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Cream Cheese Halva with Mozzarella
A popular, beloved Arabic dessert. This recipe is easy, tried-and-tested, and guaranteed to work—give it a try.
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Cream Cheese Halva with an easy, tested homemade recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
- 1/2 kilogram sweet mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup fine semolina
- Ricotta-style cream ingredients:
- 4 cups powdered milk
- 8 cups water
- Or 1.5 liters liquid milk
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 can of Qamer cream
- How to prepare the cream:
- Boil the water and powdered milk. When the milk comes to a boil, add a small cup of white vinegar (about the size of a small coffee cup) with a cup of yogurt.
- The milk will curdle and yield more curds. When curds begin to form, strain them and place them in a sieve with a can of Qamer cream.
- How to make and prepare Cheese Halva with Mozzarella from a friend and chef on Shoutabkhin Today:
- Rina Abdullah
- Click Rina’s name to visit her profile on our site and see all of her delicious recipes
- For the How-to on making cheese halva in the Shal style, click here: How to Make Cheese Halva in the Shal Style
- For a lemon blossom flavor, click here: How to Make Lemon Blossom Syrup Substitute
Method
- To prepare the cheese halva, put the sugar and water on the heat. When the sugar has completely dissolved and bubbles appear, add 1 tablespoon orange blossom water, then add the mozzarella and stir well until the cheese firms up…
- Gradually add 1 cup fine semolina while stirring continuously so the semolina absorbs the liquid and fully combines with the cheese, resulting in a cohesive cheese halva…
- Stir well for about 15 minutes over low heat, continuing to stir the dough and lifting the halva mixture upward as you stir…
- When you have a single mass in the form of a dough, spread it onto a clean surface brushed with syrup (attar/qatir) or sherbet and a sprinkle of rose water
- Cool the halva dough slightly, then fill it with the qreishah cream and roll it into a log; cut into pieces. Pour syrup over it and garnish with lemon blossom and pistachios or as desired.
- Ingredients for the qreishah cream:
- 4 cups powdered milk
- 8 cups water
- or 1.5 liters liquid milk
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 can ready-made clotted cream (Qeimr)
- How to prepare the qreishah cream:
- Bring the water and powdered milk to a boil. When the milk begins to boil, add 1 small cup of white vinegar (about a small coffee cup) and 1 cup yogurt...
- The yogurt will increase the amount of qreishah. When the curds start to form, separate them and place them in a sieve, then mix in the can of Qeimr clotted cream.
- Cheese halva with mozzarella recipe from our friend and cook on Shou Tabkhin Today:
- Rina Abdullah
- Click Rina’s name to visit her page on our site and see all her delicious recipes
- For the recipe and method to make the traditional shredded-style cheese halva, click this link: How to make shredded cheese halva
- For how to make the lemon blossom substitute, click this link: How to make a lemon-blossom substitute from orange peel
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Notes and serving ideas
- How to Make Cheese Halva in the Shal Style
- How to Make Lemon Blossom Syrup Substitute






