Children’s food for grownups – Chocolate Semolina Dessert With Cinnamon and Honey-glazed Walnuts
I sneaked this little dish into my photo schedule the other day because I felt that I needed to do something for me, my own stuff and not only dishes created by others and following the visual wishes of others. So now when I am having a short break before the madness starts again, I will try to do my own work here. It is great having lots of work obviously but as I discussed with my friend Bron Marshall (who is busy working on a new issue of her online magazine), you do need time to do your own things in order to get back at least some trace of creativity in your mind. Right now I am looking through food magazines, tearing or cutting out the photos I like to then put them in my image collector. Yesterday I was looking through all the images I have collected that somehow has struck me in one way or another and I felt very small indeed, there are certain food photographers that have that genius streak that makes them create images that I can look and look at without getting tired.
Two of my children don’t like milk while the third drinks it for them all. But that obviously doesn’t help the unwilling ones, they still need to get the goodness that is contained in the milk so I have learnt to disguise it as well as it goes. Semolina with chocolate and milk has been very successful with the son and not long ago I realized that with a little help it could be transformed in a little comfort dessert!
CHOCOLATE SEMOLINA DESSERT WITH CINNAMON AND HONEY-GLAZED WALNUTS
4 servings
200 ml/ 0,85 cup semolina flours, the coarser type
900 ml/ 3,8 cups milk, I use whole fat but you can use other kinds
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3-4 tblsp sugar. Or more. Or less.
200 g / 7 oz good quality dark chocolate broken into pieces
honey-glazed walnuts, roughly chopped. I glaze mine the easiest way (drizzle walnuts with honey and put them in medium warm oven to dry/glaze) but there are lots of recipes out there if you want to do it the proper way.
a small pinch of salt
Mix semolina, sugar, cinnamon and milk in a pan and heat it up stirring all the time. After a few minutes cooking, add the chocolate and mix until completely melted. Don’t cook too long or it gets too stodgy, go for a more fluid feel.
Put the chocolate semolina in small bowls and top with the walnuts. I also added some chocolate flakes
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On the other hand, other people will look at your pics (such as these) and never cease to be inspired! I could easily handle one or two helpings of this dessert too.
Görel, you are the best SIL one could ever wish for!
Hi Lucullian,
I really like your blog and this recipe looks great.
I live in NYC and just took up cooking and picked it up pretty quickly. I recently started my own blog also.
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Take a look and let me know what you think
Thanks! – KK
Stress could jam anybody’s creative gears my sweet. Send the kids to school and take 1h (at least) for yourself to recharge your speedlight
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this looks right up my alley and i can’t wait to try it. your photographs are beautiful, too!
Oh my, that looks amazing. You have to tell me, who makes that spoon in the picture?
Looks really great… mouth watering. Really wish I could have this for dessert. Love your blog.
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This is really a very interesting dessert to me. I’ve never heard of anything like it. I’ll have to try it soon. Thanks for the recipe
Hi Ilva, I don’t get tired looking at your images, I guess, you just have that same kind of effect on me. Lovely desert, by the way. I love that you’re doing a thing (or two) just for yourself. Hugs. Gosia
Your images are of much inspiration, Ilva! I read your guest post on Gourmand in the Kitchen and I saved so many good tips!Thanks for that…And for this lovely pudding, too! Nice interpretation, love it!
Ilva, this is beautiful. I love the rustic quality of the photos and the dessert itself. I have made many semolina puddings but never with chocolate, what an interesting mix of ingredients!
Semolina puddings always remind me of childhood, there something just so comforting about them.
I haven’t had semolina since I was a child either. We always used to sprinkle it with ‘gunpowder’ chocolate powder and stir it in – the streaks of chocolate made it so much better!
Your photos are stunning as always!
The Dessert itself looks beautiful and I am sure it was as delicious as it looks…but i must remark at the beauty of the cup that carries it. I love it!
what a wonderful way to disguise the milk.
Semolina and chocolate… mmmmm, love the combination!
This dessert actually reminded me of the one I posted a couple of years ago, here’s the link: http://www.storiesfromemona.com/2009/06/07/semolina-cocoa-balls/
You’re welcome to check it out, I’m sure you’d like it.
These photos are amazing. All your photos are lovely, but these are especially so. The lighting, wow. And the dessert looks wonderful, too. ; )
Lovely photos, I love the somber mood, I would love to learn how to take photos like these.
You sound so busy lately, and I hope it is all good. I have some semolina that needs to be used so I will try.
Too bad about the paper chef, I submitted a dessert for the last challenge but I guess you didn’t have enough.
I made a Paleo version of Cauliflower gratin with bread crumbs from your Chocolate sandwich bread! It was amazing and creamy!