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Put that bottle of rosewater to work with these sweet recipes

Put the floral flavour and aroma of rosewater to great use in these puddings, breakfasts and sweets.

Sohan Asali

Sohan asali is a special sweet that is served with coffee or tea and is particularly consumed at Iranian New Year celebrations. Sohan asali is so well known that...

Turkish

Turkish delight

These pretty squares (known as 'lokum' in Turkey) are perfect for serving with coffee when friends pop over, or as a light sweet after a meal. Turkish Delight...

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

Basbousa is where semolina and coconut take a syrupy dip

Egypt's sweet semolina cake is finished in rosewater and lemon syrup and is the easiest cake recipe ever (there we said it!).

Modern Australian

Rosewater cranberry fool

Simply buy some delicious sweet treats, think about flavours and textures that go together, chop them, fold them through flavoured whipped cream

Middle Eastern

Watermelon salad, rosewater and cinnamon labneh

A pretty, fragrant salad that makes a perfectly light and refreshing dessert in hot weather.

Indian

Gulab jamun

A classic south-Asian dessert, these cardamom-scented fried-dough dumplings take a dip in a bath of rose-water before being served warm.

British

Summer berry fool

The name of this British dessert comes from the French "fouler", meaning to press or crush, and refers to the juicy, freshly crushed berries. Freshly baked sponge...

Indian

Cheat’s rasmalai

Rasgullas are a dumpling made from cheese curds and semolina, cooked in a sweet sugar syrup. Sandeep uses them to make a shorcut version of the celebratory...

Israeli

Malabi

Malabi is a sweet milk pudding that can be eaten plain but is often topped with a rose-scented fruit syrup. Ehud Malka takes his to the next level with...

Middle Eastern

M'hencha with halva, white chocolate and almonds

M'hencha is a filo pastry snake, rolled with a rich almond, white chocolate and ginger filling, with a few drops of rosewater for fragrance. Dress with rose...

Middle Eastern

Knafeh

Knafeh is a beautiful and intriguing Middle Eastern dessert made with stringy kataifi pastry and filled with mozzarella cheese.

Middle Eastern

Almond-filled semolina biscuits

Mamoul bi lorz feature intricate designs that makes them as much art as biscuit. The centre is filled with crushed almond and both rose and orange blossom waters...

Middle Eastern

Date ma'amoul pie

This pie combines the goodness of dates encased in a slightly crumbly oat pastry, which will absolutely make an impressive festive dessert. Enjoy it with a scoop...

Afghan

Falooda

This milky rosewater-infused cold dessert is popular in the subcontinent. It is served in a tall glass, with layers of rose syrup, pieces of maghoot jelly,...