Ashkenazi charoset

Charoset is a symbolic food used in the Jewish Passover celebrations. It's said to represent the mortar used by the slaves to build the pyramids of Egypt.

There are endless recipes (and spellings) for it, differing with the country city or even village of origin. This recipe is traditional for Eastern European Jews, who tend to use apples, walnuts and cinnamon in theirs.

You can chop it by hand or in a food processor for a smoother paste. It should stick together like mortar so add more honey if you need. I’ve used less traditional silan (date syrup) in my recipe but you can use honey if preferred, and I’ve also added some orange zest to lift the flavours.