Dessert • Saudi Arabian
Knafeh

Ingredients
- Knafeh400g
- Unsalted Butter6 tablespoons
- Yellow Food Colouring1 pinch
- Mozzarella1 cup
- Cream Cheese1/4 cup
- 1/2 cup Milk1
- Sugar4 tablespoons
- Corn Flour2 tablespoons
- Sugar1 cup
- Water1 cup
- Rose water1 tsp
- Lemon Juice1/2 teaspoon
Steps
Prepare
- 🥄1
- 🔥Take kanfhe in a bowl and roughly cut them.
- 🧂Pour melted butter, yellow food color and mix well with your hands.
- 🍳In a separate bowl mix milk, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch well.
Steps
- 🔥2
Cook
- 🧂Turn on the flame and boil the liquid, when it gets thick turn off the flame let it cool down a little bit.
Prepare
- 🍳Add mozzarella in it and mix it well.
Steps
- Now make a base with half of the kanfhe in a dish, gently press it to level the dough well.
Prepare
- 🍽️Pour the cheese mixture on the top and level it with a spoon.
Steps
- 🌿3
- ✨Cover it with the other half of the kanfhe.
Prepare
- ✨Put the dish in a preheated oven at 200 degree for about 20-25 minutes.
Steps
- 🥄It's ready when kunafa is golden and crunchy in the surface.
- 🔥4
Cook
- 🔥Boil water in a pan and dissolve sugar in it for 4–5 minutes.
- 🧂OR cook it until slightly thicken and keep on stirring.
Prepare
- 🧂Add lemon juice with rose water, mix well.
Steps
- 🍳Evenly pour the syrup over the kunafa as soon as it comes out of the oven.
Serve
- Your kunafa is ready to serve.
Source: Original recipe