Sahlab Sweet Middle Eastern Milk Drink
The beloved sweet Middle Eastern milk drink called Sahlab. An inviting winter warmer of choice across the Middle East.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 231kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups Milk dairy free, room temperature or cold
- 4 tablespoons Cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons Maple Syrup
- 8 grains Mastic optional, must be ground
- 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 ground mastic and maple syrup and whisk continuously until a pourable thickened consistency has been achieved. The milk should just start bubbling gently. See note #14 cups Milk, 4 tablespoons Cornstarch, 4 tablespoons Maple Syrup, 8 grains Mastic, ¼ teaspoon Orange blossom water, ¼ teaspoon Rose water
- Pour into serving cups, garnish with cinnamon or top as desired (see above topping suggestions in article). Serve warm.1 pinch Cinnamon
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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 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 in the above article. Vanilla can also be used albeit not a traditional flavoring.
Sahlab is traditionally made with sahlab powder, read about this above in the post.
You might also like this spiced rice pudding.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | 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