Sweet Couscous

Name: Sweet Couscous
Yield: Makes: 4 servings
Ingredients: Sour cream or plain yogurt (optional); 2 tablespoons sugar, brown or white; ½ cup unsalted peanuts; 1 cup couscous; 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons butter

Preparation info

Makes:
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Monday-to-Friday Cookbook

By Michele Urvater

Published 1991

About

I love this dessert so, perhaps I should have included it in the main-course grains chapter—on more than one occasion I have eaten double portions of this instead of dinner.

Because the dessert is made with a filling grain, it’s perfect to have after a scrambled egg, soup, salad, or sandwich.

Ingredients

1 cup couscous
1 cup water
2 tablespoons

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Soak the couscous in the water for at least 15 minutes. Right before sautéing it, break up any clumps of couscous with your fingers.
Melt the butter in a medium-size skillet over medium heat. Stir in the couscous, sugar, and peanuts; sauté for a minute or two until all the ingredients are hot. Serve immediately with or without sour cream.