Name: Basbousa with Chocolate
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups caster sugar; 1/4 cup honey; 1 cup water; 1 stick cinnamon; 2 pods cardamom; 1/2 orange peel; 1/2 cup butter; 8 bars soft dark chocolate; 1 cup yogurt; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 cup semolina; 2 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp vanilla; boiled almonds

Authorbaidoone

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

A traditional Middle Eastern dessert. Easy and super delicious, made from semolina flour and chocolate, then soaked in sweet syrup.

Yields12 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time45 mins

2 cups caster sugar

1/4 cup honey

1 cup water

1 stick cinnamon

2 pods cardamom

1/2 orange peel

1/2 cup butter

8 bars soft dark chocolate

1 cup yogurt

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 cup semolina

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp vanilla

To garnish:

boiled almonds

Preheat oven to 355 F (180°C).

Place sugar, honey, water, cardamom and orange peel in a sauce pan. Let it cook for five minutes. Let mixture cools.

Melt butter and chocolate in a hot water bath.

Mix remaining ingredients together and add to the chocolate mixture and Mix well.

Pour mixture in a baking ban greased with butter. Cut it into desired shapes using a knife. Place an almond over each piece. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and power sugar syrup over it.

Place basbousa again in over for another 5 minutes.

CategoryDessert, Ramadan

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