Halva with tahini is a traditional flavor and culture that has graced our tables for centuries. This unique taste is the result of the careful processing of sesame seeds and the traditional combination of tahini with molasses or honey.

Tahini factories or sesame factories working on food production have continuously developed their product range according to the needs of the market. Sesame seeds, which are used as raw material here, are a valuable food that can be transformed into many forms by food producers. When we look at these food forms, there is a wide range of production, especially tahini, double roasted tahini, tahini cream, spreadable tahini paste, sesame oil and halva varieties, especially tahini halva and sesame halva. Food producers supplying peak tahini and sesame have the opportunity to develop products to meet the needs of the market. One of these developed products is spreadable tahini halva. In this article, we will focus on the halva product that emerged with the meeting of traditional flavors and evaluate what the producers do in this process.

Halva Production with Sesame and Tahini using Traditional Methods

Producers who supply tahini halva with sesame using traditional methods produce tahini halva in the following steps:

1. Sesame Preparation: Sesame seeds are first cleaned and roasted. The roasting process brings out the predominant flavor and natural oil of the sesame.

2. Tahini Production: Roasted sesame seeds are ground in stone mills to form tahini. Tahini is produced at this stage as the main component of halva.

3. Preparation of Halva Mixture: Tahini is mixed by adding sweeteners such as sugar or honey. Continue mixing until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.

4. Molding and Resting: The prepared halva mixture is poured into the desired molds. At this stage, if tahini halva production is done with industrial machines, the resting process is done according to the belt assembly. The rested tahini halva is molded and made ready for consumption.

5. Packaging Process: After molding, tahini halva is sent to the packaging section of the production line. It is stored to be prepared for shipment by making appropriate packaging.

How to Make Halva with Tahini at Home?

Making tahini halva at home is an enjoyable stage for chefs who want to show off their mastery in the kitchen. To make a softer halva, you can choose the tahini you want to obtain from Zirve Gıda's double roasted tahini or quality tahini sesame varieties. Here is the step-by-step recipe for homemade tahini halva:

Ingredients

- 1 cup tahini

- 1 cup powdered sugar

- 1/2 cup milk powder

- 1/4 cup water

- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation:

1. Put the tahini and powdered sugar in a deep bowl and mix well.

2. Add the milk powder and continue mixing.

3. Add the vanilla extract and water and mix until the mixture has a homogeneous consistency.

4. Pour the mixture into a mold and smooth the top.

5. Refrigerate the tahini halva mixture for 1-2 hours.

6. Slice and serve.

Top 10 Tahini Halva Recipes

1. Classic Tahini Halva: A soft and delicious tahini halva that is traditionally made by sticking to the recipe above.

2. Chocolate Tahini Halva: This type of halva, made by adding melted chocolate to the tahini halva mixture prepared by classical methods or purchased ready-made, is an attractive flavor for children to consume.

3. Tahini Halva with Almonds: When almonds are added to the halva mixture prepared with traditional methods before it is allowed to rest, a wonderful tahini halva with almonds emerges.

4. Tahini Halva with Pistachio: This halva is enriched with peanut butter and chopped peanuts. Again, this type of halva is added to the pre-halvah mixture, which is still hot and has a fluid consistency, and allowed to rest.

5. Tahini Halva with Cinnamon: Tahini halva prepared by adding cinnamon creates a different aroma and becomes a different flavor option for gourmets.

6. Tahini Halva with Orange: Grating the orange peel and adding it to the halva mixture is a suitable option for those looking for a different taste. 

7. Tahini Halva with Coconut: Gourmets looking for a tropical flavor, vegan consumers or many taste masters can add coconut to the tahini halva mixture in liquid form.

8. Tahini Halva with Cocoa: It is a type of halva with intense chocolate flavor made by adding cocoa. The difference from chocolate halva is that it has a dominant and bitter taste because it is made only from cocoa mixture.

9. Tahini Halva with Pistachio: Enriched with pistachios, this luxurious flavor is obtained by adding it to liquid form, just like tahini halva with almonds or pistachios.

10. Tahini Halva with Fruit: Many consumers looking for a difference in tahini halva can taste this flavor by using dried fruits in the tahini halva mixture.

When we look at 10 different tahini halva recipes, the basis of these recipes is to add tahini halva while it is still in liquid form. You can also consume tahini halva, which turns from a fluid consistency to a hard consistency by resting, in the form of spreadable tahini halva on bread. Again, in order to do this, it is important that the tahini you will obtain with Zirve Sesame is of high quality and soft. Thus, you can experience spreadable tahini halva on bread even using the back of a spoon.

Conclusion

Tahini halva is a flavor that can be enriched with both traditional and modern recipes. Food producers need to develop products by analyzing the needs of the market correctly in order to offer consumers different and delicious options by expanding their product range according to the demands of the market. The supply stage plays a critical role at this point, and in this role, consumers with a correct and sustainable understanding of trade are needed. At this point, Zirve Food Products aims to meet the market demands of consumers with its productions such as tahini sesame, double roasted tahini, tahini sesamel cream, joynut cocoa hazelnut cream, while also adopting a sustainable trade and efficient production approach. It also supplies products to many markets and wholesalers in order to deliver the highest quality products to food producers and sectors such as horeca, as well as kitchen chefs who want to make tahini halva easily at home. If you want to contribute to your business and increase your profit margin, you can visit Zirve tahini and sesame products section and find options suitable for your needs.

You can contact us about many issues you have in mind about the products you have decided on, and you can meet useful solutions for your business.