Black sesame paste recipe

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How to make black sesame paste with 2 ingredients! Homemade Japanese black tahini with roasted black sesame seeds are super easy to make, plus recipes you can use! Makes half cup.

Cook Time12

Total Time12

Course: condiments, sauce

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: black sesame paste, black tahini, how to make black sesame paste

Servings: tablespoons

Author: ChihYu Smith

Ingredients

For sweet black sesame paste:

0.5 cup roasted black sesame seeds
2 tbsp honey

For savory black sesame paste:

0.5 cup roasted black sesame seeds
1 to 1.5 tbsp toasted sesame oil

US - Metric

Instructions

In a wide surface skillet, non-greased, start the pan cold and add the sesame seeds. Dry roast the seeds for 5 minutes over low heat. Toss the pan often to roast the seeds evenly. Take care not to burn the seeds.
Transfer the seeds to a mini processor to grind the seeds until they turn into a fine powder and with some natural oil released from the seeds, about 3 minutes. You’ll need to scrape the bowl a few times to achieve this.
Add the honey (or sesame oil) and process again until the texture turns into a smooth paste, about 3 minutes. The final result of the paste should be a pretty thick, jet-black, glossy, and sticky texture but spreadable.
Store the paste in an airtight glass container in the fridge for up to 1 month. In the freezer for up to 6 months.

Notes

If you prefer a thinner texture paste, add 1 more table honey (or 0.5 more tbsp sesame oil for a savory paste).
If you prefer a thinner texture paste without making it sweeter, try adding 0.5 tbsp water to the blender and process it again to combine.
To make this recipe vegan, use maple syrup.
The nutritional value is estimated with regular honey.
How to use the paste:
- Sweet flavor sesame paste - black sesame latte, black sesame ice cream, tang yuan, cookies, mochi, smoothie, black sesame milk, and bread.
- Savory flavor sesame paste - black sesame tofu or use it as dressing for roasted vegetables.

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