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Gourmet Basbousa with pastry cream and chocolate chips

Recipe by nadia di couzina

Traditional basbousa revisited with a light pastry cream, butter, coconut and chocolate chips. Moist individual mini cakes soaked in a vanilla‑flavored syrup, perfect for a snack or dessert.

MediumMaghrebServes 6

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Source Video
1h 6m
Prep
37m
Cook
12m
Cleanup
1h 55m
Total

Cost Breakdown

$7.00
Total cost
$1.17
Per serving

Critical Success Points

  • Cooking the pastry cream until thickened
  • Baking until golden coloration
  • Soaking the cakes with still‑warm syrup
  • Unmolding the basbousas only when completely cooled

Safety Warnings

  • Be careful of hot milk splatters
  • Do not let the syrup boil too long to avoid burns
  • Use kitchen gloves when handling hot molds

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