Carrot Dessert with Ashta

Ingredients

• First layer:
• 1 kilo carrots
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
• Second layer:
• 1 cup flour
• or
• cornstarch, as desired
• 2 cups powdered milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
• 1 container ashta or clotted cream, 170 g, banana-, honey-flavored, or as desired
• For more recipes with ashta, here is this link: Maamoul Mad with Ashta

Method

1. Start the first layer: peel the carrots and coarsely grate them
2. Add the sugar and water to the grated carrots, place them in a pot over low heat, cover and cook, stirring occasionally; it takes about 1 to 1 1/4 hours
   Timers: 240 min
3. When it is cooked and turns a darker color, add orange blossom water, stir briefly, then remove from the heat
4. Pour it into a tray or into cups according to preference and leave it to cool
5. Start the second layer: mix the flour, milk, sugar and water and put them on the heat, stirring continuously
6. When the mixture thickens, add orange blossom water, stir and remove it from the heat
7. Add a can of ready-made ashta (clotted cream) to the mixture and mix well
8. Pour the second layer over the carrots
9. Let the dessert cool, then refrigerate it
10. Garnish the carrot-ashta dessert with ground or whole pistachios and a little cooked carrot if desired, and serve cold
11. Note: the carrot layer should not be hard when serving
12. Hanadi Al Ayass
13. For more recipes with ashta, here is the link: Maamoul filled with ashta