A sweet aromatic delicious Middle Eastern dessert set with vermicelli, cream and cardamom and decorated with pistachios. Instead of preparing it into one large dessert I have made little cupcake sizes as it is quite decadent.
VERMICELLI CUPS
Author: Fazila Olla-Logday
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
A sweet aromatic delicious Middle Eastern dessert set with vermicelli, cream and cardamom and decorated with pistachios. Instead of preparing it into one large dessert I have made little cupcake sizes as it is quite decadent.
Ingredients
- 300 gr Vermicelli
- 3 Eggs
- 11/2 Cups Sugar
- ⅓ Cup Ghee
- 375 ml Fresh Cream
- ½ Cup Water
- 2 Tsps. Baking Powder
- ½ Tsp Cardamom Powder
- Chopped Pistachios for Decorating
SYRUP
- ½ Cup Sugar
- ½ Cup Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Crush the vermicelli until it's coarsely broken.
- Beat eggs, sugar and ghee in with an electric or hand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add the fresh cream, water, baking powder and cardamom powder and beat well for a few more minutes.
- Line mini muffin pans with cupcake liners and add about 1 tablespoon of crushed vermicelli.
- Pour the fresh cream mixture into a pouring jug for easy distribution into the cupcake liners. Pour the mixture evenly over the vermicelli until the cupcake liners are just over ¾ full.
- Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and bake for 15-20 mins. until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and spoon about a teaspoon of syrup over each vermicelli cup.
- Serve warm.
SYRUP
- Make a simple thin sugar syrup by boiling the sugar and the water in a small saucepan.
- Stir to combine and then bring to a boil over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and the syrup is clear.
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