Halva (Sesame Seed Fudge)

Luv4food's Note:

This is a nice treat from the Middle East. Makes a nice gift too.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 pan

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2/3 cup sesame tahini
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Cook sugar and milk in a sauce pot over medium heat to just under the soft-ball stage (203 degrees F).
2. Remove from heat and add Tahini and vanilla but do not stir.
3. Wait 2 minutes.
4. Beat the mixture with a paddle or spoon for a few seconds.
5. Pour into a small buttered pan.

Reviews

[jlerner]

Thank you for this recipie! I didn't have enough brown sugar, so I substituted 1 cup of confectioners suger... heated to softball stage (230 degrees). The taste was very much like what I used to buy in the Jewish Deli's back in NY. Next time I make it, will use a bit of oil from the tahini to grease the pan (instead of butter). May also try it using 2 cups confectioners sugar, to really isolate the character of the tahini. Thank you so much for this quick, easy, delicious treat!

Note: my tahini was old (oil had seperated to the top, sesame was a rock hard cake at the bottom of the tin). Dumped the whole can into a food processor and came out with a very smooth blend. It worked well with this reipie - very easy to mix into the cooked sugar.

[LilBit6_2]

I thought I followed the recipe closely, but the finished dish just didn't seem right to me. It firmed up nicely, but was very grainy, as if the sugar had never dissolved. It was very rich, with the firmness of fudge. My daughter & I weren't too crazy about the flavor of the tahini, but my husband & son enjoyed it. All in all, I might try this again just to see if I did it wrong the first time, but not too often.

[Brad 007]

This is a pretty good recipe. You will have to let the sugar/milk reach the 228-230F degree mark. I think that I will also try this recipe again and replace the tahini with peanut butter the next time to see how that works out. Thanks for the simple and delicious recipe!