| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | Makes about 25 bars |
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray, for the pan
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted
- 9 full graham cracker rectangles, crushed (1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup chopped dark chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups halva, chopped
- 1 cup chopped toasted pistachios
- One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon rosewater, optional
- 1 1/3 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons food-grade dried rose petals, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-9-inch pan with cooking spray and line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang.
- Add the butter to the prepared pan. Spread the graham cracker crumbs and salt evenly over the bottom of the pan. Add the chopped chocolate, halva and pistachios.
- In a medium bowl, stir the condensed milk with the vanilla and rosewater, if using. Pour evenly all over the layers in the pan. Sprinkle the coconut on top, then top with the rose petals if desired.
- Bake until the edges are golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool before cutting into bars.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 25 servings |
| Calories | 190 |
| Total Fat | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 13 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Sodium | 63 mg |
Reviews
Easy, delicious and addicting.
I love Halva! Was introduced to it by my Serbian father! We used to have it at Christmas!
Thanks Molly!
Thanks Molly!
These were very good Molly, I never had Hulava before. Here is to trying new things. I used coconut condensed milk for substitute to keep it vegan
Just make your own halva. It’s super easy. All you need is tahini, sugar, water and a pinch of salt.
Holy moly, this was amazing! I added chocolate covered dried cherries because they go so well with pistachios and have enough halva left over for round 2! Shared these with my neighbors and they went berserk!
I can’t wait to make it, for those people asking about the halva, I found it in Amazon
Loved this! Made it last year and it’s dangerously good! I didn’t have halva, so I added butterscotch morsels. I could have snacked on these all.Day.Long, which is why I had to give some away as treats!
So good! Couldn’t find halva so I used Carmel’s.
Loved this recipe! So indulgent! I found pistachio halva at my specialty store so I didn’t add the recommended nuts. Other than that, I followed the recipe. It took an extra 5 min to get my topping brown.
Question:
What is a close substitute for Halva?