Basstuk – or Bastekh (Fruit Juice Pudding)
A very easy dessert from the Magzanian’s collection of Musa Daghsi recipes.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cups grape juice or apricot nectar
- sugar (optional, depending on the juice's or nectar’s sweetness/ tartness)
- ¾ cups walnuts (chopped, pecans, almonds, or pistachios may be substituted)
Instructions
- Place cornstarch in a cup. Add a few spoons of juice or nectar and stir until smooth.
- Heat the remaining juice over medium heat. Whisk-in sugar to suit your taste, if using. Gradually add the cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly, until pudding comes to a boil and begins to thicken. (This will only take a few minutes.)
- Simmer a few more minutes. Remove from heat and pour pudding into small serving bowls. It will continue to thicken as it rests or chills.
- Serve pudding at room temperature or chilled.
- Garnish with nuts just before serving.
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