Desserts

Sesame Honey Balls

Toasted sesame seeds mixed into a cooked honey and sugar syrup, and rolled with oiled hands into balls that harden as they cool: no baking.

⏱ 36 min

1
Put the honey and sugar in a small pot and bring to a boil over medium heat.
StoveSmall saucepan
2
Turn down the heat slightly and simmer 3–4 minutes, until the syrup thickens slightly.
⚙ SimmeringStoveCandy/oil thermometer
💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
3
Add the sesame seeds and mix well, until fully coated.
Wooden spoon
4
Lightly oil your hands and roll small spoonfuls of the hot mixture into balls.
💡Roll while the mixture is still hot: the syrup hardens quickly as it cools, and a cold mixture crumbles in your hands.
5
Set the balls on parchment paper and leave 20–30 minutes, until they harden.
Parchment paper

841calories

21 gprotein

55 gcarbs

60 gfat

● protein 10%● carbs 26%● fat 64%

Per serving (169 g), of 4 servings

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Honey: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 340 g · 304 kcal per 100 g · More about Honey →
Sugar: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 12 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Toasted sesame seeds: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 573 kcal per 100 g · More about Toasted sesame seeds →

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)
Wooden spoon · Also works: Silicone spatula (None) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (a regular spoon gets hot)

🧻 Consumables: Parchment paper

Helps, not needed: Candy/oil thermometer

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

Possible additions: Lemon juice · Cinnamon · Rose water · Storage time (week) · Toasting the sesame seeds in the oven (at 160°C (320°F) for 8–10 minutes) · Cooking the syrup to a temperature (°C) (140) · salt · Pressing into a thin layer and cutting (3–4 mm) · Water in the syrup · Lemon juice at the end · Vanilla · Oil for greasing