afoona
Homemade Tahini Halva
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Homemade Tahini Halva

A rich homemade tahini halva with pistachios and almonds — a traditional Middle Eastern sweet

⏱ 30 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Bring the sugar and water to a boil and cook the syrup to 121°C (250°F) on a candy thermometer.
    Small saucepanStoveCandy/oil thermometer
  2. 2
    Meanwhile, warm the tahini lightly in a separate pot.
    Small saucepanStove
  3. 3
    Pour the hot syrup over the tahini and mix quickly with a wooden spoon.
    Wooden spoon
  4. 4
    Add the vanilla and mix until the mixture starts to stiffen.
  5. 5
    Add the almonds and pistachios and mix.
  6. 6
    Transfer the mixture to a greased pan and level it.
    Baking pan
  7. 7
    Leave at room temperature 2-3 hours, until the halva sets, and slice into squares.
    Knife
    💡Halva keeps in the fridge up to two weeks.
467calories
13 gprotein
29 gcarbs
33 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 25%● fat 64%

Per serving (93 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Wooden spoon · Also works: Silicone spatula (None) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (a regular spoon gets hot)
  • Candy/oil thermometer · Also works: Wooden spoon (Oil: bubbles around a wooden spoon) · Bowl (Sugar: a drop in cold water (soft/hard ball))

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