Coconut Mefroukeh ( Labanese Dessert )

November 29, 2018

•

Kanwaljeet Chhabra

1,244

Reads

Desserts

Prep Time

0h

10m

Cook Time

0h

20m

Cuisine

Lebanese

Yield / Serves

5 Servings

Category

Vegetarian

Mefroukeh is very famous labenese dessert . I have done some experiment with this traditional recipe and make it more healthy .

For coconut crust - 1 cup desicnated coconut powder

2 tsp corn flour / custard power

1 tbsp clarified butter / ghee

1/4 cup almond powder

For sugar syrup - 1 tbsp sugar

Half cup water

1 tsp cardamom powder

For cream stuffing - 1 tbsp cooking cream

3-4 brown bread slices cut into small pieces

1 tsp clarified butter

1 tsp rose water

1/4 cup full fat milk

Some chopped almond for garnishing

First for sugar syrup - in a pot add water ,then add sugar and cardamom powder . Cook until sugar desolves . Turn off the burner .

In a bowl take cornflour / custard powder . Add 2 tsp cold milk and mix it well. Keep it aside .

Now for coconut crust - in a pan add clarified butter . Then add designated coconut powder and roast it until it becomes light golden brown in color .

Now add desolved cornflour and sugar syrup to the coconut . Then add almond powder . Stir it continuesly. Cook until it becomes sticky . Turn off the gas . Coconut crust mixture is ready.

Now take pie mould . Grease it with butter / ghee . Put coconut crust mixture on it and press it with hands . Keep it aside .

Now for cream stuffing - in a pan add 1 tsp clarified butter then add brown bread pieces and cooking cream . Now add milk and rose water . Cook until mixture leaves the sides of the pan turn off the burner . Cream stuffing is ready .

Now put this cream stuffing on the center of the coconut crust and spread it all over . Garnish with some chopped alomnds . Demould it and serve . Coconut mefroukeh is ready .