These Dubai chocolate cheesecake bars pair all the flavor of the on-trend Dubai chocolate bar with creamy cheesecake for the ultimate layered treat — graham crust, pistachio cheesecake, toasted kataifi, and chocolate ganache.
Prep Time 55 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins
Use pistachio cream (sweetened, with sugar and oil), not pistachio butter, for the right consistency. Find kataifi near frozen phyllo dough, at specialty stores, or online. Use the wobble test for doneness — set edges with a slightly jiggly center. The ganache will be soft-set, not fully hard. Use a parchment sling and a sharp knife wiped clean between cuts for clean slices. Variations: try a chocolate cookie, Nilla wafer, or shortbread crust; use dark chocolate for a richer ganache or milk chocolate for sweeter; sprinkle flaky sea salt over the ganache before it sets. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 5 days. To freeze, freeze uncovered 1 to 2 hours until solid, wrap in storage wrap and foil, and freeze up to 2 months; thaw in the refrigerator.