Description
Dubai Chocolate Cream Horns are elegant puff pastry treats filled with a light pistachio cheesecake cream and finished with glossy chocolate and chopped pistachios. Perfect for special occasions, these flaky and creamy desserts are surprisingly easy to make at home.
Ingredients
- Pistachio Cream:
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup pistachio butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cold heavy whipping cream
- Cream Horns:
- 2 puff pastry sheets, thawed
- 1 cup chopped chocolate or chocolate chips (dark, milk, or white)
- 1/4 cup pistachios, finely chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add pistachio butter and powdered sugar; mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whip the cold heavy cream to soft peaks. Gently fold into the pistachio mixture. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly grease cream horn molds.
- Unfold one puff pastry sheet and cut in half. Slice each half into 2-inch wide strips. Wrap each strip tightly around a horn mold and place seam-side down on a baking sheet. Repeat with the second pastry sheet.
- Bake for 12–14 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely before handling.
- Melt the chocolate in short intervals in the microwave, stirring between each.
- Dip both ends of each cooled horn into melted chocolate, then into chopped pistachios. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set.
- Transfer pistachio cream to a piping bag and fill each horn from both ends.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to enjoy.
Notes
- Swap pistachio butter with hazelnut spread or pistachio paste for a different flavor.
- Use dark, milk, or white chocolate for coating.
- Add vanilla or orange zest to the cream for extra aroma.
- Cut pastry strips shorter to make mini cream horns.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream horn
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
