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 mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
30 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Middle Eastern, Moroccan
Servings 6
Calories 309.9 kcal
- 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
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.
Calories: 309.9kcal