Halva-Pistachio Frozen Mousse Cake

Halva-Pistachio Frozen Mousse Cake (Photo courtesy of Huppit Bartov Miller)
Halva-Pistachio Frozen Mousse Cake

Halva-Pistachio Frozen Mousse Cake

Total Time 8 hours
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tbs. powdered sugar
  • 250 grams halva
  • 1 1/2 cup mini merengue cookies
  • 1 cup unsalted pistachios (peeled)

Instructions
 

  • Crumble the merengue leaving small chunks. Break the Pistachios into small pieces. Scrape/cut halva into crumbs.
  • Line the cake pan with plastic wrap leaving extra edges for sealing. Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with pistachio pieces and a few merengue pieces.
  • Whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar and carefully fold in halva crumbs and merengue pieces.
  • Pour mixture into the cake pan and cover well with the rest of the plastic wrap. Freeze for eight hours.

Notes

A Reisterstown resident, Huppit Bartov Miller is an Israeli-American educator, cook and food blogger for Afooda.com.
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