How many calories in basbousa
A piece of basbousa has about 300 kcal, with 45 g of carbs.
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Basbousa is a semolina cake made with yoghurt, sugar and butter or ghee, often with coconut. Cut into diamonds, it's soaked in syrup straight out of the oven and topped with an almond.
A piece is 300 kcal, with 45 g of carbs, 12 g of fat and 4 g of protein. Most of it is sugar from the cake and the syrup.
In Egypt it's on the table in Ramadan and at every family visit. The pieces in a shop can be bigger than the ones from a home tray.
Tips
- 1Cut the diamonds smaller at home, nobody notices.
- 2Have it with tea or coffee without sugar.
- 3Let it cool and set, it's easier to stop at one piece.
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What is basbousa?
An Egyptian semolina cake soaked in sugar syrup, often with coconut and an almond on top.
Where do the calories come from?
Mostly the sugar in the cake and the syrup, then the butter or ghee.
How many calories in two pieces of basbousa?
About 600 kcal.
Is basbousa the same as revani or namoura?
They're close relatives. Revani is the Greek and Turkish semolina cake, and namoura is the Levantine name for much the same thing.
How much protein is in basbousa?
About 4 g in a piece.
