Om Ali Recipe

4.75 from 4 votes

Om Ali is the Middle Eastern version of bread pudding! A pastry soaked in milk loaded with nuts and topped with whipped cream.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Egyptian, Middle Eastern

Servings: Servings

Calories: 378kcal

Author: Radwa

Preheat the oven to 200C / 390F and line a baking tray with parchment pepper.
In a small bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peak forms and then put in the fridge until needed.
1 cup heavy cream
Unroll the puff pastry sheet and place it into the baking tray.
390 g puff pastry sheet
Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Then, allow to cool.
Cut the puff pastry into small pieces and put in an oven-safe baking dish, and add in the nuts.
⅓ cup almonds, ⅓ cup walnuts, ¼ cup raisins, ¼ cup shredded coconut
In a medium saucepan, over medium-high heat, add milk, vanilla extract and sugar, stir together until the sugar dissolves, and then bring to a boil.
4 cups full fat milk, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pour the milk over the pastry, cover and leave it for 10-15 minutes to absorb the milk.
Evenly spread the whipped cream on top and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until bubbling and the top is golden brown. Serve immediately.

It's possible to make this dish without using nuts, but the eating experience wouldn't be as superb.