Want candy that’s good for you? Consider halva. Made primarily from sesame seeds, the confection is an excellent source of minerals. (A cup of sesame seeds has more iron than a cup of broccoli.) There ...

The combination of tahini and halva candy marks these accidentally vegan cookies with an unmistakable sesame flavor. The halva candy melts while baking, forming a delicious, sweet sesame pool on top ...

Zoë Komarin's halva-topped chocolate chip cookies are perfumed with cardamom. (Portrait by Christina House / Los Angeles Times; cookie photo by Silvia Razgova / For The Times; food and prop styling by ...

It’s not easy to come up with a food product no one’s done before, but Victoria Wallins believes she’s got it: “I don’t think anyone else in this country is making artisanal small-batch halvah,” says ...

new video loaded: Fondant Sweet Potatoes With Honey Butter and Halvah transcript With its savory sesame flavor and candy sweetness, the halvah crumbles on top of these fondant sweet potatoes elevate ...

We asked several L.A.-area pastry chefs and cooks to contribute their favorite holiday cookies. Each is a simple, homestyle cookie that reflects the contributor’s memories of holidays past. I grew up ...