Want candy that’s good for you? Consider halva. Made primarily from sesame seeds, the confection is an excellent source of minerals. (A cup of sesame seeds has more iron than a cup of broccoli.) There ...

The combination of tahini and halva candy marks these accidentally vegan cookies with an unmistakable sesame flavor. The halva candy melts while baking, forming a delicious, sweet sesame pool on top ...

Zoë Komarin's halva-topped chocolate chip cookies are perfumed with cardamom. (Portrait by Christina House / Los Angeles Times; cookie photo by Silvia Razgova / For The Times; food and prop styling by ...

Halva Halva (sometimes spelled halvah and halwa) is a Middle Eastern candy that's typically made from sesame seed paste (aka tahini) and sugar, often resembling a nuttier, crunchier take on nougat.

It’s not easy to come up with a food product no one’s done before, but Victoria Wallins believes she’s got it: “I don’t think anyone else in this country is making artisanal small-batch halvah,” says ...

I have to tell you – I am hung up on halva. Growing up in Southern California, my father used to parcel out chunks of store-bought Joyva marble halva like tickets to another time zone—and unlike a ...

Halva candy melts atop these vegan, tahini-based chocolate chip cookies for a double dose of sesame flavor. (Silvia Razgova / For The Times; prop styling by Leah Choi) Halva candy melts atop these ...