If you didn’t grow up eating halva, the food item might be a mystery. But this simple confection is a treat to eat straight—it almost has the texture of fudge—or it can elevate other desserts, from ...

As the Jewish holidays of Purim and Nowruz approach, the kitchens of many Persian families come alive with the delicious aromas of a beloved tradition: halva. For the Sassouni family, this sweet treat ...

Katie Gurvin plunges her aqua-gloved arms into the bowl of hot tahini-sugar-fluff mixture and begins to work her magic. Hints of vanilla, caramel and sesame waft up as the young halvah maker ...

Katie Gurvin plunges her aqua-gloved arms into the bowl of hot tahini-sugar-fluff mixture and begins to work her magic. Hints of vanilla, caramel and sesame waft up as the young halvah maker ...

Join Andy Baraghani in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes salted chocolate halva. Salt and bittersweet chocolate lend a savory, sophisticated edge to this typically saccharine-sweet dessert.

The Radutzky family has been making halvah in Brooklyn for more than a century. It all started after Nathan Radutzky came to the United States from Ukraine with a recipe for halvah. He started selling ...