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Om Ali (Egyptian Bread Pudding) 

Om Ali/Umm Ali (Egyptian Bread Pudding) is a classic Egyptian recipe made with bread or pastry soaked in sweetened milk and mixed with nuts and shredded coconut. It's a crispy, crunchy, sweet, creamy, moreish Egyptian dessert!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Middle Eastern, Moroccan
Servings 6
Calories 309.9 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (17.5 ounces) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar, divided
  • 4 cups of milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place the pastry sheets in the baking dish and place the dish in the oven.
  • Watch it closely. When the top layer turns crunchy and golden, remove it from the oven. Continue until all the sheets are cooked.
  • Preheat the oven's broiler.
  • In a bowl, combine walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins, coconut, and 1/4 cup sugar. Break cooked pastry into pieces and stir into nut mixture. Spread mixture evenly in a 9x13-inch dish.
  • Bring milk and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Pour over nut mixture.
  • Beat the heavy cream with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread evenly over nut mixture in dish.
  • Place dessert under oven broiler until top is golden brown, about 10 minutes.
  • Serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 309.9kcal
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