Category: Dessert Recipes

½ pound          Benne seed    (Sesame seed)

2 cups              Sugar

1 cup               Water

1 tsp                 Orange peel grated   ½ cup peanut

PREPARATION:

Place Benny in a deep frying pan or pot, make sure the bottom of the pot is dry. Over medium heat continuously stir, until evenly browned (approx. 5 minutes). In a separate sauce pan combine sugar and water and bring to a boil for about 17- 20 minutes or until sugar coat the pot. Add parched Benny, grated orange peel and peanuts to the sugar mixture, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to keep it from burning. Simmer until mixture coats the spoon and is golden brown. Use a round tablespoon to drop Benny unto a wet counter top or greased cooling pan. Allow to set firm and cool.

Benny cakes are a wonderful dessert for Christmas and also make great Christmas stocking stuffer. These can be addictive so make sure you have a back-up batch in the kitchen. It is a quick and easy recipe that your children will enjoy making year round.