{"id":10711,"date":"2022-01-27T23:50:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T23:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehintofrosemary.com\/?p=10711"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:39:03","slug":"qatayef-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehintofrosemary.com\/qatayef-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatayef Arabic Ricotta Cream Filled Pancakes (\u0642\u0637\u0627\u064a\u0641)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Qatayef also called atayef, is a delicious Arabic dessert made of a small pancake filled with whipped ricotta cream. Qatayef is served with a sweet fragrant rosewater orange blossom syrup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is commonly served for dessert during the month of Ramadan<\/a>, but we make this delicious Middle Eastern dessert all year long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My qatayef dough recipe is super easy to make with just a few simple ingredients like flour, baking powder, and water. No semolina flour, and no yeast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you love Arabic food and want to learn more authentic recipes from the Middle East? Make sure to read my complete guide on Cooking Arabic Food At Home<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS QATAYEF?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Qatayef, or Atayef depending on where you are from, is a delicious Arabic dessert recipe. Qatayef is a small pancake that is cooked on one side, and then either stuffed with nuts, and fried, or half folded and stuffed with cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHERE ARE QATAYEF FROM?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Qatayef is a dessert common in the Levant region of the Middle East- Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW CAN I MAKE A HEALTHY QATAYEF RECIPE?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most Arabic desserts are super indulgent and heavy on the cream and sugar. So delicious!! And is totally fine if you want just a little treat. But, if you are trying to eat healthier, or are avoiding refined sugar & grains, you can definitely make a healthy katayef recipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Healthy qatayef substitutions:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • All purpose flour- use white wheat flour, or a 1:1 gluten free baking flour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Sugar- use honey or maple syrup. Or, cut the sugar in half.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Clotted cream- use whole milk greek yogurt or full fat coconut milk. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    No need to change ricotta cheese, baking powder, water, rose water, orange blossom water, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and pistachios. These are all healthy ingredients already. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you are dairy free\/ vegan<\/strong>, the qatayef batter & syrup is already dairy free and vegan friendly. To make a dairy free\/vegan qatayef filling, simply use a dairy free ricotta substitute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    TIPS TO MAKE THE BEST QATAYEF WITH CREAM RECIPE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Let your qatayef batter rest for 15 minutes before cooking<\/strong>. This gives time for the baking powder to activate for those signature bubbles on your Arabic pancakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Fry pancakes without oil<\/strong>. Don't use oil to make your pancakes. If you use oil, you could end up with crispy pancakes. The qatayef pancakes should be very soft, not crispy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Use a high quality whole milk ricotta cheese. <\/strong>Not all ricotta are equal! Some ricotta has more water in it, and will make your filling very runny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Simmer rose water syrup for 10<\/strong> minutes. <\/strong>This will give you that perfect qatayef dipping consistency!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WATCH HOW I MADE EASY QATAYEF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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