Liquor soaked Chocolate Finger
This is a luscious dessert; with all things sinful. Let your teeth bite into a layer of dark chocolate, and pleasure yourself with the soft soaked intoxicating interior; the kind that makes you close your eyes and feel that warm feeling running through you. A decadent dessert, perfect for the holidays and parties.
It is also a dessert not so difficult to make. Arjun came up with the idea of using the store bought Ladyfingers/Savoiardi to make a quick dessert to satisfy his cravings; rum soaked fingers, coated with dark chocolate and sprinkled with lightly toasted nuts. Believe me these are delicious and you will not be able to stop at one. We have been doing this for ourselves and a no alcohol version for the kids (Soaking the fingers in Tang) and both the versions disappear in a blink.
We have used rum, dark chocolate and pistachios for ours. Do use your favorite kind of alcohol, chocolate and nuts; the possibilities are endless.
Liquor soaked Chocolate Finger
Ingredients:
- 4 Store Bought Ladyfingers/Savoiardi
- 1.5 oz Rum/Spiced Rum/Brandy/Orange Liqueur/Kirsch (Or your favorite booze)+ 1/2 Oz water
- 1 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate/Bitter Sweet Chocolate Chips/Dark Chocolate
- 1 Tablespoon Oil
- Pistachios/Hazelnuts (or your favorite nut), coarsely chopped and lightly toasted
- Parchment paper
- Pastry Brush
Preparation:Melt the chocolate & oil in a bowl. Heat it in the microwave or a double boiler over the stove. Stir it in to a smooth paste like consistency with no lumps. Set aside.
Combine rum and water.
Dip a ladyfinger/savoiardi in the rum + water mix (dip it just enough to have it soaked; do not leave the savoiardi in the liquid for long, it will get mushy and fall apart) and carefully place it on the parchment paper. Repeat this with all the ladyfinger/savoiardi.
Carefully brush on the melted chocolate on top and the sides of the soaked ladyfingers/savoiardi. It should be a fairly thick layer, for it needs to be stiff when chilled. The inside is still going to stay soaked and soft.
Chill in the refrigerator till the chocolate coating hardens. Take them out of the refrigerator; turn them over and repeat the above process of coating them with the melted chocolate. Make sure all of the cookie is covered; sprinkle the toasted nuts on the top and put it back in the refrigerator again. Chill till the chocolate coat hardens.
(I know I made a very untidy work of coating the savoiardi. I had no patience and wanted to be done and eat them quick. I would love to see them smooth and silky the next time I do it.)
Enjoy every bite of it, one after another.
These make pretty homemade edible gifts! Set them up in a layer in a pretty box and pass them around for the holidays.
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December 1st, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Those chocolate fingers look gorgeous!
Cheers,
Rosa
December 1st, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Wow, those sound amazing soaked with liquor! Definitely makes a pretty gift!
December 1st, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Oh my heavens, that looks GOOD!
December 1st, 2009 at 10:28 pm
cough cough – you “choco”"holic” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 1st, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Ki bolbo ar Soma … ekhono ekbar opore scroll korchi, ekbar niche. Dekhe dekhe mon bhorchi.
December 1st, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Pretty pretty pictures, Soma!! Gimme one:)
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:05 am
I can’t resist commenting now. I was a silent reader for more than a year now. This dessert made me comment. Hatsoff to Arjun’s idea and your action. I have never tasted a lady finger but your description makes it sound very decadent and elegant! They look stunning!
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 am
Love the use of stor bought Savoiardi, looks beautiful and more sinfull the better for me
December 2nd, 2009 at 5:29 am
Wowow!
That’s amazing.
December 2nd, 2009 at 6:25 am
All things sinful will taste great !!
these look awesome!
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:13 am
Deliciously beautiful Soma.
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:38 am
your post and pictures made my heart singing its the month of Christmas…thats fingerlickingly good Soma. yum yum yum
December 2nd, 2009 at 9:29 am
What a fantastic and delicious sweet! These are beautiful and a great gift idea for the holidays. Love these.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:39 am
OMG what gorgeous pictures soma!! fantastic!!
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:40 am
OMG what gorgeous pictures Soma!!!
December 2nd, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Looks amazingly beauiful. Especially the contrasting green and brown….
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:43 pm
OMG!! They look so yummy and gorgeous!! Lovely.
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:20 pm
looks so beautiful love the contrast of chocolate and pista..
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
How neat!! Liquor and chocolate a winner combination always
Cheers!
Gera
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
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December 2nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm
wow these look soooooooooooooo good!
December 2nd, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Soma, your first paragraph description totally reeled me in! I’m drooling!
December 2nd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
This looks so, so, so good, Soma! Your pictures amazing as always
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:16 pm
They look so yum……
December 2nd, 2009 at 9:13 pm
yummy they look,..
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
This is a killer recipe for sure that will transport anybody to heaven. Soma, I am inviting myself over to your house
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:33 am
Mmmmmmm!
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:36 am
They are so pretty
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:56 am
Oh my, totally sinful and delicious!
December 3rd, 2009 at 9:52 am
Very elegant dessert!
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 am
They look so pretty! Send them to me ok?
I will send something else – squash mebbe?
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
so beautiful!
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Oooh these look so good and sound quite easy to make. I might try and make these as gifts for my friends.
December 4th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
What tasty little treats! And they look so pretty tied up in ribbon!
December 4th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Thanks for the great recipe. It’s so beautiful
December 7th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Oh my!!How I wish I was living next door?
December 7th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Wow soma your photography is just amazing
& this desserts ohhh … I would love to make it for my friends this week…
what can I use to replace alcohol ?any advice ???
Thanks
Zainab, Thanks!
We use Tang (orange drink) for our kids. Orange and chocolate tastes good together. If you want the Rum flavor without alcohol, use an artificial Rum Flavor/Essence (we get it in small bottles in the baking section) mixed with water and soak the fingers in it. You can use Pure Orange Extract combined with water if you want orange flavor. If the Extracts/artificial flavors are available use whatever you want… if not just use juice
December 8th, 2009 at 9:15 am
These do look great! Perfect for a little after-dinner sweet. Yum. I might change the liqueur to Grand Marnier though.