Sahlab (Middle Eastern Pudding)

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • sugar (to taste)
  • Toppings
  • ground cinnamon (to taste)
  • unsweetened dried shredded coconut (to taste)
  • chopped pistachios (to taste)

Instructions

  1. Combine cornstarch and water in a small cup and stir well.
  2. Add milk to a soup pan or dutch oven pot.
  3. Stir in cornstarch mixture in milk before it gets warm.
  4. Add in vanilla and sugar.
  5. Must stir constantly until it comes to a boil.
  6. Let boil for 2 minutes, meanwhile still stirring.
  7. Serve in dessert bowls.
  8. Top with cinnamon and coconut or just chopped pistachios.
  9. It's traditionally eaten hot, but I like it cold too, once it cooled off and firmed up.
  10. Enjoy!

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

498 kcal 25% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 4.4g 9% DV
Total Fat 11.5g 15% DV
Carbs 88.1g 32% DV
Fiber 17g 61% DV
Sugar 31g 62% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 179.3mg 8% DV
Potassium 376.3mg 8% DV
Cholesterol 1.5mg 1% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 55.5mcg 6% DV
Vitamin C 14.8mg 16% DV
Vitamin D 0.4mcg 2% DV
Calcium 378mg 29% DV
Iron 4.5mg 25% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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