Moroccan Sweet Vermicelli Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly

Moroccan Sweet Vermicelli is comfort food at its best and easiest.

And healthiest: In Morocco we grew up on this kind of dessert my mother, an ingenious cook if I ever met one, used to whip  up at the drop of a hat, for children big and small. Do look for orange flower water, which is sort of its trademark flavoring: It’s widely available online, in Sephardi, Italian and Indian grocery stores, as well as Fairway, Zabar’s and many other specialty food stores. Inexpensive and beautifully fragrant, it adds magic to desserts and to dishes that include a sweet ingredient (like couscous with dried fruit). Do not skip the step of toasting the almonds, it does add a wonderful layer of flavor! Olive oil, honey and almonds: a great Sephardi cooking trio!

This sweet vermicelli will be delicious the next couple days as well.

So don’t hesitate to make the whole batch!

Ingredients

• 1 pound thin short noodles, gluten-free ok
• 2-3 tablespoons orange flower
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 8 cups milk, or dairy-free milk (I love to use almond milk)
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup honey
• 1 cup toasted almonds (preheated 325* oven 15 mn), coarsely ground

Instructions