Tahini is a very useful condiment, particularly if you’ve got a taste for Middle Eastern food or if you keep a vegan diet (it’s a great substitute to many ingredients). It’s normally consumed as a savory item, with salads, dips, roasts, and grilled vegetables. But raw tahini, which is essentially sesame paste, can also be a fantastic dessert, and here are a couple of ideas to get you started.
Cacao Popsicles
A great and vegan way to cool off, this is made up of layers of maple syrup-tahini mix, and cocoa-almond butter mix poured into a popsicle mold and placed in a freezer for about five hours.
Chocolate-Hemp Coconut Snack
These chocolate squares are a great alternative to brownies, for anyone who wants to try something different in texture. Mix cocoa powder and tahini with hemp seeds and almonds to make the chocolate layer, and tahini with coconut butter and maple syrup for the coconut layer. The secret is to add a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of lemon juice to make it interesting.
Halva-Filled Dates
Going all the way with the Middle Eastern flavors, this idea includes pitted Medjool dates stuffed with a mixture of tahini, cardamom, add powder sugar. This is to be eaten frozen after coating the dates with melted chocolate.
