Helva Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Helva
Add your photo!
Count
Calories

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts ( pignolia)
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup heavy cream , whipped with 1 tbsp sugar

Directions:

  1. Bring the sugar, milk, and water to a boil. Lower the heat, and simmer for 15 minutes. Cool.
  2. In a heavy pot, melt the butter and sauté the farina and the nuts until light brown. Do this slowly, over low heat for 20 minutes or more, stirring constantly. Be careful not to burn the farina.
  3. Add the milk mix and the cinnamon to the sautéed nuts and farina, stirring constantly. Lower heat, stir and simmer until thick, about 5 minutes.
  4. Remove from the heat, cover, and stir from time to time. After 10 minutes, turn into a lightly buttered mold. Chill overnight. Unmold, sprinkle with additional cinnamon. Slice thinly and serve with whipped cream.
  5. From Turkish Cooking: A Culinary Journey through Turkey by Carol Robertson, published by Frog Books, an imprint of North Atlantic Books, copyright © 1996 by Carol Robertson. Reprinted by permission of publisher.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 420.16 Kcal (1759 kJ)
Calories from fat 217.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.19g 37%
Cholesterol 44.91mg 15%
Sodium 22.49mg 1%
Potassium 165.72mg 4%
Total Carbs 46.55g 16%
Sugars 22.09g 88%
Dietary Fiber 1.09g 4%
Protein 6.27g 13%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 67.1mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 258.65 Kcal (1083 kJ)
Calories from fat 134.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.89g 37%
Cholesterol 27.65mg 15%
Sodium 13.84mg 1%
Potassium 102.02mg 4%
Total Carbs 28.65g 16%
Sugars 13.6g 88%
Dietary Fiber 0.67g 4%
Protein 3.86g 13%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 0.8mg 7%
Calcium 41.3mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.2
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top