Paneer & Apple Payesh

Paneer & Apple Payesh

I found a recipe for this payesh on Sanjeev Kapoor's website but, as you will notice, I modified it to suit my dietary needs. I replaced the sugar with Splenda and the condensed milk with a mixture of evaporated milk and Gits kulfi mix. 

We were halfway through the dessert before I remembered to take a picture. It was delicious!

Ingredients:

1 (14 oz.) pkg. Nanak paneer, sliced thinly
2 medium Fuji apples, peeled & deseeded & halved & sliced
1 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. Splenda or sugar
2 Tbsp. cinnamon powder
1 tsp. green cardamom powder
1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
1 (14 oz.) can evaporated milk
1 (14 oz.) can no-sugar-added apple-pie filling
1 pkg. Gits kulfi mix

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease a baking dish with butter.
2. Spread half the paneer slices on the baking dish and sprinkle with half the sugar, ground cinnamon & cardamom, and black pepper.
3. Top with a layer of apple slices, sprinkled with remaining sugar, cinnamon & cardamom powders and black pepper.
4. Layer remaining paneer over apple slices and spread apple-pie filling over the paneer.
5. Stir kulfi mix into evaporated milk and pour over apple-pie filling.
6. Bake at 350ºF for 20 minutes and serve warm or chilled.