Ingredients

  • Cornflour 45g
  • SpinneysFOOD extra fine caster sugar 4 tbsp
  • White sesame seeds 2 tsp
  • Cake flour 110g
  • Salted butter 125g
  • Tahini 25g
  • Sweetened condensed milk 385g
  • Dark chocolate 100g
  • SpinneysFOOD super fine icing sugar 50g

Nutrition (Per serving)

  • Calories 221
  • Fat 10.8g
  • Saturates 1.4g
  • Protein 3.3g
  • Carbs 28.6g
  • Sugars 19.3g

Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."

Tahini millionaire’s shortbread

American 20 Mins Prep · 20 Mins Cook


  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4.
  2. To make the shortbread, place the cake flour, cornflour, icing sugar and salt in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix well.
  3. Add the butter and tahini and mix until a soft dough comes together.
  4. Press into the bottom of a lined, 20x20cm square baking tin.
  5. Prick the shortbread with a fork and bake in the pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden.
  6. To make the tahini caramel, combine the tahini paste, sugar and condensed milk in a saucepan. Stir until dissolved and simmer gently until the mixture is thick and comes away from the sides.
  7. Pour over the shortbread and allow to set until firm.
  8. Spread the melted chocolate thinly over the caramel, sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds and allow to set.