🇲🇱 Malian Cuisine

Dégué

Millet Yogurt Dessert

Prep Time 20 min + chilling
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 238 kcal

A refreshing, creamy dessert of couscous-like millet granules folded into sweetened yogurt and chilled until perfectly cold and tangy.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Steam millet couscous for 15 minutes until cooked through but still granular. Spread on a tray to cool.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, whisk yogurt with sugar, vanilla, evaporated milk, and nutmeg until smooth.
  3. 3 Fold the cooled millet granules into the yogurt mixture until evenly distributed.
  4. 4 Refrigerate for at least 1 hour until well chilled.
  5. 5 Serve cold in small bowls or glasses.

Did You Know?

Dégué is the dessert that unites all of Mali — from Bamako street vendors to rural family celebrations, everyone loves this creamy treat.