Mahalabia (Egyptian Milk Pudding) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch, or more as needed
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste (optional)

Preparation

Combine milk, cream, sugar, vanilla sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan and whisk until well combined. Slowly bring to a boil over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and mixture coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
Pour pudding into 4 dessert bowls and allow to cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled, 1 more hour. Sprinkle with cinnamon to serve.