Description
Rich fudgy chocolate brownies layered with buttery toasted Kadayif pastry soaked in pistachio cream and tahini, topped with silky milk chocolate ganache—a decadent Dubai-inspired dessert.
Ingredients
150 g dark chocolate, chopped
100 g unsalted butter
2 large eggs
50 g light brown sugar
100 g granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
60 g all-purpose flour
30 g unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ tsp salt
120 g fresh Kadayif pastry, chopped
50 g unsalted butter (for pastry)
300 g pistachio cream
40 ml tahini
110 ml heavy cream
90 g milk chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Grease and line an 8×8-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- Melt dark chocolate and butter together until smooth. Set aside.
- Whisk eggs and sugars until pale and frothy; add vanilla.
- Combine chocolate mixture with egg mixture.
- Sift flour, cocoa, and salt; fold into batter gently.
- Bake batter 20–25 minutes until edges set but center slightly soft. Cool completely.
- Toast Kadayif pastry in butter over low-medium heat until golden. Cool.
- Warm pistachio cream; mix with cooled pastry and tahini until combined.
- Spread pistachio mixture evenly over cooled brownie base.
- Heat cream until bubbling; pour over milk chocolate and stir until smooth.
- Cool ganache slightly; pour over pistachio layer evenly. Refrigerate 20–30 minutes to set.
- Let sit briefly at room temperature before slicing. Serve.
Notes
- Use salted butter or sprinkle flaky sea salt on ganache for contrast.
- Add chopped pistachios to filling for crunch.
- Swap milk chocolate ganache for dark or white chocolate.
- Make mini versions using muffin pans, adjusting bake times.
- Incorporate orange zest or rose water for aromatic notes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and assembling
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg
