How to Make Tahini Halva, Step by Step with Photos

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk powder
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup good-quality tahini
• 1/2 cup pistachios
• 3 crushed mastic crystals with a little sugar

Method

1. Sift the sugar and milk, then add the mastic and place them in the blender.
2. Blend briefly, then add the tahini in two stages.
3. A slightly crumbly dough will form.
4. Boil the pistachios in cold water, then rinse, peel, and lightly toast them without any additions.
5. When the pistachios have cooled, pulse them in a grinder until partially crushed (about half crushed).
6. When the pistachios are completely cool, add them to the tahini halva and stir with a spoon until the pistachios are mixed into the dough.
7. Line a small mold with plastic wrap, add the halva and press it with your hands to compact it.
8. Refrigerate the tahini halva mold to set and firm up until ready to eat.
9. Note: click the gallery to see step-by-step photos of the pistachio tahini halva preparation.