Desserts
ChefOla Faour
Coconut Basbousa
Coconut Basbousa — a homemade recipe that's simply wonderful. We recommend making this quick dessert when you know guests are coming — it's delicious and easy.
Coconut Basbousa... what could be a tastier dessert than this?!
Ingredients
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- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups fine semolina
- 2 tablespoons yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- lemon zest
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- hot syrup (shira)
- Nuts - optional
- Batoul has many wonderful dessert recipes on our site... try Halawat al-Jibn (Cheese Halawa)
Method
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- Beat the eggs with the sugar until lightly combined.
- Add the liquid ingredients and mix well.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. You can add the optional nuts at this stage.
- Grease the baking pan with butter or tahini and pour the basbousa mixture into it.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C until the basbousa is cooked through.
- Brown the top for 5 minutes only.Timers: 5 min
- Remove the pan from the oven and pour the hot syrup over it immediately.
- Serve after it has cooled to room temperature.
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianGluten freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Halawat al-Jibn (Cheese Halawa)
