Guilt-Free Crunchy Halawet El Mouled Treats (Nut Brittle)
El Mouled el Nabawy (Birth of Prophet Mohamed) is celebrated today by all Muslims. Everywhere in the world, it is celebrated with different treats.
The Egyptian way of celebrating is with enjoying different types of traditional Halawet El Mouled. They are just irresistible, you can never stop having more. However, the store bought ones are just a disaster as they are loaded with tons of calories and unhealthy ingredients. The good news is all you need to prepare these delicious nut brittle treats at home are only three ingredients and few minutes of your time.
Guilt-Free Crunchy Halawet El Mouled Treats (Nut Brittle)
Yield: 26 servings
Calories: 121kcal
Equipment
- Stove Top
Materials
Almond Brittle (Lozeya)
- 1 cup Almonds
- 1 tbsp Honey
- Vanilla or Rosewater
- Lemon juice
Hazelnut Brittle (Bondoeya)
- ½ cup Hazelnut
- ½ tbsp Honey
- Vanilla or Rosewater
- Lemon juice
Sweet Peanuts Treat (Foleya)
- 1 cup Peanuts
- 1 tbsp Honey
- Vanilla or Rosewater
- Lemon juice
Pistachios Brittle (Fosdoeya)
- ½ cup Pistachios
- ½ tbsp Honey
- Vanilla or Rosewater
- Lemon juice
Sesame Seeds Brittle (Semsemya)
- ½ cup Sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp Honey
- Vanilla or Rosewater
- Lemon juice
Instructions
- Start by preparing your ingredients.
Preparing Almond Brittle (Lozeya)
- 1. Roast almonds in a saucepan or in oven.2. Add honey into another saucepan, and stir over medium heat until it carmalizes and reaches the hard crack stage. (Tip: You can test the hard crack stage by drizzling a bit of the honey in cold water, it will form brittle threads which cannot be bent without breaking).3. At this stage, proceed by adding the lemon juice and vanilla stirring constantly.4. Be quick and careful, stir in the roasted warm almonds. 5. Pour the mixture onto a silicon mat or parchment lined sheet and quickly smooth using a silicon spatula into an even layer.6. Set aside to cool completely.
Preparing Hazelnut Brittle (Bondoeya)
- Repeat the same steps with the hazelnut.
Preparing Peanuts Brittle (Foleya)
- Repeat the same steps with the peanuts.
Preparing Pistachios Brittle (Fosdoeya)
- Repeat the same steps with the pistachios.
Preparing Sesame Seeds Brittle (Semsemya)
- Repeat the same steps with the sesame seeds.To prepare them as mini circles, you can use a cupcake mold lined with parchment paper.
- Serve and enjoy your crunchy treat! 😋
Notes
Serving size is approximately 28g
