Chocolate Salami

Name: Chocolate Salami
Cuisine: American, French, Italian
Ingredients: 1/3 cup dried cranberries; 1/4 cup water; 2 tablespoon orange liqueur; 9 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 3 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup whole almonds; Zest of one orange; 1 cup butter cookie crumbs; 1/4 cup crystallized ginger slices, chopped; 2 egg yolks, beaten

Instructions

This easy, no-bake chocolate confection came about after seeing several recipes for it. The original recipes in "Artisan Patisserie for the Home Baker" were too complicated, so I simplified by eliminating the candied orange peel, and I added my own twist to it with orange zest, crystallized ginger, and orange liqueur-soaked cranberries. What I love about this Italian chocolate log is the playful way that it mimics a salami with its marbleized fat. I will be making several of these logs for the holidays and freezing them.

Updated at: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:06:26 GMT