Prep time: 40 mins    Cook time: 50 mins    Serves: 6

Ingredients

Toasted walnut pieces and fresh pomegranate seeds, to garnish

Greek yogurt, to serve

Base

150g caster sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

150g cornflakes, finely crushed

150g butter, melted

Custard

800ml milk

100g caster sugar

2 eggs

50g semolina

30g cornflour dissolved in 2 tbs cold water

1 tsp vanilla extract

40g butter

Topping

50g butter, melted

50g caster sugar

1 tbs honey

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

90g cornflakes, lightly crushed

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line base and sides of a 20cm square cake pan with baking paper.
  2. To make base, combine sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl. Stir in cornflakes and butter. Press mixture over base of prepared pan. Refrigerate until required.
  3. To make custard, stir 700ml of the milk and 50g of the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
  4. Whisk remaining ingredients in a bowl until combined. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into egg mixture. Return mixture to same pan. Using a wooden spoon, stir over medium-low heat, for about 5 minutes or until custard is thick. Pour custard over base.
  5. To make topping, stir butter, sugar, honey and cinnamon in a saucepan over low heat until melted and combined. Stir in cornflakes. Spread over custard in pan.
  6. Bake for about 30 minutes or until custard is set and top is golden brown and crisp.
  7. Remove from oven and stand for 30 minutes. Remove from pan and cut into slices.
  8. Garnish galaktoboureko with walnuts and pomegranate seeds. Serve with yoghurt.
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