A crunchy, nutty black sesame brittle that fills your mouth with aroma and taste of caramel, my favorite treat for Chinese new year. It's fast and easy with only 5 ingredients(counting salt and water). It's a great snack as black sesame is super high in calcium, and making it yourself lets you control how much sugar you add to it.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Asian, Taiwanese, Vegetarian
Servings: 8People
Author: Choochoo-ca-Chew
Ingredients
Black Sesame seeds
2CBlack Sesame SeedsToasted
Candy Syrup
1/3CWater
1/3CBrown sugar
1/4CSugar
1/4CHoney
1/4tSaltOmit if using salted butter
1/2TBspButter
Instructions
Toasting Sesame Seeds if Raw
White sesame seeds can be toasted in the oven at 300F (150C) for about 7 minutes or until golden but when it comes to black sesame it's hard to tell the difference in color. Wash and drain sesame into a wok, turn the heat to medium high and stir occasionally. After the water has all evaporated, stir constantly until the black sesame seeds start popping. Remove from heat when the sesame starts popping every 2 seconds and let cool, over roasting it will make the seeds bitter and effect the taste of your sesame brittle.
Making Sesame brittle
Add
1/3C Water
1/3C Brown Sugar
1/4C Sugar
1/4C Honey
to a pot or pan and turn the heat to medium high, bring to a boil
Stirring with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula occasionally, cook and boil until the syrup forms large bubbles. Prepare a cup of cold water, drop one drop of syrup into the cold water if you're unsure of the stage of your syrup. The dropped syrup should turn into a hard, crunchy little ball.
Turn the heat down to low just to keep it warm so it's easy to work with.
Add 1/4t Salt
2 C Toasted Sesame Seeds
1/2 TBsp Butter
Mix well
Remove the sesame mixture to a parchment paper or silicone mat, cover with another piece of parchment paper and roll it out to about 0.5cm thick. Move to the cutting board and cut into 1" x 1" pieces before the brittle cools or break them into uneven pieces after it's cooled.