Easy Chocolate Sausages (Nut-free)

Don’t be fooled by these Chocolate Sausages! No meat involved here, just chocolate, tea biscuits and fruity marmalade candies. Fun and easy to make with the kids and trick a family member.

Chocolate Sausages are a quite fun and easy dessert to make, even the kids can help out. Plus, these make a lovely gift to give away for any occasion. Simply roll them up in brown paper and a little bow and you have a lovely gift! Although, keep in mind to keep them cold, because, unlike real sausages, they do melt. You can decorate them like real sausages and serve them on a traditional wooden cutting board. It’s for sure going to surprise one or two at the table.

Two Versions of Chocolate Sausages

This version of chocolate sausages or salami is a Russian one, or let’s say the Northern version. They make them with pieces of fruity marmalade candies, really easy to find, but any jelly candy would do. Bringing in some colour, they make the sausages a bit more festive in my opinion. Of course, other versions exist with nuts, but if you intend to give these to kids, always make sure nobody suffers from allergies. If you want to play safe for your kids classmates, simply use the jelly candy instead of nuts.

Although, the main ingredient here is the plain tea cookies or biscuits, every country got their own version. Here in Spain, they call them ‘Maria’ cookies. It’s the typical commercial cookies they serve with coffee or tea. So, be ready for this plain boring white cookie to get a fun make-over!

Rolling Technique

You’ll want your sausage really round, because the rounder, the more realistic! For this recipe, you’ll do a first roll with a sushi carpet or wooden table mat. Once, the resting period in the refrigerator is over, you’ll want to reform the sausages with the help of oven paper and a plane scrapper or similar to try to keep it as round as possible. Check the recipe video below for the precise technique.

Storage

These chocolate sausages will melt if too warm. So keep them in the fridge for up to 2 weeks and if you want to keep them longer, no problem, they will last up to 2-3 months in the freezer. Also, make sure to protect them in double plastic wrap and an extra layer.

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Chocolate Sausages

Don't be fooled by these Chocolate Sausages! No meat involved here, just chocolate, tea biscuits and fruity marmalade candies. Fun and easy to make with the kids and trick a family member.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Resting time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: russian

Keyword: chocolate, cookies, dessert, gift, kidfriendly, marmalade candy, sausage

Servings: 2 sausages

Calories: 1133kcal

Author: Kristelle Bourne

Ingredients

• 180 g tea biscuits
• 150 g marmalade candies jelly candy (not sour)
• 100 g butter
• 100 g condensed milk
• 2 tbsp cacao powder

The topping powder

• 2 tbsp powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp starch (corn, potato, rice, etc.)

Metric – US Customary

Instructions

• Start by cutting the tea biscuits into small pieces by hand (or mash them up in a big plastic bag).
  
• Then cut the marmalade candies into small pieces, add to the cookie bowl.
• Add the butter, condensed milk and chocolate powder to a saucepan and warm up at medium-low until the butter is melted. Keep turning to prevent burning the mixture.
• Add the melted chocolate mixture to the biscuit mixture and mix.
• Add half the mixture to a big piece of plastic wrap and start rolling with your hands to make a cylinder. Then use a sushi mat or similar to make it rounder.
• Make it again with the other half, then reserve in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours.
• Once cold and firm, take an oven proof paper and a scraper and push underneath the sausage to shape it perfectly round. (Check video)
• Take off the plastic and cover it with the topping powder mix twice.

Video

Notes

Make sure to cover the sausages with the starch-sugar powder twice, the sugar will get absorbed in the first round.

Use a really sharp knife to cut the sausage.

Nutrition

Calories: 1133kcal | Carbohydrates: 141g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 62g | Saturated Fat: 34g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 749mg | Potassium: 302mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 98g | Vitamin A: 1430IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Sausages

Amount per Serving

Calories

1133

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

62

g

95

%

Saturated Fat

 

34

g

213

%

Trans Fat

 

2

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

7

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

18

g

Cholesterol

 

125

mg

42

%

Sodium

 

749

mg

33

%

Potassium

 

302

mg

9

%

Carbohydrates

 

141

g

47

%

Fiber

 

2

g

8

%

Sugar

 

98

g

109

%

Protein

 

12

g

24

%

Vitamin A

 

1430

IU

29

%

Vitamin C

 

5

mg

6

%

Calcium

 

189

mg

19

%

Iron

 

1

mg

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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