Best Vanilla Ice Cream With Sesame Candies And Halvah Recipes

Havlah Ice Cream Torte image

Provided by Renee Werbin

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

30 chocolate wafer cookies (about 2/3 of 9-ounce package), broken
3 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
3 cups coarsely crumbled vanilla-flavor halvah (about 12 ounces)
3 pints (6 cups) vanilla ice cream, softened slightly

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Blend cookies, butter and sugar in processor until cookies are finely ground. Add 1 1/2 cups halvah and blend in, using on/off turns. Sprinkle 1 1/4 cups crumb mixture over bottom of 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly over bottom and halfway up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Bake until crumb mixture in pie dish and crust in pan begin to puff, about 10 minutes. Cool crumb mixture and crust completely.
Spread 1 1/2 pints ice cream evenly on cooled crust in springform pan. Sprinkle with 1 cup crumbled halvah. Spread remaining ice cream over. Break up crumb mixture from pie dish. Sprinkle evenly over ice cream; press to adhere for top crust. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup crumbled halvah. Cover; freeze torte until firm, at least 3 hours and up to 5 days.

Halvah Vanilla Ice Cream image

Yield Makes about 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 large egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2 cups milk, scalded
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups well-chilled heavy cream
1/4 pound halvah (a ground sesame-seed and honey candy), cut into bits
1/2 cup Orange Honey Syrup as an accompaniment

Steps:

In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks, the sugar, the cornstarch, and a pinch of salt and add the milk in a slow stream, stirring. In a heavy saucepan cook the custard over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it comes to a boil, boil it, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes, and strain it through a fine sieve into a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water. Stir in the vanilla, let the custard cool, stirring, and chill it, covered, until it is cold. Stir in the cream, freeze the custard in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions, and stir in the halvah. (Alternatively, the halvah may be stirred into 1 quart of softened premium vanilla ice cream.) Transfer the ice cream to a metal bowl, freeze it until it is frozen solid, and scoop it into glasses. Spoon the orange honey syrup over the ice cream.

Vanilla Ice Cream with Sesame Candies and Halvah image

Provided by Melissa Clark

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 1/2 ounces sesame candies*
1 1/2 pints vanilla ice cream
Crumbled halvah*
Honey
*Sesame candies (such as Joyva's Sesame Crunch) and halvah (a Middle Eastern sweet) are available at some supermarkets and a Middle Eastern markets.

Steps:

Start by placing sesame candies in a large resealable plastic bag. Crush the candies with a rolling pin until broken into small pieces. Divide ice cream among 6 bowls. Top with crushed candy and crumbled halvah. Drizzle with honey.