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Mannavaht

Name: Mannavaht
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Estonia
Ingredients: 60g Semolina flour; 200g Frozen mixed berries; 60g Sugar; 500ml Water; To taste Milk

Dessert

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Semolina cooked in berry juice and whipped until fluffy — Estonia's pink mousse.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Mannavaht is a dessert of semolina cooked in berry juice, cooled, and whipped until fluffy. Made with cranberries, lingonberries, or currants, it turns a soft pink. It's a nostalgic taste of home and school lunches for Estonian children, eaten with cold milk poured over.

🌆 Where it's eaten: For a summer snack in an Estonian home, fluffy pink mousse is spooned into bowls and cold milk poured over.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Semolina flour 60g
Frozen mixed berries 200g
Sugar 60g
Water 500ml
Milk To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Simmer the berries and water in a pot for 10 minutes and strain to make juice.
Add the sugar to the juice and bring to a boil.
Gradually add the semolina, stirring, and simmer on low for 10 minutes.
Transfer to a bowl and set over cold water to cool slightly.
Whisk with a whisk or hand mixer for 5 minutes until pale and fluffy, and serve with cold milk.

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