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Named because it looks like a log of salami, this is actually an easy and decadent dessert. It’s also called Kormos, I think. These are the ingredients I use:
  • 3 cups crumbled chocolate graham crackers
  • 2 T Cognac
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
In a bowl, add the crackers and sprinkle with cognac. Mix the rest of the ingredients to another bowl until combined. Fold in the crackers with a rubber spatula. Spread the mixture over wax paper and shape into a log. Put in freezer for 3 hours. Slice and serve.
 
voula_slat said:
Named because it looks like a log of salami, this is actually an easy and decadent dessert. It’s also called Kormos, I think. These are the ingredients I use:
  • 3 cups crumbled chocolate graham crackers
  • 2 T Cognac
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
In a bowl, add the crackers and sprinkle with cognac. Mix the rest of the ingredients to another bowl until combined. Fold in the crackers with a rubber spatula. Spread the mixture over wax paper and shape into a log. Put in freezer for 3 hours. Slice and serve.
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Translation for kormos is tree trunk. I have made this with British tea crackers and it turned out good. The first time I had it was in a small town (Kymini) outside of Thessaloniki.
Here is my recipe: 1/2c sugar, 4TBS coca, 1/2 c coffee, butter, heat on low to melt butter. Add vanilla. Add chopped walnuts to biscuits, pour sauce over biscuits and nut mixture. roll in saran wrap and place in freezer wrapped in foil. Some people roll in coconut flakes or crushed nuts.
 
Xpisto said:
Translation for kormos is tree trunk. I have made this with British tea crackers and it turned out good. The first time I had it was in a small town (Kymini) outside of Thessaloniki.
Here is my recipe: 1/2c sugar, 4TBS coca, 1/2 c coffee, butter, heat on low to melt butter. Add vanilla. Add chopped walnuts to biscuits, pour sauce over biscuits and nut mixture. roll in saran wrap and place in freezer wrapped in foil. Some people roll in coconut flakes or crushed nuts.
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I have never made it, but I plan to make it soon. Maybe I would use something like vanilla wafter cookies for this? I imagine they need to be crunchy. Thank you, both, for sharing you recipes! I never would have thought to add coffee, and I also had no idea Kokomos meant tree trunk.
 
Vanilla wafer cookies work wonderfully. It is more traditional to make it with these cookies. With that being said you can add anything to a good kormo recipe and give it your own twist.
 
Thank you for all the tips! I plan to use vanilla wafer cookies next time - seems like the easiest option and I wasn't quite happy with the chocolate grahams. Thank you!
 
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