egyptian · breakfast
Cream with honey and dates
Three traditional ingredients: full cream, raw honey, soft dates. Nothing else.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Servings
- 1
- Difficulty
- easy
Steps
- 01
Assemble
5 minSpoon the cream into a small bowl. Drizzle the honey, scatter the pitted dates on top.
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