Honey and Star Anise Chews

Name: Honey and Star Anise Chews
Ingredients: 50 g/2 oz/4 tbsp sesame seeds; 225 ml/7½ fl oz/scant 1 cup honey; 6 ml/1¼ tsp ground star anise (see Cook’s Tip)

Preparation info

Makes about
25

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

Star anise is usually found whole, but it is easily ground in a coffee bean grinder or blender. It adds a wonderful depth of flavour to these simple chews, and combines perfectly with the honey and sesame seeds. Choose any variety of honey you like – each type will give a slightly different taste.

Ingredients

50 g/2 oz/4 tbsp sesame seeds
225

Dessert
Condiment
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Confectionery

Method

Place a dry frying pan over medium heat. When it gets hot, add the sesame seeds. Watch them carefully, as they burn easily. Toss the sesame seeds around until they are a light golden brown, but not too dark. Transfer them to a small bowl.
Place

Energy 38kcal/160kJ; Protein 0g; Carbohydrate 7g, of which sugars 7g; Fat 1g, of which saturates 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Calcium 15mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 1mg