine the butter, milk, sugar, and cocoa powder. Heat the mixture together gently until the sugar fully dissolves and the mixture is smooth and glossy. No need to cook it.
Pour the warm butter mixture over the chocolate in the heatproof bowl. Let it sit for a minute to soften the chocolate, then stir until it melts completely and blends into a smooth mixture.
Add the finely crushed biscuit crumbs to the chocolate mixture and stir until well combined. This thickens the mixture and gives it a nice, textured base.
Fold in the larger biscuit pieces gently, which will create a marbled look similar to a real salami.
Next, fold in the chopped candied orange zest, mixing until evenly distributed to give a hint of citrus in every bite. Alternatively, fold in some finely chopped nuts, e.g. roasted almonds or pistachios.
The mixture is enough to make 2 x 30 cm / 12 inch salami. Spoon half of the mixture onto a sheet of parchment paper or kitchen foil and roll it into a log, twisting the ends to hold the shape. Repeat with the second one.
Chill the salamis in the fridge for 6 hours until firm, then roll them in powdered sugar for a classic salami look, slice, and serve.
Any leftover salami can be stored refrigerated for 1-2 weeks.

Notes

INGREDIENT NOTES:

Measure your ingredients with a digital scale for accuracy.
Use semi-sweet chocolate, milk chocolate might just be too sweet.
Customize with add ins such as roasted chopped nuts, rum or other alcohol, candied orange zest, vanilla or orange extract, or even Nutella, however, make sure to keep the ingredient ratios somewhat in balance. For example, if you add a lot of chopped nuts, remove some other dry ingredients e.g. use less chopped biscuits to avoid too crumbly salami.

TECHNIQUE NOTES:

Make sure you read my expert tips section above to maximize your success. A short recipe alone is not able to cover all the necessary details and science behind baking.
Respect the chilling time in the recipe, it is required for the butter to solidify and for the flavors to develop.

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