Recipes
Msemen with honey and walnut butter
Sunday breakfast, reworked by Sanae. Thirty minutes, five ingredients, a childhood memory made new.
By Sanae Rhodes·January 18, 2026·4 min read
Msemen doesn't need to be fancy to be great. What makes it is the walnut butter — homemade, warmed, scented with orange blossom — spread at the last moment on a pancake still hot from the pan.
Ingredients
- 4 fresh msemen (same day)
- 60 g shelled walnuts
- 30 g unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tbsp orange blossom honey
- 1 tsp orange blossom water
Method
- Dry-toast the walnuts for 3 min, tossing; set aside to cool.
- Blend walnuts and butter to a rough paste. Stir in honey and orange blossom water.
- Warm each msemen for 30 seconds per side.
- Spread the walnut butter generously. Fold, drizzle with extra honey.
Serve with a fresh mint green tea. A Sunday shouldn't start any other way.
