Licorice Mhalabia #cookingwithalia #morocco #recipe

Ingredients
150ml (2/3 cup) milk
100ml (1/2 cup) heavy cream
20g (1/4 cup) cornstarch
30g (1/4 cup) sugar
1 teaspoon licorice paste

To decorate
Licorice paste

Steps
1- Add the milk, heavy cream, sugar, cornstarch and licorice paste to a saucepan.
2- Whisk well to make sure the cornstarch dissolves in the milk.
2- Place the saucepan on the stove over medium heat, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes while continuously whisking until the mixture thickens.
3- Immediately pour the mahalabia mixture in the serving cups.
4- Allow the mahalabia to cool for 5 minutes at room temperature.
5- Cover the cups with plastic wrap then refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to overnight).
6- Remove from the fridge right before serving. Decorate with a thin layer of licorice and serve cold.