Pistachio Kunafa
Pistachio Kunafa – Crispy golden kunafa filled with creamy pistachio goodness, soaked in fragrant sugar syrup and generously topped with crushed pistachios.
Preparation:
15
Cooking:
30
Servings:
4
Medium
Ingredients
Kunafa dough – 500 g
Butter – 200 g
Pistachio paste – 150 g
Mozzarella – 200 g
Cream – ½ cup
Crushed pistachios – ½ cup
Sugar syrup – 1½ cups
Preparation
Kunafa recipes with all timing
Absolutely! 😋 Here are 3 easy Kunafa recipes with exact ingredients, measurements, temperature, and timing.
🧀 1. Classic Cheese Kunafa
Ingredients
Kunafa
Kunafa/katayifi dough – 500 g
Melted butter/ghee – 200 g
Mozzarella cheese – 300 g
Sugar – 2 tbsp
Pistachios – 2 tbsp
Sugar syrup
Sugar – 1½ cups
Water – ¾ cup
Lemon juice – 1 tsp
Rose water – 1 tsp
⏱️ Timing
Make syrup – 8–10 min
Boil sugar + water for 5–7 min.
Add lemon juice and boil 2 min.
Turn off heat and add rose water.
Cool completely.
Prepare kunafa – 10 min
Cut/shred the kunafa dough into small pieces.
Mix thoroughly with melted butter.
Layer – 5 min
Grease a 9-inch pan.
Add half the kunafa and press firmly.
Add mozzarella evenly.
Cover with remaining kunafa and press gently.
Bake – 30–40 min
Preheat oven at 180°C for 10 min.
Bake at 180°C for 30–40 min, until the top is golden brown.
Add syrup – 2 min
Pour cold syrup over the hot kunafa immediately after removing it from the oven.
Rest for 5–10 min.
Total time: ~1 hour 10 min.
🍮 2. Cream Kunafa
Ingredients
Kunafa dough – 500 g
Butter/ghee – 200 g
Milk – 500 ml
Cornflour – 4 tbsp
Sugar – ½ cup
Fresh cream – ½ cup
Rose water – 1 tsp
Pistachios – 2 tbsp
Cream filling
Mix milk + cornflour + sugar while cold.
Cook on medium flame for 7–10 min, stirring continuously.
When thick, add cream and rose water.
Cook another 1–2 min.
Cool for 10–15 min.
Assembly & baking
Prepare buttered kunafa: 10 min
Put half in greased pan and press: 3 min
Add cream filling: 3 min
Cover with remaining kunafa: 3 min
Bake at 180°C for 30–35 min
Add cold syrup immediately.
Rest 5–10 min.
Total time: ~1 hour 15 min.
💚 3. Pistachio Kunafa
Ingredients
Kunafa dough – 500 g
Butter – 200 g
Pistachio paste – 150 g
Mozzarella – 200 g
Cream – ½ cup
Crushed pistachios – ½ cup
Sugar syrup – 1½ cups
Method
1. Prepare dough – 10 min
Mix shredded kunafa with melted butter.
2. Make filling – 5 min
Mix pistachio paste + cream + mozzarella.
3. Assemble – 10 min
Grease pan.
Add half the kunafa.
Press firmly.
Add pistachio filling.
Cover with remaining kunafa.
4. Bake – 30–35 min
Preheat: 180°C for 10 min
Bake: 180°C for 30–35 min
For extra browning, use top heat for 2–3 min at the end.
5. Syrup – 2 min
Pour cold syrup over the hot kunafa.
6. Garnish
Add crushed pistachios and rest for 5–10 min.
Absolutely! 😋 Here are 3 easy Kunafa recipes with exact ingredients, measurements, temperature, and timing.
🧀 1. Classic Cheese Kunafa
Ingredients
Kunafa
Kunafa/katayifi dough – 500 g
Melted butter/ghee – 200 g
Mozzarella cheese – 300 g
Sugar – 2 tbsp
Pistachios – 2 tbsp
Sugar syrup
Sugar – 1½ cups
Water – ¾ cup
Lemon juice – 1 tsp
Rose water – 1 tsp
⏱️ Timing
Make syrup – 8–10 min
Boil sugar + water for 5–7 min.
Add lemon juice and boil 2 min.
Turn off heat and add rose water.
Cool completely.
Prepare kunafa – 10 min
Cut/shred the kunafa dough into small pieces.
Mix thoroughly with melted butter.
Layer – 5 min
Grease a 9-inch pan.
Add half the kunafa and press firmly.
Add mozzarella evenly.
Cover with remaining kunafa and press gently.
Bake – 30–40 min
Preheat oven at 180°C for 10 min.
Bake at 180°C for 30–40 min, until the top is golden brown.
Add syrup – 2 min
Pour cold syrup over the hot kunafa immediately after removing it from the oven.
Rest for 5–10 min.
Total time: ~1 hour 10 min.
🍮 2. Cream Kunafa
Ingredients
Kunafa dough – 500 g
Butter/ghee – 200 g
Milk – 500 ml
Cornflour – 4 tbsp
Sugar – ½ cup
Fresh cream – ½ cup
Rose water – 1 tsp
Pistachios – 2 tbsp
Cream filling
Mix milk + cornflour + sugar while cold.
Cook on medium flame for 7–10 min, stirring continuously.
When thick, add cream and rose water.
Cook another 1–2 min.
Cool for 10–15 min.
Assembly & baking
Prepare buttered kunafa: 10 min
Put half in greased pan and press: 3 min
Add cream filling: 3 min
Cover with remaining kunafa: 3 min
Bake at 180°C for 30–35 min
Add cold syrup immediately.
Rest 5–10 min.
Total time: ~1 hour 15 min.
💚 3. Pistachio Kunafa
Ingredients
Kunafa dough – 500 g
Butter – 200 g
Pistachio paste – 150 g
Mozzarella – 200 g
Cream – ½ cup
Crushed pistachios – ½ cup
Sugar syrup – 1½ cups
Method
1. Prepare dough – 10 min
Mix shredded kunafa with melted butter.
2. Make filling – 5 min
Mix pistachio paste + cream + mozzarella.
3. Assemble – 10 min
Grease pan.
Add half the kunafa.
Press firmly.
Add pistachio filling.
Cover with remaining kunafa.
4. Bake – 30–35 min
Preheat: 180°C for 10 min
Bake: 180°C for 30–35 min
For extra browning, use top heat for 2–3 min at the end.
5. Syrup – 2 min
Pour cold syrup over the hot kunafa.
6. Garnish
Add crushed pistachios and rest for 5–10 min.
