Halvah a la Sarah

[dotsamantha]

I saw Sarah's low-carb halvah and decided to try my own. I was going more for taste than consistency. i used 2 tbs of tahini, 1 splenda packet, a dash of cinnamon, 1/4 tsp almond extract, and I threw in 2 tbs of flaxmeal to thicken it up. If you use protein powder or almond flour, etc, you'll get a better consistency than the flax, but i just wanted it to taste good, and it did.

[iyamamaschke]

Re: Halvah a la Sarah

It's soooo GOOOD my Fav I do different things with it too. YUM!!!

Sarah

[iyamamaschke]

Re: Halvah a la Sarah

Oh I do basically the same thing with Peanut butter ( Not induction Friendly) Make balls and have Peanut butter Protein Balls too!!

Sarah

[dotsamantha]

Re: Halvah a la Sarah

I think I'm liking sesame more than peanut! I need to get my hands on protein powder and the nut flours.

[Miss Phode]

Re: Halvah a la Sarah

OK, why are you guys hiding the recipe from me? Fess up already

[iyamamaschke]

Re: Halvah a la Sarah

HE HE HE. I think Dot has it on hand so she can post it I don't wanna screw up the ratios ROFL.

Sarah

[iyamamaschke]

Re: Halvah a la Sarah

K found it HE HE

OH man I love OWL. I figured out how to make my Most Favorite thing EVER mmm. It's LOW carb Halva. It's made with Tahini basically ground up sesame seeds and 3 packets of sweetner and Vanilla Protein Powder and Fresh Vanilla. OH I am in Heaven. It's like candy and the whole entire Recipe is only 6 carbs WOOOHOOO. I get a treat today YAY me. I made a big dish of the stuff and TOM is on it's way I know this cause I am up 9 freaken Pounds Now I am armed with Halvah it's soooo good and good for ya too.

Sarah

[dotsamantha]

Re: Halvah a la Sarah

Yup, that's where i started. I've been making one serving at a time, so I go with 1 and 1/2 tbs to 2 tbs of tahini. I don't have any protein or nut flour so i added 2 tbs flaxmeal to it. As you mix it, the flax soaks up more tahini, so it ends up kind of crumbly. I mixed in 1/4 tsp each vanilla and almond extract, 1 splenda packet, and sprinkled cinnamon on top.You could press it or make a ball and refridgerate it to firm up, but i just eat it with a little spoon right away.
These are estimates
fat 23
carb 12.5
fiber 7.5
net carb 5
protein 7.5

[scott123]

Re: Halvah a la Sarah

Liquid, as long as you use enough of it, hydrates/seizes the tahini and makes it firm/cohesive. 1/2 t. extract is probably enough to seize 2 T. tahini, but I think the flax meal might be throwing a wrench in the program. Unless you like it crumbly, you might want to re-think the flax.

Actually, I've been seeing some discusion regarding baked halvah. If you included enough liquid to hydrate the tahini and the flax meal (or maybe just hydrating the flax meal first) you could try baking it. Might be interesting.

Depending on where you live, sugar free halvah is available. I bought a jar at a Syrian grocer in Patterson. It was pretty good but it did have an obscene amount of sugar alcohols in it. I don't do SAs all the time, but when I do consume them, I don't normally have a problem.

I have what looks to be an authentic egg white/boiled sugar syrup halvah recipe that at some point I'm going to convert to a polyd/erythritol syrup.

[dotsamantha]

Re: Halvah a la Sarah

I try to incorporate flax into my menu a few times a week so I figured why not, but I prefer it with just the tahini, some extract and a small amount of splenda. It firms up enough for me. I think if I used slightly more liquid it would firm up into a more traditional consistency, but I like it to have a mild flavor. I likeit no matter how, lol.