couscous desserts

[Guest guest]

I've eaten couscous for years as a meal but never thought of making desert

with it.

 

Interesting.

 

What is your favorite desert made with couscous?

 

This is one that is very good....it is from Eunice Farmilant's " The Natural

Foods Sweet Tooth Cookbook " , published in 1973.

 

Couscous Pudding

 

3 cups apple (or any other fruit juice)

1 cup raw couscous

1/2 cup chopped dried fruit (I like apricots)

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or almonds ( I like almonds)

1/2 tsp. sea salt

4 Tbsp. nut butter ( I prefer almond butter)

 

Bring fruit juice to a boil in a 2 qt. saucepan. Add remaining ingredients,

bring to a boil again, and simmer for 2 minutes,

stirring constantly. Cover and turn off heat. Let sit undisturbed for 15

minutes. Serve either warm or spoon into

serving dishes and chill. Garnish with Soy Cream Sauce or fresh fruit glaze.

 

Couscous Blueberry Surprise

 

1 pint fresh blueberries

1 cup fruit juice

1 Tbsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. arrowroot or cornstarch

4 cups cooked Couscous Pudding

 

Preheat oven to 375 F. Rinse blueberries in cold water. Bring blueberries,

fruit juice and lemon juice to a boil in a saucepan. Remove some of the liquid

and use to dissolve

the starch. Add starch to blueberries stirring counstantly. Remove from heat

when thick. Spread the bottom of a cake pan with a layer of couscous pudding.

Pour blueberries over that layer, then add remaining couscous and then cover

with the remaining blueberries. Bake in oven for 25 minutes.

 

This one is from " Cooking with Martha Rose...Herb & Honey Cookery " Martha Rose

Shulman, 1985.

 

Couscous with Honey and Fruit (Serves 4)

 

1 cup couscous

2 cups water

1 Tbsp. butter

1 apple, cored and chopped

1 pear, corred and chopped

3 Tbsp. water or apple juice

1 Tbsp. honey

4 Tbsp. raisins

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg

plain low-fat yogurt and additioinal honey for topping

 

Place couscous in a bowl and pour on water. Set sit 10 to 15 minutes or until

soft. Heat butter in frying pan and add apple

and pear. Saute a few minutes then add water or apple juice, honey, raisins,

and spices. Cook, stirring over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in

couscous and heat through, stirring. Remove from heat and serve, topped with

yogurt,

and if you wish, additional honey.

Nancy C.