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Dark chocolate lovers! Pay attention to this quick chocolate salami recipe with cocoa powder and condensed milk. No-cook and no eggs. Just mix and roll the log!
This chocolate salami recipe is one of those recipes that makes me very excited. I just canโt have enough of these.ย It is a Portuguese dessert that is very famous in the Portugal.
I make these before the festive season like Christmas or eid for guests and they stay well in the fridge for many days. I often make these and a few more goodies to welcome guests during the festive season like Oreo balls ,Coconut balls, Brigadeiro and Date Balls.
Taste
This is my type of dessert, slightly bitter, less sweet, intense in taste with nuts and dry fruit for a burst of flavor. Although these cocoa chocolate salami looks very similar to cold cake in look yet there is no comparison.
The intense cocoa taste is a true delight if you love dark chocolate flavor. And because it has this bittersweet combo, you enjoy just one biscuit at a time and enjoy the after-taste for a few moments. Then go for another one after a while. YUM!
This chocolate salami is just delicious, next-level treat. You can find more about the origin of chocolate salami on Wikipedia.
Ingredients
What makes them pantry favorite and great for unforeseen cravings is that you can make it with cocoa powder, condensed milk, biscuits, butter and nuts, and dry fruit.
No baking or cooking and no eggs are required for this chocolate salami recipe.ย
How to make it?
What makes this recipe super easy is that it is no-cooking and no-baking. Even kids can make it.
The first step is to soak raisins in 2 tablespoons of water for 10 minutes. We want raisins to be juicy. Do not oversoak. You can use other dried berries instead of raisins.
Break biscuit into large bits with hand or with a rolling pin. Then take biscuits, cocoa powder, chopped, and roasted nuts in a bowl. Mix all together.
I used almonds, but you substitute with whatever you have in hand like hazelnuts, cashew, pecan, peanuts, pistachios or walnuts.
Now, add soaked raisins, unsalted butter, and condensed milk to the biscuit mixture and fold together until combined.
The chocolate mixture is thick and gooey. Pro tip: Do a taste test and adjust sweetness by adding powdered sugar if necessary. I didn't.
To roll chocolate salami, use two plastic sheets. I simply cut a large piece of plastic wrap into two rectangle sheets of about 10 inches. You can use baking paper too for this but plastic sheet works best.
Divide the mixture into two portions and place each portion in the center of the plastic wrap. Then roll it into a log. Press it very tightly to remove any air and roll it on a plane surface to form a round-shaped log.
Twist the ends like candy. Repeat the process to make another log. Store in the fridge for 12-24 hours.
To dust, mix powdered biscuits and cocoa powder in a bowl. Remove the plastic wrap from the log and roll it in the cocoa-biscuit mixture. This will absorb the moisture from the outer layer making the slicing mess-free.
Store the log in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Then slice as needed and serve. Find more tips on storage check the notes section in the recipe card.
How to store it?
These chocolate salami are best after a couple of days as the moisture gets absorbed in the biscuits. The texture and flavors get homogenized.
You can store these in the fridge for up to 10 days or more. Store the chocolate salami logs in the freezer bag. They stay good in the freezer for upto 3 months. They stay good at room temperature for 2 days.ย
But if you want to enjoy it immediately, freeze the salami roll for two hours and then remove the plastic wrap. Just roll in crushed biscuit and cocoa mixture. Then slice it with a sharp knife. The slices will be soft but still yummy.
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๐ Recipe
Chocolate Salami Recipe
Equipment
- 2 rectangle plastic sheets, 10x8-inch
Ingredients
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 200 grams (7 oz) tea biscuits, like digestive, Graham (notes 1)
- ยฝ cup toasted almond, chopped (notes 2 )
- 4 tablespoon raisins, or dried cherries, or sultana
- 2 tablespoon water
- ยฝ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ยพ cup condensed milk
Coating
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 2-3 nos biscuits, powdered for coating
Instructions
- Soak raisins in 2 tablespoon water for 10 minutes.
- Break biscuit into large bits with hand.
- Then take biscuits, cocoa powder, chopped nuts in a bowl. Mix all together.
- Add soaked raisins, butter and condensed milk to the biscuit mixture and mix thoroughly. Mixture will be wet but firm.
- Divide the mixture into two portions.
- Place one portion in the center of a plastic sheet. Then roll it into a log. Press it very tightly to remove any air. Twist the ends like candy.
- Repeat with remaining mixture to make second log.
- Chill in the fridge for at least 12 hours.
Coating the log
- In a bowl mix biscuit powder and cocoa powder.
- Remove the plastic wrap from the chocolate salami log. Roll the log in cocoa-biscuit mixture. And store in a airtight container.
- Slice with a sharp knife just before serving.
husaina shabbir says
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Mariam Sodawater says
Thank you so much Hussaina for your heartwarming praises. You've made my day. I'm so glad you like chocolate salami. I also love these goodies.
Nusrat Hirani says
I tried this recipe and it's super delicious. Step by step detailed procedure of making salami rolls helped me in making perfect rolls at one go. Thank you author.
Recipe 52 says
Iโm so glad you liked it. I personally love these. Thanks a lot for leaving a lovely comment.
Tasneem Kitabi says
Hi
Pls confirm when to add butter and water.
Recipe 52 says
Add butter and condensed milk together.