Sesame seeds recipes

Sesame seeds are so delicious when they are sprinkled on top of any dish. They can be used in cooking and have a number of health advantages. Here are the top 7 alternatives you can use to give your recipes the same nutty flavor and crunch as sesame seeds.

These sesame honey bars are amazing! Sweetened only with honey and no refined sugar! This is an authentic Greek recipe for sesame-honey bars called Pasteli. These things are

Vegan sesame seed brittle that snaps like a dream and tastes even better. Warning: highly addictive!

Sesame seed balls is a favorite Chinese dessert. It's a dough of balls with red bean paste filling coated, with sesame seeds and deep fried.

Astrid from Paulchen's Foodblog is hosting Weekend Herb Blogging and this week I've got sesame seeds. I suppose my first encounter with sesame seeds is fairly commonplace in the Western world - as a scant sprinkling on the top of some sort of bread but in other parts of the world Sesame seeds have a much more important culinary position. Sicily is rightfully known for its wonderful sweets - torrone being one of its more popular exports but there's a dish called Cubbaita which pre-dates it…

I love healthy, whole food ingredients and he, well… doesn’t. The only exception to our disagreement is dried fruit and nuts and what I really mean is that he only likes dried apricots and almonds. He’s actually a big almond lover and will occasionally have them in a healthy form but usually prefers them coated in sugar or drenched in chocolate and I don’t blame him—those are always amazingly delicious. I’ve been on a mission to create a recipe using his favorite (my options are limited…

These sesame seed crisps are a staple during the Chinese New Year. They're simple to make and super delicious! Once you try one you won't be able to stop!

This sesame brittle recipe comes together quickly and is a fun, easy candy-making project.

Benne Wafers are crunchy cookies full of toasted sesame flavor! A delicious heirloom recipe that is said to bring good luck!

TS: I wouldn't immediately think of these "sesame snaps" when Greek food is mentioned. In fact, I associate them with Chinese food! Remember...