Churchkhela Recipe: Grape & Walnut Georgian Candy

Have you ever wanted to try Georgian candy? Coming in a variety of nut and juice combinations, this churchkhela recipe uses the traditional grape and walnut combo.

This churchkhela recipe will take you through all the necessary steps including making the grape juice mixture (tatara), stringing the walnuts and dipping the churchkhela.

Sometimes referred to as "Georgian Snickers", churchkhela (ჩურჩხელა in Georgian) is an all-natural dessert that can also be eaten for an energy boost and is fun and easy to make!

0:00 : Intro
0:38 : Making the tatara (grape juice mixture)
1:26 : Stringing the walnuts
1:48 : Dipping the churchkhela
2:27 : Eating the churchkhela

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[Cheese-Head]

I’ve never seen it made with oil in Georgia. Typically tatara is made from juice and flour/starch. You have to build it constantly mixing for an hour until it becomes thick as honey almost.

[Mentionedman]

Churchkhela was used as a route ration for Soldiers from Kakheti (Georgian province). It's great for long trips

[brandyjanik]

Finally a candle I can eat! Lol thanks for sharing!

[ro_anderson]

My friend is Georgian and missing her childhood snacks. This will be exciting for me to try and make, thank you!

[juliagracemckenzie]

I saw it in Georgia with hazelnuts too and it was also very delicious. I'm excited to try this.

[mohimohipan]

I was looking into how to make churhetilla, so it was very helpful.🇬🇪🇯🇵

[mahnoormirza]

Wonderful, I was searching this recipe from 3 years ago. Finally I found its making place. That is Northern area of Pakistan like Gilgit, Huza Sakardu. But today I'm really surprised that Georgia is also known for this simple tasty recipe . I like it👌👍

[timothytimh]

Thank you for all these vids. I am going to go nuts making Georgian food!😊

[jadebrown]

Thank you! Our new neighbors are Georgian and I want to help them feel welcome even though we can't chat easily yet.( I hope I don't mess it up for them)

[mariagracias]

I bought this recently when I visited Georgia this month

[MrJonathansb]

Pronounced Churchela ❤️ Regards Jonathan Elikashvili 🇬🇪

[fourwindsflowers]

Hi Maggie,
I’m wondering if you might know of any Georgian peoples in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve been raised in the United States away from the Georgian culture, but that’s my family heritage and I was so excited to come across your YouTube channel and this particular recipe is quite intriguing if there’s anyway you can help me find my people that would be great .

[pashminagal]

After the first dip of the nut string do you reheat the remaining grape/flour mixture or do you need to remake it each time? I've been to Greogia and tried the real thing! We even made them on a food tour!

[ილიანოზაძე]

I think the felamushi should be thicker, but its looks good❤️ good job 🥰🥰❤️🇬🇪

[moomoopuppy]

The first kind of fruit "roll-ups" created

[georgezakhermeseha]

How can we store it at home and for how long it can stay without getting expired?

[DrAElemayo]

This is not easy at all, it's a lot of work, but it does turn out great.

[DavidDavid-uclr]

To do this natural...squeeze fresh grapes and use their juice..

[suzaname]

That's not true
In Georgia its not made this way at all!!!
From whom or where did you got it , i do really wonder ??

[moomoopuppy]

I bought some on eBay from Georgia and they're not as sweet as modern candy. I might have to make my own using high fructose corn syrup or coating them in sugar after each dip into the grape juice paste and then just leave them in a container of corn starch till they dry up.