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<\/div>\n<\/p>\n Easy no-bake Italian chocolate salami made with just 5 ingredients: chocolate, butter, cookies, sugar & milk. Perfect for Christmas and Easter!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Every Christmas when I was little, growing up in Sicily, my grandmother kept a chocolate salami<\/strong> wrapped in the fridge. <\/p>\n I still remember sneaking into the kitchen to cut off a secret slice before anyone caught me. I just couldn’t wait until after dinner. The kitchen always smelled like melted chocolate for hours after she made it.<\/p>\n This Italian chocolate salami recipe<\/strong> (we call it salame al cioccolato) is still one of my favorite desserts to make every winter. <\/p>\n It’s a no-bake dessert <\/strong>made from melted chocolate, butter, and broken cookies, rolled up and chilled until firm. <\/p>\n Once you slice it, it looks just like a real salami. That’s the whole fun of it!<\/p>\n You only need five ingredients <\/strong>and about ten minutes of hands-on work. The fridge does the rest. <\/p>\n It’s the kind of make-ahead treat that’s perfect for your Christmas<\/strong> table, and it comes back around every spring for Easter<\/strong> too. It can also be made gluten-free or vegan <\/strong>with a few easy swaps (more on that below).<\/p>\n It’s loaded with chocolate flavour and it can be easily made gluten-free or vegan<\/strong>, by making some simple substitutions (scroll down for all the tips).<\/p>\n Chocolate salami<\/strong>, or salame al cioccolato<\/em>, is a classic Italian dessert<\/strong> made from melted chocolate, broken cookies, butter, sugar, and either milk or eggs. <\/p>\n It’s a no-bake treat that’s been passed down through Italian families for generations, the kind of recipe every nonna has her own version of.<\/p>\n Despite the name, there’s no meat <\/strong>anywhere near it. It’s called “salami” simply because of how it looks. <\/p>\n Once the chocolate mixture is rolled into a log, chilled, and dusted with powdered sugar, it really does look like a cured salami sitting on the board!<\/p>\n Chocolate salami is a much-loved Italian dessert, especially around Christmas and Easter, and nearly every region has its own name and small twist on the recipe.<\/p>\n In Piedmont, it’s called “salame del papa”<\/em> (salami made for the pope<\/em>) and toasted hazelnuts and a splash of rum or Marsala wine are added in.<\/p>\n In Sicily we call it “salame Turco” (Turkish salami),<\/em> and sometimes toasted almonds or toasted pistachios are added in.<\/p>\n There are also versions made with egg yolks instead of milk. Today I’ll be sharing the classic chocolate salami without eggs recipe.<\/strong><\/p>\n Here’s what goes into a classic chocolate salami,<\/strong> plus a few notes on why each ingredient matters. <\/p>\n Scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for exact amounts.<\/p>\n Optional Add-Ins<\/strong><\/p>\n Vegan Substitutions<\/strong><\/p>\n This recipe is easy to make plant-based:<\/p>\n Milk<\/strong>\u00a0\u2192 almond milk, oat milk, or soy milk<\/p>\n Butter<\/strong>\u00a0\u2192 coconut butter or your favorite plant-based butter<\/p>\n Cookies<\/strong>\u00a0\u2192\u00a0vegan digestive biscuits<\/a>\u00a0or vegan tea cookies<\/p>\n This no-bake dessert comes together in a handful of simple steps, and none of them are difficult. <\/p>\n (The full printable recipe with exact measurements and timing is in the recipe card at the end of this post.)<\/p>\n You can serve it sliced with a spoonful of\u00a0pastry cream<\/a>\u00a0on the side, or bring the whole log to the table on a wooden board for the big reveal.<\/p>\n A few things I’ve learned after making this recipe more times than I can count:<\/p>\n Wrapped well, chocolate salami keeps in the fridge for 5 to 6 days<\/strong>, which makes it an easy make-ahead dessert for a busy week.<\/p>\n It also freezes beautifully, which makes it one of my go-to make-ahead desserts <\/strong>for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. <\/p>\n Wrap the log tightly in plastic wrap, then a layer of foil, and freeze it for up to a month. <\/p>\n You can also slice it first and freeze the slices <\/strong>in a single layer between sheets of parchment, so you can pull out just a few at a time.<\/p>\n To defrost, move it to the fridge the night before you need it, then let it sit at room temperature for about an hour before slicing.<\/p>\n The classic way to serve chocolate salami is sliced into rounds, with a small spoonful of orange curd<\/a> or Italian pastry cream<\/a> on the side. It’s rich, so thin slices go a long way.<\/p>\n For a fun presentation, bring the whole log out on a wooden board, the way you would a real charcuterie board, and slice it at the table.<\/p>\n It also makes a lovely edible gift.<\/strong> Wrap a small log in parchment paper and kitchen twine, and hand it to a neighbor or teacher during the holidays.<\/p>\n It pairs beautifully with a small cup of espresso after a big holiday meal. You can also serve it with fresh raspberries or a small handful of pomegranate seeds for a nice pop of color.<\/p>\n If you’re building out a holiday dessert table, a few more classics are worth adding.\u00a0Amaretti cookies<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Italian butter cookies<\/a>\u00a0are both easy to make ahead, and they’re always the first to disappear off a cookie tray. <\/p>\n My\u00a0clementine cake bars<\/a> are another easy make-ahead option if you want something a little different from chocolate.<\/p>\n For a bigger spread, round things out with a\u00a0classic tiramisu made without eggs<\/a>, a simple\u00a0Italian apple cake<\/a>, or a\u00a03-ingredient ricotta cheesecake<\/a>\u00a0if you want something a little lighter on the table.<\/p>\n Please let me know how you liked it! 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