Ugandan Simsim

Name: Ugandan Simsim
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ugandan
Ingredients: 2 cups sesame seeds, roasted; 1 cup sugar; 1/4 cup water

Simsim/sim-sim/

Also known as: Sesame Candy

About this dish

A sweet sesame seed and sugar candy, roasted and pressed into bars.

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Ingredients

🌿2 cups sesame seeds, roasted

🍬1 cup sugar

🫙1/4 cup water

Method

Serves 4

Roast the sesame seeds until golden and fragrant.

Melt sugar with water until it forms an amber caramel.

Quickly stir in the roasted sesame seeds.

Pour onto a greased surface and press flat.

Cool completely, then cut into bars.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Simsim is a traditional Ugandan sesame candy, a popular sweet snack made from roasted sesame seeds.

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