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Chocolate Salami (or salame di cioccolato) is made of decadent dark chocolate mixed with nuts, white chocolate, cookies and a hint of orange. With no meat in sight and no cooking involved,  they make great gifts and a delicious chocolate treat.

A chocolate salami with some slices on a slate board wrapped in string with a knife

I was watching a show on the Food Network and they featured a confectioners store in Los Angeles where they sell chocolate salami. This reminded me that we did have something like this from a shop in Lake Como Italy a few years ago. Being that it is an Italian dessert and my husband being Sicilian, he requested that I make one as soon as possible.

Chocolate in the shape of a salami filled with nuts and cookies

After watching the process I actually couldn’t believe how easy is was to make. A popular treat, they are sometimes made with port wine rum. I chose omit the alcohol and to flavor the chocolate with orange, a delicious combination.

The outside is dusted with powdered sugar, then tied up with kitchen twine, just like an authentic Italian salami. They make for really unique and interesting gifts.

How to Make Chocolate Salami – Step by Step

Chocolate chips, nuts, butter and cookies. The ingredients to make chocolate salami

Melt the chocolate and butter, then mix in the nuts, crushed cookies, white chocolate, and orange. Refrigerate the mixture until set. Once firm, shape the chocolate into a salami form, wrap it in plastic wrap to hold its shape, and refrigerate one last time to set.

2 chocolate salami wrapped in plastic wrap

The next two steps really give the logs their salami look. Dust the logs with powdered sugar to mimic paper wrapping, then tie them with kitchen twine. The plastic wrap creates ridges on the chocolate’s surface that mimic the peeled ridges of a real salami. To wrap the chocolate salami, start at one end with a knot, leaving one end of the twine long.

Chocolate salami made to look like real salami dusted with powdered sugar and tied with string

Turn the salami sideways towards you. Take the long end, loop over your left hand and under the salami towards you.

Chocolate salami wrapped in string

Then loop the long end through the loop and pull through with your left hand so it looks like this below. You then continue doing this down the length of the salami so it looks wrapped and tie the twine off at the end to secure.

Demonstrating how to wrap string around chocolate salami

Another tip to make it look like salami when sliced, chop the nuts, cookies and white chocolate different sizes to make it look like the chunks of fat that are in a salami. Any nuts you prefer can be used, I used pistachios and almonds.

A chocolate salami sliced showing the inside studded with cookies and nuts

I recently made a Christmas/festive version, White Chocolate Salami which has added dried cranberries that is a pretty contrast with the white chocolate. Delicious too!

A sliced white chocolate salami showing the nuts and dried cranberries inside.

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Yield: 6 -8

Chocolate Salami

A closeup of a cut chocolate salami with nuts and cookie inside. Made to look like meat salami

Chocolate salami is made of decadent dark chocolate mixed with nuts, white chocolate, cookies and a hint of orange. 

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (150 grams) mixed unsalted nuts, I used pistachios and whole almonds
  • 12 ounces (350 grams) semi sweet or miik chocolate
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons white chocolate, cut into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
  • 1/4 cup (37 grams) plain vanilla cookies, broken into pieces
  • Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

  1. Add the nuts in a single layer to a large skillet over medium low heat. Toast the nuts turning every minute until slightly browned and toasted. Remove from pan and allow to cool.
  2. Add the chocolate and butter to a microwave-proof dish and microwave on high in 20 second increments, stirring in between until they have melted and well combined. Stir in the nuts, white chocolate, orange zest, and cookies. Cover the bowl and refrigerate the chocolate for 1 hour. After 1 hour remove the cooled chocolate.
  3. Spread a large piece of plastic wrap onto your surface.
  4. Take half of the chocolate and place in the center and form into a 7 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch log. Wrap the log with the plastic wrap, roll on the surface to create a smooth roll and twist ends tight to form a tight log.
  5. Repeat with the other half of the chocolate.
  6. Refrigerate for 1 hour until they are nice and firm.
  7. Remove from plastic wrap and roll in powdered sugar. Tie kitchen twine around for effect and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
  8. To store: Wrap well and it should keep for up to 2 weeks

Nutrition Information

Yield

10

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 188Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 22mgSodium 21mgCarbohydrates 20gFiber 1gSugar 18gProtein 2g

This nutrition calculation is provided by Nutronix that is only a guideline and not intended for any particular diet.

© Janette
Cuisine: Italian / Category: Dessert