Looking for an impressive, homemade gift to give this Christmas? Look no further than this Vegan Chocolate Salami—a plant-based twist on the classic Italian dessert! No baking required, just a few simple ingredients, and you’ve got a rich, indulgent treat that everybody will love.
Chocolate Salami is a traditional Italian dessert, made with cocoa, butter, broken biscuits and sometimes alcohol. This is my festive, vegan version and I have to say, it is absolutely delicious. The pistachios give a beautiful flavour and colour to the salami, while the combination of the dark and milk chocolate adds a richness that will go down a treat with your friends and family.It’s great as a sweet treat over Christmas when entertaining, or even as an edible gift (simply wrap with parchment paper and tie the ends with ribbon or string!)
Chocolate Salami
Ingredients
- 200 grams dark chocolate (I use vegan) broken up
- 200 grams milk chocolate (I use vegan) broken up
- 150 grams butter (I use vegan)
- 4 tbsp golden syrup
- 1 orange zested
- 180 grams biscuits (I use vegan) ginger nuts, digestives, rich tea biscuits all work well
- 50 grams pistachios toasted, shelled and roughly chopped
- 60 grams almonds toasted and roughly chopped
- 80 grams raisins or dried cranberries
- Icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Place your biscuits into a plastic bag and beat with a rolling pin so that they’re broken into small pieces.
- Add the chocolate to a Bain Marie (a heat proof bowl placed over a pan containing simmering water) and melt until smooth.
- Add the vegan butter and golden syrup and stir until they have melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Add the broken biscuits, pistachios, almonds, raisins, and orange zest to a large bowl and then pour the melted chocolate mixture over – mix until everything is well combined.
- Take a large piece of cling film onto a flat surface – add the mixture on top. Roll each side of the cling film around the mixture so it resembles a salami (or log) – you may need to play around a little here to get your desired shape but it doesn’t need to be perfect!
- Tie each end and refrigerate for around 3 hours until completely solid.
- Then, remove the cling film and coat in a generous amount of icing sugar so that it resembles a salami!
- Leave at room temperature for a few minutes before serving
- *Will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for upto 2-3 weeks.*Wrap in cling film and freeze for upto 1 month. Thaw by leaving in the freezer overnight, then leave at room temperature for an hour before serving.*Add 2-3 tsp orange extract for a festive chocolate orange flavour!
