Sesame Halva- raw vegan

Please excuse the awful, hasty picture- will try to replace this when I make more!

This has been an old favourite treat of mine since I was in my early teens- my mum used to buy it from the local wholefood shop; only that kind was made with honey. This halva, if you use un-heat treated agave, is raw vegan. It's not perfect yet- far too gooey- but tastes divine anyhow, and I was so excited I couldn't wait to share it with you, so here it is:

Recipe makes 16 bite-sized squares

150g unhulled sesame seeds

50ml agave nectar

• Grind the seeds finely, half at a time, until they are a slightly oily texture and starting to clump together (but not like tahini or nut butter). Our Cuisinart worked just perfectly for this.
• Knead/ stir in the agave. 
• Press into a tray (I used a plastic one that some baby sweetcorn had been packaged in) and refrigerate/ freeze until firm and a little dried out. Unfortunately it will go sticky as it returns to room temperature so perhaps it should be eaten up as quickly as possible!

Next time:

I will make it with half agave, half coconut sugar

I will add almonds/ pistachios/ sultanas/ a swirl of cacao...