Pistachio and Cardamom Halva

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    3hrs 10mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    16
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    212
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Halva is a deliciously simple sweet snack to make and can be made with an array of flavours and toppings. This version features fragrant cardamom and nutty pistachios.

recipe updated 7 Jan 2026

Ingredients

  • Tahini icon
    Tahini
    300 g
  • Fine sea salt icon
    Fine sea salt
    ½ teaspoon
  • Ground cardamom icon
    Ground cardamom
    ½ teaspoon
  • Water icon
    Water
    80 g
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    285 g
  • Vanilla bean pod icon
    Vanilla bean pod
    ½
  • Pistacchios icon
    Pistacchios
    90 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Square pan - 8"

Step preview

  1. Line the tin with parchment paper
  2. Add the ingredients into a large bowl and stir well to combine
  3. Fit the Stir Tool
  4. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
  5. Heat - 2 minutes, 110ºC, speed Stir 1
  6. Cook - 1 minutes, 120ºC, speed Off
  7. Add the content of the appliance bowl into the tahini mixture and stir to combine
  8. Add 60 g of pistachios and mix until just combined
  9. Transfer into the prepared tin, smooth the top and sprinkle with the remaining pistachios
  10. Set aside to cool – 1 hour
  11. Refrigerate until set – 2 hours
  12. Slice
  13. Serve
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