American Haroset Recipes

HAROSET FOR PASSOVER

Steps:

• Place the apples and walnuts into a large bowl. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle over the apples. Stir in the honey and sweet wine. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until serving.

ASHKENAZI CHAROSET

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toast the walnuts until dark and fragrant, about 7-10 mins, taking care not to burn them. Allow to cool, then chop finely.
• Peel, core and finely chop the apples. Mix with the cinnamon, lemon juice, silan (date syrup), orange zest, sweet wine or grape juice and salt. Add the cooled nuts and stir again to combine. Transfer it to a closed container and keep chilled.

JOAN'S AMERICAN HAROSET

Steps:

• Combine apples, pecans, wine, sugar, and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Taste and adjust for seasoning.

MOROCCAN HAROSET/CHAROSET (PASSOVER)

Steps:

• Mix the fruit with the nuts and add the grape juice to make a smooth paste.
• Roll into 1 inch balls and sprinkle with cinnamon.

SEPHARDI CHAROSET

Steps:

• Heat 100ml wine or grape juice in a pan. Bring to a simmer and add the dried fruit and cinnamon. Simmer gently until the liquid is syrupy and the fruit tender, about 5-6 mins. If the liquid evaporates before the fruit has softened or starts to dry out, add another 20ml of wine or grape juice. Turn off the heat and leave to cool.
• Tip the toasted almonds into the small bowl of a food processor and pulse until you have larger and smaller pieces, but no whole nuts. Tip them into a mixing bowl, then spoon the cooled fruit mixture into the food processor and pulse until it starts to form a paste, but still has some bigger lumps of fruit remaining.
• Scrape the fruit into the mixing bowl with the nuts and stir to combine. Add a pinch of salt and taste, adding more cinnamon and salt to taste, if you like. Will keep for several days in an airtight container.