Charoset (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi charoset is a variety of charoset served during the Jewish celebration of Passover by Jews from Northwest Africa. Serve as part of the seder. The northwest African tradition uses bitter greens such as endive rather than horseradish with the Charoseth.
Ingredients
- 1½ cup white raisins
- ½ cup dried apricots or dried peaches, chopped
- 2 oranges, juiced
- ¼ cup chopped almonds
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger, preferably freshly-grated
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp matsoh meal
Ingredients for 4 servings (660 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Soak dried fruit in juice until plumped.
- 2
Mash reconstituted fruit with almond and spices to get a mortar-like texture.
- 3
Adjust texture with matsoh meal and if needed, sweeten with honey.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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