Guilt-Free Crunchy Halawet El Mouled Treats (Nut Brittle)
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Cool Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Servings: 26servings
Calories: 121kcal
Author: Maria
Equipment
Stove Top
Ingredients
Almond Brittle (Lozeya)
1cupAlmonds
1tbspHoney
Vanilla or Rosewater
Lemon juice
Hazelnut Brittle (Bondoeya)
½cupHazelnut
½tbspHoney
Vanilla or Rosewater
Lemon juice
Sweet Peanuts Treat (Foleya)
1cupPeanuts
1tbsp Honey
Vanilla or Rosewater
Lemon juice
Pistachios Brittle (Fosdoeya)
½cupPistachios
½tbspHoney
Vanilla or Rosewater
Lemon juice
Sesame Seeds Brittle (Semsemya)
½cupSesame seeds
2tbspHoney
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.