Greek Sesame Honey Bars (Pasteli)

Name: Greek Sesame Honey Bars (Pasteli)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2 cups sesame seeds; 1 cup honey; 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Traditional Greek sesame-honey bars cooked until glossy, pressed thin, and cut into chewy-crisp pieces.

⏱ 35 min total🔪 10 min prep🔥 15 min cookMediumServes 12Greek

Ingredients

•2 cups sesame seeds
•1 cup honey
•1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Directions

1Toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet for 3–4 minutes until fragrant.
2Warm honey and lemon juice in a saucepan until bubbling.
3Cook for 4 minutes, stirring carefully.
4Stir in the toasted sesame seeds until fully coated.
5Press the hot mixture between parchment sheets into an even thin layer.
6Cool for 10 minutes, then cut into bars before completely hard.

💡 Cut pasteli while still slightly warm; fully cooled candy can crack instead of slicing cleanly.

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