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“Basbousa with Cream and Pistachios”
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Pancake Sushi Dessert
Pancake 'sushi' — a playful, easy dessert: thin pancakes wrapped around a banana, sliced to look like sushi. Top with cream, honey or chocolate sauce.
Easy Custard Recipe
A simple, creamy custard dessert that’s quick to prepare and great chilled.
Green Thyme Toast Bread
Toast bread with a wonderful thyme flavor... mmm, it tastes even better with a piece of cream cheese or labneh for breakfast. You have to make it yourself and try it.
How to Make Aish El Saraya Dessert
Aish El Saraya is one of the easiest Arabic desserts. This recipe is made with toasted bread soaked in syrup, topped with a cooked cream layer. Garnish as desired.
Madame Charlotte Dessert
Who is Madame Charlotte? We know it’s a mix of biscuits and cream, with a lovely aroma, delicious taste, and an incredibly easy preparation... and that’s enough for us :)
Jello (Gello) Cheesecake
A very easy, refreshing Jello (gelo/jelly) cheesecake: three rich layers of biscuit base, whipped cream with cream cheese, and a flavored jello topping. Choose your favorite jello flavor.
How to Make Toffee Sauce
Toffee is used in many dessert recipes and cake decorations. It’s based on caramelized sugar, butter, milk, and cream. Here’s a simple, guaranteed homemade toffee sauce recipe.
Custard and Chocolate Cake
Custard and Chocolate Cake, an unbeatable recipe. It has a wonderfully distinctive taste because the cold custard is so delicious with the sponge cake... and it stands in for cream! Give it a try.
Mini Fruit Tarts
Mini fruit tarts made at home with a bakery-style pastry cream, just like a patisserie and even better. You can decorate them with seasonal fresh fruit.
Homemade Shaabiyat
Shaabiyat is one of the tastiest and easiest Arab desserts to prepare. Let’s make it at home—it won’t cost you much, and the cooked cream filling is simply irresistible.
Plain Ghraybeh and Date-Stuffed Ghraybeh Recipe
Ghraybeh is a light dessert, even though it contains ghee. Its soft texture makes it especially popular. It is made with just three ingredients and can be prepared plain or filled with different fillings such as dates or pistachios.
Potato Balls with Chicken and Vegetables
Potato balls with chicken and vegetables, topped with a white sauce made from cooking cream and cream cheese. A homemade recipe that’s so delicious. This is a very rich dish you must try.
Milk Apple Pie in a Pan
A homemade milk apple pie cooked in a pan — so good, very easy, delicious, soft, and of course it can be served right away with ice cream!
How to Make Muhallabia Dessert
Muhallabia is a delicious recipe that's easy to prepare, and its ingredients are affordable too! Don't forget the mastic, which gives it a wonderful flavor. Garnish it with a sprinkle of pistachios, and you can add more nuts if you like!
Mafroukah Dough Method
Mafroukah dough: a detailed homemade recipe. The recipe includes a link to make homemade qareesheh (strained cream) as well. Enjoy Mafroukah anytime — bon appétit.
No-Bake Chilled Cake
A chilled, no-oven cake—similar to a custard with layers of biscuits. Garnished with pistachios and served cold from the fridge.
Semolina and Coconut Harissa (Basbousa)
Semolina and coconut harissa, soaked with cold syrup—mmm, so delicious. These Arab desserts are very popular, easy to make, and perfect for entertaining :)
Layali Lubnan — The Authentic Way
A clear, delicious two-layer Layali Lubnan. Garnished with pistachios or grated coconut. Serve with syrup or honey, as you prefer.

















