Moroccan Passover Date Raisin Walnut Haroset (Charoset)

Charoset, haroset, or charoses (Hebrew: חֲרֽוֹסֶת‬ [ḥărōset]) is a sweet, dark-colored paste made of fruits and nuts eaten at the Passover Seder. The color and texture are meant to recall mortar (or mud used to make adobe bricks) the Israelites used when they were enslaved in Ancient Egypt. As mentioned in Tractate Pesahim (page 116a) of the Talmud, which says " The word "haroset" comes from the Hebrew word cheres — חרס — "clay."haroset is one of the symbolic foods on the Passover Seder Plate.

After reciting the blessings, and eating a matzah "Hillel sandwich"(with two matzot) combining haroset and maror, the remainder is often eaten plain, spread on matzah. - - Wikipedia

Haroset is used to remind us of the mortar the Jews were forced to make in order to make bricks in Egypt. There is no standard recipe for haroset and customs vary. Many use a mixture of ground fruits such as apples, nuts, cinnamon and wine. Some communities use date syrup mixed with walnuts called "Haleq".

Sephardi traditions
Sephardi haroset is a paste made of raisins, figs and dates.

Egyptian Jews make it from dates, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, and sweet wine.

Greek and Turkish Jews use apples, dates, chopped almonds, and wine. Italian Jews add chestnuts.

Suriname Jews add coconut.[4]

Iraqi Jews make it from a mixture of dates and nuts.

Ashkenazi traditions (from Wikipedia)

Eastern European (or Ashkenazi) haroset is made from chopped walnuts and apples, spiced with cinnamon and sweet red wine. Honey or sugar may be added as a sweetener and binder. The mixture is not cooked.

Many Ashkenazim refer to any haroset that includes fruit other than apples as [name of fruit] haroset, as they consider haroset made with apples to be the default and any other kind to require specifying.

Moroccan Passover Haroset (Charoset) Kosher Recipe

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5 from 3 votes

Prep time: 20 minutes minutes

Total time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 24

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DESCRIPTION

Charoset, haroset, or charoses (Hebrew: חֲרֽוֹסֶת‬ [ḥărōset]) is a sweet, dark-colored paste made of fruits and nuts eaten at the Passover Seder. Its color and texture are meant to recall mortar (or mud used to make adobe bricks) which the Israelites used when they were enslaved in Ancient Egypt as mentioned in Tractate Pesahim (page 116a) of the Talmud, which says " The word "charoset" comes from the Hebrew word cheres — חרס — "clay."

Sephardic haroset most commonly uses ingredients such as dates, figs, almonds, walnuts, cinnamon, and red wine. The mixture is typically served on a plate alongside matza and other symbolic foods, and each element of the Seder plate has a specific meaning related to the story of the exodus from Egypt.

Haroset is one of the symbolic foods on the Passover Seder Plate. After reciting the blessings, and eating a matzah "Hillel sandwich"(with two matzot) combining charoset and maror, the remainder is often eaten plain, spread on matza. Sefardic haroset is a delicious and meaningful way to connect with Jewish traditions and history during Passover.

INGREDIENTS

 

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• ▢ 2 cups pitted dates
• ▢ ½ cup golden raisins
• ▢ ½ cup dark raisins
• ▢ ½ cup walnuts
• ▢ 1-2 tablespoons sweet red Passover wine
• ▢ 1-½ teaspoon Allspice, ground
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Clove, ground

INSTRUCTIONS

 

• Place dates, spices, raisins, and walnuts in food processor and finely chop until mixture begins to stick together. Add enough wine to make mixture pasty.
• With moistened hands, roll walnut-sized balls of mixture and place on baking sheet lined with wax-paper. Refrigerate until firm.

Notes

These can be frozen and stored in a sealed container for up to 3 months.

NUTRITION

Serving: 2gCalories: 70kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.3mg

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