Ingredients

  • This date (the fruit) nougat (a kind of a candy) is a recipe of my friend Maloub who worked for numerous years for me ; I have adapted this recipe.
Recipe for 20-25 nougat pieces :
  • 800 grams (1.8 lb) pitted/stoned dats (so 1 kilogram = 2.2 lb) plain dates before stoning them) cut into thin slices
  • 300 grams (10 oz) peeled and roasted almonds (roasted dry in an oven or in a pan : watch carefully)
  • 350 grams (11-12 oz) liquid honey
  • 10 centiliters (1/10 liter = 3 fl oz) water
  • 220 grams (1/2 lb) caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoonfull ginger in powder
  • 2 teaspoonfulls grounded wthite pepper
  • 2 soupspoonfulls sesame seeds