Halva is candy that resembles fudge. Growing up in Iraq, my mother made a variety
of halva, and we used to snack on it. We serve halva with a cup of Arabic
coffee too. In order to serve it with coffee, I decided to stuff pitted dates
with halva, and serve them as candy.
This halva is made with sugar syrup, but I prefer to use
honey. You can use any type of nuts. Walnuts and pistachios are preferred for
this recipe.
½ cup tahini
½ cup honey
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
¼ cup whole
pistachios, shelled
½ cup toasted sesame seeds
Pout the tahini and honey into a bowl. Whip it for 3
minutes. Add cardamom, sesame and pistachios and stir with a wooden spoon.
Remove it from the bowl and plate it on a fruit dish. Decorate with pistachios.
You can refrigerate it and serve it when ready.
For the date halva candy, take one teaspoon of halva and
fill the pitted date. You can arrange the dates on a plate. When done, I decided to
arrange a few pieces in a foil container to give to friends.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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