How To Make Halva | Really Easy Greek Halva Recipe

In this simple and easy to follow video I'll show you step-by-step how to make halva. This is a traditional Greek halva recipe that is vegan friendly and lent suitable for Greeks. With only a handful of ingredients, this easy to make Greek dessert is very easy to make and in less than half an hour.

*** For those with nut allergies simply omit the walnuts.
*** For best cutting and serving results, let your halva cool completely before cutting.

INGREDIENTS LIST

* 2 cups semolina
* 3/4 cup vegetable oil
* 2 cups sugar
* 2 cups water
* 1/2 lemon zest
* 1 cinnamon stick
* 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
* 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Hope you guys enjoy this video and if you have any questions, comments or suggestions, just give me a shout and I'll get back ASAP!!!!!

Try this today and take your meals from ordinary to OPA!!!!!

Hope you all love it!!!!!

Cheers,
Ken

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[Dimi]

Great recipe Ken, you're right it is very simple . Thank you for sharing . Cheers from Australia

[gail]

That was my dad’s favorite quick desert! He liked it serve hot as soon as it was done in a bowl with some pecans and cinnamon over it and of course a big glass of ice water. Then the rest I would plate up and cut into pieces for the next day! Thank you for the wonderful memories.

[beaugunn]

Ken! Yes!, finally, a recipe for halva ( or halowa, as I was raised to call it ). This is such a treat, though I have always taken it sparingly, given its high sugar content. I'll be substituting raw sugar for the white, and hopefully will suffer no adverse change to the taste ( I don't think I will ). As always, all the best from Australia mate. Thanks.

[mfeist]

This looks great Ken. I’ve made this before. I found my recipe from a really old Greek cookbook that uses a little milk in the simple syrup and butter instead of oil to toast the semolina. Love this rustic sweet dessert!

[croissant]

Nice one, Ken, because you put less sugar and oil in --- I learnt it as 4-3-2-1 : 4 cups water, 3 cups sugar, 2 cups semolina and 1 cup oil and of course it was delicious but I like your recipe. I'd like to add that once it has cooled completely, putting it in the fridge and serving it nice and cool is, for me at least, heaven! Bravo sou, Ken!♥

[nancyannenesteriak-gentili]

I really like the way you communicate! I can’t wait to try this!

[elenipapapadopoulou]

Bravo Ken irs lovely I used olive oil margarine with a little olive oil instead of normal oil it's great, thank u so much for all your recipes

[angelalaraia]

Sorry you have answered my question thank-you have a great Easter💙💙💙

[angelalaraia]

THANK-YOU for your receipt i was going to ask you if i could use almond because one of my n

[nancywhitehead]

Ken i am familar with Halva. It is sold in most stores that carry Arabic food Staples and i have had it in the Middle East but i have never made it myself You are right it is sinful and additive lol My question is do you refridgerate it after you make it to set it or just leave it to thicken on the counter? Thanks Ke, n. Another quick and delicious recipe

[toxin]

hey there...love your videos but i was wondering where you or your roots are or come from...Kalamata maybe?

[johntziannis]

I have to use polenta instead of semolina being a coeliac.

[mansishastri]

That's an Indian desert! We use ghee and just add sugar after semolina and not sugar syrup. End it with loads of nuts like almonds, pistachios and some raisins and some saffron water for the color. So lovely to see different cultures crossing paths!

[dorateo]

traditional greek desert goes well with greek coffee

[louvega]

Greeks don't garnish? Ela, re Ken! Olives or parsley on tzatziki, parsley and flowers on Easter eggs....I could go on. The Greeks INVENTED garnishing! 😊

[gayleklein]

Intestering video. There's a very similar recipe in Jewish cuisine that's also called Halva, but that one is based on sesame and is (to my palate anyway) nauseatingly sweet.

[ashokraju]

The entire world knows about this Recipe
except some changes in methodology.

[aydinataturk]

HELVA IS TURKISH AN OLD OTTOMAN RECIPE