A super easy Middle Eastern dessert that looks like a carpet!
So apparently this is a popular middle eastern dessert that is very beautiful and delicious! For some reason, I’ve never heard about it before… Everybody around me seems to know it, except for me! Until I saw a picture of it somewhere on Facebook, it looked AMAZING and I couldn’t get it out of my head so I had to make it!!
This is a no-bake dessert, very similar to the Easy Nescafe cake, it is made out of layers of biscuits/crackers (I LOVE layered desserts!!) and is covered with a thick layer of rich cream that is fluffy and light but is also rich at the same time! The cream is flavored with cream caramel and that is my absolutely favorite taste!! Seriously, one of the best!
The fun part is the decoration part, you can be creative and make different designs but it is usually made to look like a carpet! I thought that it would be also nice to decorate with green pistachios to add some colour and taste but I didn’t have any on hand when I was making this dessert. But if you try it, please send me a picture of what you made, I would love to see!
Store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Carpet Dessert
Ingredients
- 2 packs graham crackers/biscuits I used Petit beurre
- 1 pack of dream whip | or whipped cream if not adding any milk
- 1 pack of cream caramel
- 1 pack of heavy cream
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 cup of milk
- 3 tbsp Nescafe
- Boiling water
- Topping:
- 7 crushed Oreos
- 1 Galaxy flutes bar
- shredded coconut
Instructions
- In a serving bowl, arrange 3 layers of crackers/biscuits. In a mug dissolve 3 tbsp of Nescafe and 1 tbsp of sugar in boiling water then pour over the layers of crackers/biscuits until they're fully soaked in Nescafe.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix milk, dream whip, heavy cream, and cream caramel then beat with an electric mixer until the mixture is fluffy.
- Pour cream mixture over the layers of crackers then decorate with crushed Oreos, galaxy flutes, and shredded coconut. Chill in the fridge for 4-6 hours and serve cold.
What is cream caramel, and what size is a pack? Could you post maybe how many ounces that would be? Also, Nescafe, like instant coffee? Just want to make sure I’m understanding this recipe. Those cookies don’t look like any graham crackers I’ve seen. they look a little fancier, but if I can use graham crackers, I will. Galaxy flutes bar, is that like a pirouette from Pepperidge Farm? Just want to make sure to get the right amount of everything, and the right thing. It looks really yummy.
What a beautiful looking dessert! Never heard of it before but it’s on my “must try list” now π
Love Middle Eastern food! x
I will be posting more Middle Eastern desserts this summer! Thank you for stopping by π
Thank you Denise! I love your recipes, they always come out so perfect! Thank you for stopping by!! π
What a pretty dessert. It looks amazing!
Well I thought I knew all the Middle Eastern desserts, but I’ve not come across this one before. It sounds thoroughly decedent and delicious – the sort of thing I’d find it hard not to have second helpings of.
Oh wow this dessert is both delicious and beautiful, I absolutely love it and can imagine it would be a huge hit at a dinner party:-)
Diana, my dear! What a stunning, tasty yet easy dessert. I love the idea that it is a no-bake…
Thanks again for the link for my Mallomars Trifle. I am looking forward for summer to make what we call in my home country,Brazil, “pava” or trifle with layered cookies. We basically have two types: one layered in a pyrex like this one of yours, and other that is unmolded and look like a box. Have a delicious week! I am pinning this for sure!!!