Coochi-coochi Couscous With Nuts And Dates!

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 2/3 cups couscous (about 1 pound)
• 2 2/3 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar (or splenda)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil (or i like to use butter!)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped toasted mixed nuts (such as walnuts, blanched almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios and pine nuts)
• 1 (8 ounce) box pitted dates, cut into pieces (can use dried cherries, raisins, cranberries, or apricots!)
• 2 cups milk, hot
• additional sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 place couscous in large bowl.
• 3 bring water, sugar and oil (or butter) to boil in heavy large saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar.
• 4 pour mixture over couscous and stir until well blended.
• 5 cover and let stand 10 minutes.
• 6 fluff with fork.
• 7 mix nuts and dates into couscous.
• 8 transfer couscous to 13x9" baking dish. cool. cover with foil.
• 9 bake couscous until heated through, about 20 minutes. spoon into bowls.
• 10 serve, passing hot milk and additional sugar separately.