50 First Dates: Pistachio K'nafeh Date Bars

Recipe 5/50

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Pistachio K’nafeh Date Bars

I cannot deny that I am simultaneously tired and impressed with the viral Dubai Chocolate. It’s been a year and somehow it’s still everywhere. I just saw yesterday that now Lindt has released their own version too?? Major props to the original, Fix Dessert Chocolatier, for somehow creating something that hasn’t missed a corner of the internet. I guess it really just takes one viral video to get the ball rolling…

Anyways, I made a date version of this back in July and was underwhelmed, but I later realized I was using pure pistachio paste that I’ve previously used in Milk Bar cakes, but it’s not the same as what the Dubai chocolate uses. They use a pistachio cream - it’s mixed with cream, so the color and flavor makes a lot more sense now. Anywaaayyysss now that it’s readily available, I decided why not make a date bark version. And I must admit, it is good. And so easy that anyone can make this!

I mean… definitely appealing 😍