We're all accustomed to seeing sesame seeds as a pastry or pie topper or in the occasional biscuit. But we're also in love with these other sweet ways to use the tiny black and white flavour bombs...
These velvety little pots make a lovely light meal ender. They feature homemade almond milk, cream and vanilla, brought to life with a crisp sesame praline.
Prepare to have everything you know about cheesecake rocked. Traditionally made with a type of sheep or goat’s milk, you can also use ricotta in this dead-easy Greek version. It’s crustless and features semolina and sesame seeds, laced with orange and cinnamon.
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Think of this like a coconut cream-injected granita. The semi-frozen lychee adopts a killer creamy texture, with crunch from the sesame praline shards.
These airy puffs are the best of the profiterole and streusel worlds. The choux pastry balls are filled with a black sesame pastry cream and topped with a sweet, crunchy crumble-like topping.
Breakfast dessert has an important place in some households. This one sees a sweet and salty black sesame paste stirred through a fluffy pancake batter. Serve with whipped cream and blueberries.
A riff on the Moroccan fried savoury snacks, these briouats have a spiced almond filling, then are baked in a crisp, honey-soaked filo shell. Genius!
The semi-sweet Lebanese bread rings are coated in crunchy white sesame seeds, making them a crazy-moreish tea-time accompaniment.
The slight saltiness of the black sesame seeds give this rich chocolate cake great flavour balance, with the added health properties of settling the nervous system, too.
You only need four ingredients to make these Jewish date biscuits. They're super moist and simple to make, topped with sesame seeds for a crunchy, addictive endnote.
These cute caramel pine cones are made using store-bought Polish sweets and puffed rice - they are salty, sweet, crunchy and 100 per cent addictive - consider yourselves warned.
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