Middle Eastern · Dessert

Date and Walnut Sweetmeat

Name: Date and Walnut Sweetmeat
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Makes 16 squares
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 500 g dates, pitted, roughly chopped; 60 g ghee; 250 g walnuts, pieces; 2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted

Cooked date paste is pressed into a tin with a layer of walnut pieces, topped with sesame seeds and cut into small squares. Chewy, nutty and just sweet enough.

YieldMakes 16 squares
Hands-on25 min
Total2 h
Difficulty

Ingredients

500 gdates, pitted, roughly chopped
60 gghee
250 gwalnuts, pieces
2 tbspsesame seeds, toasted

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Dairy
Tree nuts
Walnut
Sesame
Date

Taste

Sweet
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Chewy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining
Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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