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salame di cioccolato

Chocolate Salami — chocolate-biscuit log

Chocolate salami — salame di cioccolato — is an Italian no-bake dessert: melted chocolate, butter, eggs (or condensed milk), crumbled biscuits, nuts and a dash of liqueur, all rolled into a log that looks unsettlingly like a cured salami. Sliced into rounds, the cross-section reveals the "fat" of biscuit chunks and "meat" of dark chocolate.

i. Origin & history

Chocolate salami is a classic Italian home-kitchen dessert — no oven required, ready in minutes (plus chilling), and forgiving of substitutions. Different regions have different favourites: Tuscany uses brandy, Sicily adds candied peel.

ii. Ingredients

Makes 12 servings · scroll the side panel to adjust

  • 200 g dark chocolate
  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs (use pasteurised) OR 100 ml condensed milk
  • 100 g sugar
  • 200 g dry biscuits (digestive, Marie, amaretti), crumbled
  • 60 g chopped almonds or pistachios
  • 2 tbsp brandy or amaretto
  • Icing sugar for dusting

iii. Method

  1. Melt chocolate and butter together; cool slightly.
  2. If using eggs: whisk eggs and sugar pale and thick; whisk in cooled chocolate mixture. If using condensed milk: just stir into the chocolate.
  3. Fold in crumbled biscuits, nuts and brandy.
  4. Tip onto cling film. Roll into a tight log about 5 cm diameter. Wrap and chill at least 4 hours.
  5. Unwrap; dust with icing sugar; tie with string in salami-style loops. Slice thinly to serve.

iv. Tips & common mistakes

  • Use the freshest ingredients you can. The recipe relies on them.
  • Read the method through first. Several steps must be ready in advance.
  • Season patiently. Sweetness and salt are tuned at the end, not the start.

v. Variations

Portuguese salame de chocolate is the close cousin. White chocolate salami uses white chocolate and dried cranberries. Chocolate-orange salami uses candied orange peel.

vi. Common questions

What is chocolate salami?

Chocolate Salami is chocolate-biscuit log, from italian cuisine. Sliced into rounds, the cross-section reveals the "fat" of biscuit chunks and "meat" of dark chocolate

Where is chocolate salami from?

Chocolate Salami is from the italian dessert tradition; the recipe and history are detailed above.

How long does chocolate salami keep?

See the storage note in the Quick facts panel: 2 weeks refrigerated.

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