Easy 5-Ingredient Ashta Recipe

Name: Easy 5-Ingredient Ashta Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 30 oz ricotta cheese; 2 cups whole milk or heavy cream; 5 heaping tablespoons corn starch; ¼ cup rose water; ¾ cup sugar

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:10min

Ashta is a luxuriously rich and creamy, thick clotted cream enjoyed alone and or included in many Middle Eastern recipes! Here is the easiest and most delicious recipe you will ever make!

Updated at: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:22:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories407.9 kcal (20%)

Total Fat18.2 g (26%)

Carbs48 g (18%)

Sugars28.9 g (32%)

Protein13.8 g (28%)

Sodium181 mg (9%)

Fiber0.1 g (0%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

30 ozricotta cheese

2 cupswhole milk

or heavy cream

5 heaping tablespoonscorn starch

¼ cuprose water

¾ cupsugar

Instructions

Step 1

In a medium pot while the stove is OFF, add in the milk, sugar, rose water, and starch.

Step 2

Whisk until corn starch has fully dissolved, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Turn the heat on high and continue whisking until it comes to a boil. You should see the milk thicken into a white pudding (see video below). Once it has thickened, remove pan off of the heat.

Step 4

Add in the ricotta cheese then whisk well incorporated, fluffy and whipped! You can enjoy it right away or use it with many different middle eastern desserts (see the recommended desserts linked above this recipe card).

Step 5

Allow the ashta to cool for 20 minutes them refrigerate for 2-4 hours or over night until firm.

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