Nina's Halavah

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sesame butter (tahini)

• 1 cup organic sugar (or monk fruit)

• 1/4 cup cold water

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (stevia sweetened or regular) (optional)

• 1 bar of dark chocolate (72 or higher) bar ( 3.5 oz total bar) melted

Here's How:

You will need 1 candy thermometer and 3 small heavy saucepans ( one should be a double boiler)

1. Line a small pyrex dish with parchment paper or plastic wrap hanging over the edge, approximately 7/11"

2. Place chocolate in double boiler and melt.

3. Place sugar and water in a heavy saucepan, and heat to 275-300 Fahrenheit. Stir only till beginning to boil.

4. While sugar mixture is heating, place tahini in another sauce pan and warm.

5. Mix together tahini, vanilla and sugar mixture and blend quickly by hand or with an electric mixer until just beginning to look a bit grainy.

6. Mix in chocolate chips and slightly blend, or you can spoon 1 T of melted dark chocolate after you pour the mixture into the pyrex dish and slightly swirl it around to create a marble affect.

7. Press mixture into pyrex dish and even out with spatula.

8. Pour melted chocolate on top and spread.

9. Cover, cool to room temperature and chill in fridge.

10. Cut into small squares to eat.