Desserts
ChefDalida Zaiter
How to Make Walnut Mafroukeh Dessert
Walnut mafroukeh with cream is definitely a homemade recipe, and so delicious! It is garnished with nuts and served with syrup. This is one of the most famous Ramadan desserts—you have to try it.
Easy homemade walnut mafroukeh, step by step
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup coarse semolina
- 1 cup walnuts, optional
- 1 small can sweetened condensed milk, or 1/3 cup
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon rose water or orange blossom water
- A pinch of cardamom
- A pinch of salt
- Here is how to make homemade cream from Dalida
- Also from Dalida, here is athmalia
Method
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- Put 1 cup sugar on the stove and stir until it caramelizes
- Add 1 cup water and continue stirring until the sugar dissolves well
- Add the butter, cardamom, and salt and stir, then add the semolina and stir, then add the sweetened condensed milk and ground walnuts and mix
- Add rose water or orange blossom water and mix until you get a velvety-textured dough
- Leave it in a bowl to cool then shape as desired or spread it in a wide serving dish immediately after removing from the heat and let it cool
- When it reaches room temperature, spread cold cream on top and garnish with toasted or fried nuts
- Serve the walnut mafroukeh with syrup
- Here is Dalida's recipe for making cream (qeshta)
- Also from Dalida, here is Athmaliyyeh
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- how to make homemade cream
- How to prepare homemade athmalia dough
- athmalia
