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Chocolate Halvah and Dark Cherry Concrete

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Alex Lau

Sesame paste takes the place of hazelnuts in this Nutella-ish concoction. If you don’t want to make the concrete, schmear the chocolate-sesame spread on warm bread and thank us later.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

1 cup tahini
¼ cup honey
3 tablespoons Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
10 chocolate wafer cookies
1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened at room temperature 15 minutes
1 cup frozen dark sweet cherries, plus more for serving

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Blend tahini, honey, cocoa, and salt in a 4-cup measuring glass with an immersion blender, moving up and down and side to side, until mixture is thick (like peanut butter) and no streaks of honey or cocoa remain, about 2 minutes. Transfer chocolate halvah to a bowl.

    Step 2

    Layer cookies, ice cream, and cherries (in that order) in a clean 4-cup measuring glass and top with ⅓ cup chocolate halvah. Blend with immersion blender on high speed, pushing down from top to bottom in one continuous pass. Turn motor off and lift out blender; repeat, blending from top to bottom, until concrete is partially blended and chunky (there should be pockets of unblended ice cream, halvah, and whole cherries visible), about 2 more times.

    Step 3

    Divide concrete among four 8-oz. glasses and top each with a cherry.

    Step 4

    Do Ahead: Chocolate halvah can be made 1 month ahead. Cover and chill.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 730 Fat (g) 47 Saturated Fat (g) 11 Cholesterol (mg) 25 Carbohydrates (g) 72 Dietary Fiber (g) 5 Total Sugars (g) 47 Protein (g) 15 Sodium (mg) 140
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