Chocolate Orange Salami (Vegan Gluten-Free)
This Chocolate Orange Salami is a no-bake delicious chocolatey dessert or snack to enjoy throughout the festive season. It’s indulgent and crunchy, made with plant-based and gluten-free ingredients.
If you love rocky road, chocolate tiffin and all things chocolatey orange, then this salami-style chocolate log is ideal. It is packed with mixed dried fruits, nuts and ginger biscuits with fresh orange zest for flavour. It melts in your mouth with rich chocolate, almond butter and syrup but is also made without butter, eggs or dairy. It’s great to make ahead of time to enjoy throughout the holidays (and the year) and can be sliced up and served to friends and family.
Why will I love this?
This chocolate log is amazing:
- Rich, chocolatey and decadent
- Melt-in-your-mouth delicious
- Made with wholefood ingredients
- Naturally dairy-free, egg-free and vegan
- Easily gluten-free and nut-free
- Requires no baking
- East to make in 20 minutes
- Can be customised with ant add-ins you like
- Ideal for edible gifts
- Packed with mixed nuts and dried fruits
- Crunchy with ginger biscuits
- Flavoured with fresh orange zest
- You can use your favourite dark or dairy-free milk chocolate
- Great to make ahead of time
- Will keep for at least 1 week in the fridge
If you already love the sound of this chocolatey snack, then skip ahead to the recipe card below. Or, first let’s discuss the recipe in more detail.
What ingredients do I need?
You can see the ingredient list in the recipe card below, and see my favourites in the “shop the recipe” card.
For the salami:
- Dark chocolate: I use the dark orange and ginger chocolate from Divine which is amazing, but you can use any dark or dairy-free chocolate.
- Runny smooth almond butter: or you can use peanut or cashew butter or keep it nut-free with sunflower seed butter or tahini.
- Maple syrup: or use agave syrup.
- Orange zest: for flavour.
- Ginger biscuits: make sure they are vegan and GF. Or you can use Biscoff cookies, too.
- Mixed nuts: I used almonds and pistachios but hazelnuts, cashews or pecans are amazing. Or try pumpkin and sunflower seeds to make it nut-free.
- Mixed dried fruit: I use a mix with raisins, currants and candied peel.
- Salt: for flavour.
- Cocoa powder: to dust on top. Cacao powder will also work.
Is this gluten-free and nut-free?
This is easily gluten-free, as long as your cookies are GF-friendly. To make it nut-free, swap the almond butter for sunflower seed butter or tahini and swap the nuts for seeds or more fruits/biscuits.
How do I make this?
This is easy to make in a few steps:
- Melt the chocolate with almond butter and syrup: until glossy.
- Crush the cookies and chop the nuts: and stir all the add-ins together in a bowl.
- Pour over the chocolate and stir well: to a chunky mix.
- Spoon onto apiece of parchment: and shape into a log.
- Roll up tightly and twist the ends: to seal it in.
- Chill in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours: or until set.
- Remove from the parchment and dust with cocoa powder: and slice to serve.
How long will it last?
This will keep for at least 1 week in the fridge in a sealed container or 1 month in the freezer. Allow to thaw before eating.
What other recipes can I try?
For more Christmas ideas:
- Easy Vegan Gingerbread Cookies
- Christmas Chocolate Snowman Caramel Slices
- Chocolate Candy Cake Truffle Bars
- Christmas Pudding Chocolate Tiffin
- Double Chocolate Advent Cupcakes
Chocolate Orange Salami (Vegan Gluten-Free)
This Chocolate Orange Salami is a no-bake delicious chocolatey dessert or snack to enjoy throughout the festive season. It’s indulgent and crunchy, made with plant-based and gluten-free ingredients.
Ingredients
- 150g dark chocolate, chopped small
- 2 tbsp runny smooth almond butter
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 orange, zested
- 60g ginger biscuits, crushed small
- 45g mixed nuts (e.g. pecans, almonds, pistachios) chopped
- 45g mixed dried fruit (e.g. raisins, cranberries)
- A pinch of salt
- Cocoa powder, to dust
Instructions
- Add the chocolate and almond butter to a heatproof bowl and warm in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water until melted and smooth.
- Now stir in the maple syrup until smooth.
- To a large mixing bowl, add the orange zest, crushed cookies, nuts, dried fruits and salt and stir well. Pour over the chocolate mix and stir to combine.
- Place a piece of parchment paper on the surface (about 30-cm/12-inch square) and scoop the chocolate salami mix into the middle. Squish it together so it’s compact.
- Now roll the parchment up and around the chocolate mix to make a compact log.
- Twist the ends tightly to seal it and place in the fridge to set for 1-2 hours.
- When ready to serve, unroll the salami, removing the parchment paper. Dust with cocoa powder.
- Use a warm sharp knife to slice the salami into pieces and enjoy.
Keep leftovers in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 1 week. You can also freeze it, wrapped well for 1 month, and allow to defrost before eating.
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With salami love x
p.s. this recipe was first made with Divine Chocolate but this blog post is not sponsored but all opinions are my own.
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