Chocolate Halva

Indulge your taste buds with this mouthwatering Chocolate Halva recipe.  This Persian confection is a simple treat to make that resembles fudge, but is made of tahini and sugar syrup. While the mixture cools down, it transforms into a smooth dense texture that melts in your mouth with every bite. 

  • Easy
  • 60 mins
  • 1 servings
Homemade halva pieces cut into cubes laying on a sheet pan with parchment paper. Surrounding the halva is a cup of milk and white plates with wrapped up halve pieces
Top view of a whole halva (5in x 9in) piece baked laying on parchment paper. Surrounding the scene are white plates with rectangular wrapped pieces of halva, and a small sauce white glass dish containing sesame seeds. Top view of a large rectangular halva piece being cut into slices so they are bar shaped. Surrounding the halve is a cutting knife, parchment paper, and white plate with rectangular shaped halva wrapped in parchment paper. Side close up photo of halva cubed laying on top of parchment paper and a sheet pan.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (256g) tahini 
  • ¼ tsp (1.5g) table salt 
  • 2 Tbsp (12g) Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa 
  • 2 tsp (9g) Rodelle Vanilla Extract 
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar 
  • 1/3 cup (75g) water 
  • 1 tsp (3g) Rodelle Toasted Sesame Seeds 
  • 1 pinch flaky salt 
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Directions
  1. Line a 9”x5” pan with parchment paper. 
  2. In a heat-safe medium bowl, mix together tahini, salt, Rodelle Vanilla Extract, and Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa. 
  3. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. 
  4. Allow the mixture to continue boiling until it reaches 250F, without stirring. This should take about 6 minutes. 
  5. Remove from heat and slowly pour into the tahini mixture, while stirring. 
  6. Stir vigorously to combine and stop mixing once it has thickened. Be sure not to over mix. 
  7. Immediately transfer the halva into the 9”x5” pan. 
  8. Sprinkle the Rodelle Toasted Sesame Seeds and flaky salt over the top. 
  9. Let the halva cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. 
  10. Remove from pan. Cut into 1-inch slices, then in half the long way. 

Tips 

Love the recipe, but want to take it to the next level? Try our Brown Butter Halva Chunk Cookies recipe!  

This recipe was prepared for Rodelle by ADM Culinary Chef, Claire Voiss. Recipe was photographed for Rodelle by Amanda at @frommetovuu.