Dubai Chocolate Popcorn
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Dubai Chocolate Popcorn

The kataifi-pistachio crunch that went viral as a chocolate bar in 2024 - now as a popcorn version to make at home.

⏱ 25 min 👩‍🍳 Medium 🍽 4-6 servings

What went viral as a chocolate bar works at least as well as popcorn: crispy kataifi, creamy pistachio, melted chocolate.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 7 oz milk chocolate (candy coating)
  • 3.5 oz kataifi (shredded phyllo) dough, finely pulled apart
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup pistachio cream
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp chopped pistachios, for sprinkling

Instructions

  1. Pop the kernels.
  2. Pull the kataifi dough apart into fine strands and toast in butter over medium heat until golden and crispy, stirring constantly - this takes 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Stir the pistachio cream into the slightly cooled, toasted kataifi until evenly coated.
  4. Melt the milk chocolate and fold half of it into the popcorn.
  5. Spread the kataifi-pistachio mixture over the top, then drizzle with the remaining melted chocolate.
  6. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and a pinch of salt, then let set briefly.

Tips & Variations

  • Find kataifi dough at Middle Eastern or Mediterranean grocery stores or online - it keeps well frozen.
  • Want it simpler? Swap the kataifi for roughly chopped, toasted wafer rolls - different crunch, similar effect.
  • The pistachio cream alone gives it that signature green color - no artificial dye needed.

Good to Know

An involved treat for special occasions, no diet angle.

Pairs especially well with: UFO Popcorn Machine

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