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.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Arabian
Prep Time 15minutes
Cook Time 25minutes
Total Time 40minutes
Servings 3
Author Muna Kenny
Ingredients
2 ¼cups2% milk
3tablespoonsgranulated sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1 ½teaspoonsunsalted butter
¼cupfreekeh uncooked
1tablespoon+1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 4 tablespoon water
*** Blueberry Sauce
1cupfresh blueberriesyou can use frozen
2tablespoonssugar
¼cupwater
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.