Freekeh Pudding with Blueberry Sauce
Freekeh Pudding with Blueberry Sauce is the perfect dessert to surprise your friends with. It is unusual to use freekeh in dessert, but I promise you will love this version.
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups 2% milk
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup freekeh uncooked
- 1 tablespoon +1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 4 tablespoon water
- *** Blueberry Sauce
- 1 cup fresh blueberries you can use frozen
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- ***Making Freekeh Pudding:
- - Soak freekeh in warm water for an hour. (You can skip this part, but it will result in softer textured freekeh especially if you are using whole freekeh).
- - Boil freekeh for one hour. Keep aside.
- - In a saucepan, add milk and sugar, when it comes to a boil, add the butter and freekeh.
- - Let it cook for 15 minutes on medium heat. Stir to avoid the milk from burning.
- - Add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thick. Add vanilla, stir for one minute, and turn off heat.
- - When the pudding cools, refrigerate.
- ***Making Blueberry sauce:
- - In a saucepan, add all the ingredients and let it come to a boil.
- - Let it boil for 2 - 3 minutes on medium heat.
- - Remove from heat and keep aside to cool.