Today, I want to introduce you to a delightful treat from Turkish cuisine – the ever-so-creamy and delicious Turkish Pudding, known locally as “muhallebi.” This homemade white pudding is a breeze to make and offers a wonderfully smooth texture that melts in your mouth. It’s the perfect light dessert for these warm summer days.
Check for more summer desserts; Peach Pudding, Blueberry Peach Cake
About recipe;
I’ve put a twist on the traditional muhallebi by pairing it with a tangy lemon sauce. This combination of sweet and sour is absolutely irresistible, especially if you love playing with flavors as much as I do. Imagine a silky pudding with a zesty lemon kick – a match made in dessert heaven!
You can whip up the lemon sauce at home with a simple recipe, or if you’re short on time, feel free to use a store-bought version. Either way, the result will be fantastic. Check my lemon sauce recipe; Lemon Sauce
How to make Turkish Pudding with Lemon Sauce?
Make the Muhallebi (Pudding): Start by preparing the classic Turkish pudding. It’s straightforward and doesn’t require many ingredients. All you need, milk, flour, starch, sugar and butter.
Prepare the Lemon Sauce: While the pudding cools, you can move on to the lemon sauce. If you’re making it from scratch, check out my easy homemade lemon sauce recipe.
Combine and Serve: Once both the pudding and the sauce are ready and chilled, it’s time to serve. Layer the pudding in bowls or mugs, pour the lemon sauce.
How to make Turkish Pudding?
This is super simple homemade pudding recipe. Take a big pot or sauce pan, add milk, sugar, starch and flour. Combine and cook over medium heat with stirring. It’s really important keep stirring cause it can easily burn. When the pudding start to thick and boil, turn the heat down and add butter. Keep stirring and cook 2-3 more minutes. Cool before serve.
How to make Lemon Sauce?
To make a lemon sauce you need 5 minutes. Take a medium sauce pan, add cornstarch and sugar, gradually add water and cook over medium heat with stirring. When it started to thick, almost 2-3 minutes, turn the heat down. Add lemon juice, lemon zest and butter. Check all the ingredients.
Serving Size;
This recipe yielded about 6 portions of lemon sauce pudding for me. Of course, the number of servings can vary depending on the size of your bowls or mugs.
If you enjoy a mix of sweet and salty, or sweet and sour, like I do, this dessert is going to be your new favorite. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
