Dessert

Greek Halva is for Dessert.

Greek Halva takes several minutes to prepare.

Greek Halva takes 30 minutes to cook.

Greek Halva makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Greek Halva are:

1 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup coarse semolina
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons pine nuts or raw peanuts (Optional- I didn't include in calorie count)

Here is how you make Greek Halva:

1) Dissolve sugar in water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. leave aside2)Melt butter in a heavy-based saucepan3) Stir in semolina and nuts if you are using. Increase heat to moderately high and stir constantly until semoline is golden brown (about 10-15 minutes)4) Remove from heat.5)Reheat syrup to boling point and pour into semolina, stirring constantly.6) Return to low heat, add cinnamon and stir until smooth and bubbling. Cook for 2 minutes.7)Turn off heat, cover pan with a fold tea towel and put lid on.8)Leave for 15 minutes then spread halvas in a 10 inch pie dish.9) Leave until cool.I use a 9 inch pie glass dish or a sqaure dish. I cut into 12 pieces but they are good sized pieces. You could even do 24 pieces and still have a good taste.Number of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JZER87.

The nutritional information for Greek Halva is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 91.5

• Total Fat: 3.9 g
• Cholesterol: 10.2 mg
• Sodium: 27.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
• Protein: 0.9 g