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June 29, 2018

CARPET PUDDING

CARPET PUDDING
 
Carpet pudding is an easy to make ‘No bake’, delicious pudding prepared by layering biscuits that have been dipped in coffee and thick cream flavoured with caramel. The Coffee and caramel cream makes it a delicious dessert. The layering and decorating could be done in different designs so as to resemble a carpet. Hence the name Carpet Pudding
 Ingredients:
2 packets Marie biscuit or any other digestive biscuits
1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
1/2 cup hot water
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons gelatin
1/2 cup boiling water
300 ml whipping cream
50 grams caramel pudding powder or creme caramel
To Decorate:
10 Oreo biscuits, crushed
10 Digestive biscuits, finely crushed
2 tbsp desiccated coconut


In a bowl, add the gelatin and 1/2 cup of boiling water and stir well until the gelatin has completely dissolved or melted. Keep it aside to cool.
Prepare the coffee syrup by adding coffee powder and sugar in 1/2 cup of hot water.
Dip each biscuit in the coffee and arrange them in 2 layers in the pudding dish.
In a mixing bowl, add the whipping cream, creme caramel and cooled gelatin and beat together using mixer until fluffy.
Pour this mixture over the biscuit layer and spread it evenly.
Decorate the pudding with crushed Oreo biscuits, crushed tea biscuits and desiccated coconut in a Carpet design.
Leave it in the Fridge to set. Serve chilled
Article written by Bridget White-Kumar
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