CousCous Cake
#256583 - 04/05/06 04:50 PM
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LilPaisley
Reged: 04/05/06
Posts: 1
Loc: Seattle, WA USA
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I am a newly diagnosed w/ IBS and am still reading Heather's books...so I have a general question about if this would be safe. Seems like it would to me, but wanted a more experienced answer. Would this be safe? If not what would be a trigger?
A girl at work told me about these and they seem yummy:
Blueberry Couscous Cake Recipe
Ingredients
6 cups apple juice
1 Tbsp vanilla
3 cups couscous
1 pint blueberries
Instructions
Pick over blueberries, wash and set on paper towels to dry.
Combine apple juice, vanilla, and couscous in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly until thickened and all juice absorbed. Remove from heat. Gently fold the blueberries into hot mix.
Rinse, but don't dry, a 9 x 14-inch cake pan and pour the mix into it. Chill until set, about 2 hours. Cut into squares.
Variations:
Use strawberries in place of blueberries, top with unsweetened fruit jam thinned with a little water, arrange fruit slices on top for decoration.
Yield: 18 - 24 servings
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Apple juice *can* be problematic for some people, but with all the soluble fiber in the couscous, that might be enough to cushion it even if you happen to be sensitive to it. I'd give it a try. 
You might also find that the blueberries are a bit "much" for your system if you're just starting the diet and haven't started stabilizing yet. If you try it and it seems to bother you, try it again with a soluble fiber fruit - peeled, diced baked apple, for example - or wait and try it again when your system is a little more stable.
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This looks interesting. Have you actually tried it yet? Let us know when you do!
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Michelle
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I tried a similar couscous cake years ago, and it was terrible - like eating flavorless bricks. BUT that recipe didn't have fresh fruit in it, so I'm betting the flavor and texture will be much better with this recipe.
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