A dessert recipe with easy-to-find ingredients for pistachio cake topped with a crispy chocolate pistachio butter layer with the same flavors as the famous, viral Dubai Chocolate Bars.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- JUMP TO THE RECIPE
- WHAT ARE DUBAI CHOCOLATE BARS?
- WHAT MAKES THEM SO SPECIAL?
- WHERE TO GET PISTACHIO BUTTER
Thanks to TikTok, my youngest daughter is obsessed with Dubai Chocolate Bars. Within days of first seeing a video about them she set out to make her own.
She researched the ingredients, ordered a few hard-to-find ones online (don’t worry – this recipe uses ingredients you can find at any grocery store!) and even bought candy bar molds and everything!).
And I must say, I am equally in love with the flavors and textures of this confection! So much so that I made these cake squares in their honor!
WHAT ARE DUBAI CHOCOLATE BARS?
Dubai Chocolate bars are candy bars with a crispy pistachio cream filling covered with milk chocolate. The cream filling is made with pistachio butter (like peanut butter or Nutella but made from pistachios) and a crispy shredded phyllo pastry called knafeh (kunafa or kataif).
WHAT MAKES DUBAI CHOCOLATE SO SPECIAL?
FLAVOR: Roasted pistachios and milk chocolate go together on such a mind-blowing level that if Reese’s tried it before peanut butter and chocolate, America’s favorite candy combo would have a green center.
TEXTURE: The ultra creamy pistachio butter mixed with the crispy knafeh creates the most amazingly perfect contrast. It’s brilliant!
BEAUTY: The luxurious, rich chocolate browns combined with the fresh, crisp greens from the pistachios is gorgeous. Seriously, it’s just pretty to look at.
OK, well The Baby might have the patience and attention to detail to rock out homemade confections with ingredients she had to order online, but this mama ain’t cut from the same stuff.
It’s verrrrry rare that I cook anything with ingredients I can’t find at my grocery store AND I don’t have the gentle touch is takes to pour chocolate into molds. Especially when you have to add a filling! YIKES!
So, I made these cake bars instead! And I made it with easy-to-find ingredients so you can taste the flavor combo yourselves!
WHERE TO GET PISTACHIO BUTTER (OR CREAM)
It’s also called pistachio “cream” by some manufacturers. Here are the brands available in the stores near me in South Carolina.
WAL-MART: Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter (what I used for this batch)
FRESH MARKET: The Fresh Market Pistachio Cream
PUBLIX: Il Colle del Gusto Pistacchiosa
AMAZON: Gusto Etna Pistachio Butter (We’ve used this brand for the chocolate bars and the cake bars)
INGREDIENTS FOR DUBAI CHOCOLATE CAKE SQUARES
Cake Layer: Pistachio pudding mix, white cake mix, eggs, milk and oil are combined to make the cake layer.
Dubai Chocolate Topping: Milk chocolate chips are melted with pistachio butter then stirred with Rice Krispies cereal (to mimic the crispy shredded phyllo pastry) then everything gets topped with chopped pistachios.
The Substitution: If you can easily find the crispy shredded phyllo pastry called knafeh (kunafa or kataif), then definitely use it! If not, plain Rice Krispies offer the same crispy crunch with a very similar flavor!
Recipe for How to Make Dubai Chocolate Pistachio Cake Squares
Dubai Chocolate Pistachio Cake Squares
A simple recipe with easy-to-find ingredients for pistachio cake topped with a crispy chocolate pistachio butter layer with the same flavors as the famous, viral Dubai Chocolates.
Ingredients
- 1 box instant pistachio pudding
- 1 white cake mix
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 12-oz bag milk chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons pistachio butter (see notes)
- 1/2 cup Rice Krispies cereal
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup chopped roasted pistachios
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13x9 cake pan with parchment or aluminum foil then spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Combine egg, egg white, milk and vegetable oil in a mixing bowl then stir until well combined.
- Add cake mix and pudding mix then stir until smooth. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan then bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes away clean.
- Cool cake completely in pan then top with Dubai Chocolate Layer.
- Add chocolate chips and pistachio butter to a glass bowl then heat in the microwave 1-2 minutes, stopping and stirring every 30 seconds, until the mixture is just melted and can be stirred smooth.
- Stir in Rice Krispies cereal and salt then spread over cooled cake.
- Sprinkle chopped pistachios over warm chocolate then cool completely.
- Once cool, lift from pan then cut into squares.
Notes
- The brands of Pistachio Butter that I have used are very thin (can mostly be poured from the tablespoon without leaving too much behind on the spoon). If your pistachio butter is as thick as Nutella, use 3 tablespoons. If it’s as thick as traditional peanut butter (like Jif or Skippy), use 1/4 cup.
- I imagine you could use any nut butter if you can’t find pistachio but use the measurements in the note above. I bet cashew butter would be delicious!
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips can be used but milk chocolate is best!
- Use any 4-serving size box instant pistachio pudding.
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