Snack · 45 min · middle-eastern

Honey Basbousa

Semolina does the heavy lifting here, with yogurt rounding it out. A Middle Eastern snack that takes 45 minutes, start to finish. Each serving lands at 385 calories with 6g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Simple enough for a Tuesday, good enough to serve to guests — that is the whole idea.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 cups Semolina
• 1 cup Yogurt
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Coconut
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 cup Almonds
• 1/3 cup Honey
• 1/2 Lemon

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 375°F. Whisk the semolina, yogurt, sugar, coconut, melted butter, and baking powder into a thick batter.
2. Spread in a buttered 9-inch pan and score into diamonds with a knife — the cuts guide the syrup later.
3. Press an almond into the center of each diamond.
4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until deep golden at the edges.
5. Simmer the honey with lemon juice 5 minutes into a thin syrup.
6. Pour the hot syrup over the hot cake — it should hiss and drink it in.
7. Cool completely before cutting; basbousa firms as it stands.

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