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lebanese fruit cocktail

Lebanese Fruit Cocktail (Shikaf)

A layered Lebanese street food dessert with fresh fruit, rose water ashta cream, nuts, and honey.
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Servings: 5 glasses
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: lebanese
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Bananas
  • 5 Peaches
  • 5 Kiwis
  • 3 Apples
  • 2 Large mangoes
  • 0.5 Pineapple
  • 48.6 ounces Strawberries
  • 10 tablespoons Ashta cream
  • 0.5 cups Raw walnuts
  • 0.5 cups Crushed raw pistachios
  • 5 tablespoons Honey

Method
 

  1. Cut all five Bananas, five Peaches, five Kiwis, three Apples, two large mangoes, and half pineapple into roughly 1-inch chunks. Also cut about one-third of the 48.6 ounces Strawberries (approximately 450g) into chunks and set aside.
  2. Add the remaining 48.6 ounces Strawberries (approximately 900g) to a blender and blend until completely smooth. Do not add water - the strawberries have plenty of juice on their own.
  3. Fill each serving cup generously with the mixed fruit chunks. Pour the blended strawberry juice over the top until the cup is full. Add 10 tablespoons Ashta cream per cup, scatter over half a cup of raw walnuts and half a cup of crushed raw pistachios, and finish with a drizzle of five tablespoons of honey. Serve immediately and cold.

Notes

Make the ashta cream from scratch if you can - the rose water aroma is what makes this dessert distinctly Lebanese. Whipped cream works as a substitute but won’t give you the same flavour. Use whatever fruits are in season; the recipe is very flexible. Serve cold and assemble just before eating so the fruit stays fresh.