Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake

Directions

  1. 1Cut kataifi into small pieces.
  2. 2Toast kataifi in a medium pan over low heat with 1 tbsp of butter until lightly golden. Add remaining butter and toast until crisp.
  3. 3Mix toasted kataifi with sugar, pistachios, and melted butter in a medium bowl.
  4. 4Press mixture into the bottom of a baking pan.
  5. 5In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, sugar, flour, cornstarch, vanilla, and eggs until smooth and creamy.
  6. 6Pour batter over the crust and bake until set.
  7. 7Melt chocolate in a double boiler.
  8. 8Mix 1 1/2 cups kataifi with pistachio cream and peanut oil.
  9. 9Spread mixture over the cheesecake batter.
  10. 10Pour melted chocolate over the pistachio layer.
  11. 11Garnish with crushed pistachios.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups kataifi
  • 5 tbsp butter
  • 0.33 cup granulated sugar
  • 0.5 cup crushed raw Turkish pistachios
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3 packages cream cheese
  • 0.33 cup sour cream
  • 0.75 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1.5 cups kataifi
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1 cup pistachio cream
  • 0.25 cup crushed pistachios
  • 125 g high quality chocolate

Equipment

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