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Shahi Tukda (Crisp syrup soaked toasts with Indian Rabri custard)

Try Shahi Tukda – a royal dessert that is easy to whip up! Baked buttered slices of bread soaked in cardamom-scented syrup and topped with vegan cashew saffron Rabri custard.

a plate of vegan toast soaked with syrup and covered with custard

Shahi Tudka – I think of this as a Royal French toast. But it’s actually more of a dessert than a breakfast food. It’s a sweet Mughlai dessert often made by frying bread in ghee (clarified butter) or oil, then soaked in a cardamon scented sugar syrup then topped with Indian Rabri. The Rabri which is a saffron scented thickened milk pudding can be made thick or thin and the bread soaked in it completely or served with the Rabri topping.

In this Vegan version and my lighter take of shahi tukda, I bake the bread. Baking toasts the bread evenly. You can use a toaster too, but the bread doesn’t toast evenly or fry out enough and can get soggy quickly that way. I make a thick custard like Rabri with all the same delicious flavors and assemble and serve.

three plates with toast bread soaked in syrup and topped with custard

I bake the sliced bread instead of frying, and then coat it in some sugar syrup and top it with a delicious vegan rabri. Oooh, la la!

Despite the sugar syrup, it’s not a cloyingly sweet dessert as Indian mithai tend to be. It’s creamy and delicious with the crisp toast lightening it up.

This is a great dessert to serve during Ramadan. Its easy delicious and festive.
Don’t have saffron? Use cardamom instead or use other flavors like rose or vanilla.

sliced Shahi Tukda brushed with cardamom syrup and topped with custard and sprinkled with pistachio

More recipes using saffron:

  • Saffron Pistachio Milk Shake
  • Kesar Peda
  • Kesar Kulfi
  • Vegan Kesar Burfi

More Indian desserts

  • Almond Burfi
  • Malai Ladoo
  • Gulab Jamun

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Creamy Mushroom Puffs

Mushroom puffs in crisp puff pastry with a rich, creamy, cheesy filling are a perfect handheld appetizer for a holiday party, dinner party, or cocktail party! Mushrooms caramelized and folded in a cream sauce, filled in pastry and baked! Options for Soyfree nutfree glutenfree

close-up of mushroom puffs on a white serving plate

These are incredibly easy, crispy mushrooms puffs stuffed with this creamy, cheesy mushroom filling. They are perfect appetizers for any party, whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving, Christmas, Diwali, or any other party where you need some delicious finger food. 

I took my mushroom sauce that has caramelized mushroom folded in creamy herbed delicious sauce. I thickened that sauce up with a bit more cashews and tofu then put that thickened mixture in rolled out puff pastry sheet and baked it. These creamy mushroom pouches are creamy, crispy, and packed with umami. They’re just ridiculously delicious!

These are amazing when served immediately, while the creamy sauce is still bubbly and the puff pastry is the most crisp, so it’s best to make these just before serving. You can make these ahead and freeze, if needed.

side angle of mushroom puffs on a baking sheet, so you can see more of the filing

Why You’ll Love Creamy Mushroom Puffs

  • 1-pan creamy mushroom filling is creamy and delicious!
  • stuffed into crisp puff pastry
  • easy to make ahead and freeze
  • easy to make gluten-free, soy-free, or nut-free
mushroom puffs on a baking sheet

More Puff Pastry Appetizers

  • Jalapeno Popper Pinwheels
  • Indian-Spiced Spinach Puffs
  • Chilli Garlic Tofu Puffs
  • Samosa Pie
  • Kachori Pinwheels

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