# Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake

This recipe shows how to make a delicious Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake, a baked cheesecake with a kataifi pistachio layer and dark chocolate top.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Turkish
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups kataifi
- 5 tbsp butter
- 0.33 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup crushed raw Turkish pistachios
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 packages (8 oz) 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 heaping cup pistachio cream
- 0.25 cup crushed pistachios
- 125 g high quality chocolate (66% cocoa)

## Instructions

1. Cut the kataifi into small pieces.
2. In a medium pan over low heat, toast the kataifi with 1 tbsp of butter until light golden brown.
3. Add remaining butter and continue toasting until crisp and golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool.
4. In a medium bowl, mix the toasted kataifi, sugar, pistachios, and melted butter.
5. Press the mixture into the bottom of a springform pan to create the crust.
6. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, sugar, flour, cornstarch, and vanilla until smooth.
7. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
8. Pour the cheesecake batter over the crust.
9. Bake according to your oven instructions. (This step is not shown in video)
10. Melt the chocolate.
11. In a bowl, combine the melted chocolate with the kataifi and pistachio cream.
12. Once the cheesecake is baked and cooled, spread the pistachio mixture over the top.
13. Spread melted chocolate over the pistachio layer.
14. Garnish with crushed pistachios.

## Equipment

- knife
- wooden spoon
- medium pan
- medium bowl
- oven
- springform pan
- whisk
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFfwaztOyKo/?igsh=MXBzd2NsMmx6bm02
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e0dc5717-2a7a-44a4-b7b0-7c1e5a6921ed
- Extracted: 2025-02-23

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