Kunafa with Cream and Pistachios

Kunafa with Cream and Pistachios : A kunafa filled with a firm, fragrant milk cream and sprinkled with pistachios. A gentler dessert than the cheese version.

• 8 servings
• Preparation 30 min
• Cooking 35 min
• Total 65 min
• Level medium
• Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5

Ingredients : kunafa with cream

• 300 g kataifi (shredded phyllo dough)
• 140 g melted butter
• 500 ml whole milk
• 50 g cornstarch
• 60 g sugar
• 1 tbsp orange blossom water
• 200 g sugar, for the syrup
• 150 ml water
• 40 g crushed pistachios

Preparation : kunafa with cream

1. Put the milk, cornstarch and sugar in the bowl and cook, stirring, until thickened. 8 min90°Cspeed 3
2. Add the orange blossom water, mix and let cool. 10 secspeed 3
3. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Mix the crumbled kataifi with the melted butter.
4. Spread half of the kataifi in a baking dish, add the cooled cream, then the rest of the kataifi.
5. Bake for 35 minutes at 190°C (375°F).
6. Rinse the bowl and cook the sugar and water into a syrup. 8 min100°Cspeed 1
7. Pour the syrup over the kunafa and sprinkle with pistachios.

Storage: 2 days in the refrigerator.

You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 65 minutes in total. All settings (time, temperature, speed and rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order and the result will turn out well. You can also download the recipe as a PDF or copy it to Cookidoo and cook it right away.