Middle Eastern · Dessert

Sweet Couscous with Nuts

Name: Sweet Couscous with Nuts
Total time: 1 h 26 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 370 g couscous; 125 g unsalted butter, melted; 1 L water, boiling, for steaming; 2 tbsp cold water, for sprinkling; 30 g icing sugar, for dusting; 60 g peanuts, toasted

Plump couscous steamed twice until fluffy, tossed with melted butter and heaped into little dishes under a snowfall of powdered sugar and toasted nuts. A quiet, old-fashioned dessert.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on40 min
Total1 h 26 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

370 gcouscous
125 gunsalted butter, melted
1 Lwater, boiling, for steaming
2 tbspcold water, for sprinkling

To serve

30 gicing sugar, for dusting
60 gpeanuts, toasted

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Peanut
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)

Taste

Sweet
Richness / fat

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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