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Homemade Halva Ice Cream
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Homemade Halva Ice Cream

Creamy, rich homemade halva ice cream with tahini, a hint of sesame and green pistachios

⏱ 50 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Whip the cold cream with the sugar until firm and holding its shape.
    ⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixerorWhisk
    💡Whip cream very cold, in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters, and stop when it holds firm: overwhipping turns it grainy and buttery.
  2. 2
    In another bowl, mix the cream cheese, tahini and vanilla with half of the halva until smooth.
    Bowl
  3. 3
    Fold the whipped cream into the cheese mixture gently, until the mixture is even.
    ⚙ FoldingSilicone spatula
    💡Fold, don't stir: the air in the whipped cream is what replaces the ice cream machine.
    💡Fold with a spatula, in broad strokes from the bottom up, and stop when there are no streaks: vigorous mixing knocks the air out of the foam. Add whipped mixtures in stages: a quarter first, to lighten the mixture.
  4. 4
    Transfer to Loaf pan, sprinkle the rest of the halva on top, cover and freeze at least 6 hours, without stirring.
    Loaf panFreezer
  5. 5
    Move the ice cream from the freezer to the counter 5 minutes before serving, so it's easy to scoop.
  6. 6
    Before serving, chop the pistachios and sprinkle over the top.
447calories
6 gprotein
20 gcarbs
37 gfat
● protein 5%● carbs 18%● fat 76%

Per serving (113 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Freezer · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Refrigerator (Takes much longer) · Ice bath (For quick chilling)
  • Loaf pan · Also works: Round pan (Shorter baking time) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Silicone spatula · Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
  • Hand mixer or Stand mixer or Whisk · one of them

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