Dessert Couscous With Nuts

• 12 cup combined nuts (pistachio nuts, pine nuts and blanched almonds)
• 14 cup dried apricot, chopped
• 1 13 cups instant couscous, uncooked
• 14 cup caster sugar (super fine sugar)
• 12 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup boiling water
• 12 cup hot milk
• 2 tablespoons sweet unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 12 teaspoon cinnamon
• of fresh mint, to garnish (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Spread the nuts on a baking tray and bake for about 5 minutes (until slightly golden).
3. Allow to cool, then roughly chop and place in a bowl.
4. Mix the chopped apricots in with the nuts.
5. Put the couscous, cinnamon, and caster sugar in a large bowl then pour in the water & milk, stir well.
6. Add the butter and a pinch of salt, stir until the butter melts.
7. Cover with a towel and set aside for 10 minutes.
8. Fluff the grains with a fork then stir in half the nut & fruit mixture.
9. To Serve: Pile the warm couscous in the center of a platter.
10. Arrange the remaining nut mixture over the couscous & arrange fresh mint along the outside.
11. To Garnish: Combine the confectioners sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl and serve separately for sprinkling.

nuts, apricot, instant couscous, caster sugar, cinnamon, boiling water, hot milk, sweet unsalted butter, sugar, cinnamon, fresh mint

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dessert-couscous-with-nuts-336274 (may not work)