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Chocolate Coffee Sausage

Chocolate Coffee 'Sausage'

Course Dessert
Servings 30 slices

Ingredients
  

  • 200 grams dark chocolate
  • 75 grams butter
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp. instant coffee
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 200 grams biscuits or plain cookies
  • 50 grams slivered almonds toasted
  • 50 grams hazelnuts toasted
  • 1/2 cup ground coconut unsweetened

Instructions
 

  • Crush the biscuits or cookies into coarse pieces. Roughly chop the hazelnuts and almonds and combine with the biscuits pieces.
  • In a saucepan, combine dark chocolate, butter, heavy cream, milk, instant coffee and salt and melt over medium heat.
  • Mix frequently until the mixture is unified. Remove from heat.
  • Pour the chocolate blend over the biscuits and nut pieces and mix well.
  • When the mixture is chilled, divide it in half.
  • Using a spatula, form each half into a log over a sheet of plastic wrap.
  • Roll up the log in the plastic and twist the ends to seal.
  • For an even log shape, roll the log back and forth a few times on a flat surface.
  • Move to the freezer for one hour until log is firm.
  • Spread ground coconut onto a flat surface, remove log from plastic wrap and roll into the coconut until outside surface is well coated.
  • When serving, let the log sit at room temperature for a few minutes before slicing. Slice into ½ inch-thick slices.

Notes

A Reisterstown resident, Huppit Bartov Miller is an Israeli-American educator, cook and food blogger for afooda.com.