Sahlab Warm Middle Eastern Sweetened Milk Drink (سحلب)
The invitingly warm Middle Eastern sweetened milk drink called Sahlab. A delightful winter warmer. This is a healthier vegan sahlab drink.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 231kcal
Equipment
- 1 pot
Ingredients
- 4 cups Milk dairy free, room temperature or cold
- 4 tablespoons Cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons Maple Syrup
- 8 grains Mastic optional
- ¼ teaspoon Orange blossom water
- ¼ teaspoon Rose water
- 1 pinch Cinnamon garnish
Instructions
- In a small pot, whisk the dairy free milk with the cornstarch until fully dissolved. Then place on the pot on medium heat, add the mastic and maple syrup and whisk continuously until a pourable thickened consistency has been achieved. The milk should just start bubbling gently. See note #1
- Pour into serving cups, topped with either cinnamon powder, desiccated coconut or crushed pistachio. Serve warm.
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Notes
#1 - When heating and whisking the sahlab it will go through the initial stage of thickening (slightly thicker than the original consistency) keep whisking until it thickens further. It should still be pourable. Avoid a hard boil - this will change the consistency completely.
Make sure the dairy free milk is either at room temperature or cold when whisking through the cornstarch, this will ensure there are no lumps.
Mastic, rose water and orange blossom are highly recommended. I have linked up where to purchase these from online. If you really want to use vanilla instead.
Sahlab is traditionally made with sahlab powder, read about this above in the post.
Similar recipes, like traditional meghli pudding, you may also like are listed in the above article,
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 411mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 395IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 323mg | Iron: 0.1mg