Almond Helva

Name: Almond Helva (Badem Helvasi)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: For lots of friends
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz/½ cup) ground almonds; 150 g (5½ oz/⅔ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 65 g (2¼ oz/¼ cup) tahini; 125 g (4½ oz/⅔ cup) fine semolina

Badem Helvasi

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

Well worth the trouble of making, this sesame-almond paste is a simple and delicious treat.

Ingredients

150 g (5½ oz/⅔ cup) caster (superfine) sugar
125 <

Asia
Turkey
Dessert
Mediterranean
Istanbul
Vegan

Method

Put the sugar and 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) water in a medium, heavy-based saucepan, and stir until the sugar has d