Best Homemade Halva Recipe
“With a super easy and quick prep”
Amir Nahum
Original Recipe Author
Did you know that halva is made from tahini? Yes that tahini.. the one you use when eating shawarma! who would have thought right?
All you have to do is literally add some carmalized sugar to the tahini and you’ll end up with the best homemade halva recipe in the block!
You can also go crazy with nuts if thats you’r thing. Now..Go and try it and tell us how it went!
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Best Homemade Halva Recipe
Can I use honey instead of sugar?
You cant skip the sugar but you can add honey towards the end.
Is it possible to make it sugar-free?
Nope, you’ll just end up with a tahini sauce, you can try a sugar substitute instead
Can I reduce the amount of sugar? If so, would it be the same amount of water?
You can definitely reduce the amount of sugar, and it wouldn’t affect the amount of water needed.
Featured Review
“The tastiest halva I’ve ever eaten. I added toasted pistachio. Highly recommended,
thank you very much.”
Greenfield Sarah
Best Homemade Halva Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 heaping tbsp. raw tahini
- 5 heaping tbsp. sugar
- 3 tbsp. water
Instructions
- Put the Tahini in a stainless steel bowl, and mix until the texture is smooth.
- Put the sugar in a small pot, and heat up on a medium-sized flame for about a minute.
- Add the water and keep stirring until the sugar turns into caramel.
- Add a spoonful of the caramel into the Tahini bowl, and mix well.
- Repeat until all the caramel is mixed with the Tahini, and keep mixing until the texture is sand-like.
- When the texture is sand-like, the Halva is ready. Transfer it to a small glass container, pat it down, and press it with a spoon tightly until completely packed.
- Let it rest, and cut it when it hardens a bit.
- Its possible to store it in the fridge but its not necessary.
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