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A great nostalgic sweet that satisfies a sweet tooth! Growing up, \u201cfistkieh\u201d alongside \u201csemsmieh (sesame candy)\u201d<\/a>\u00a0was one of those confections we always had around the house. I remember my aunt (my mom\u2019s sister) would visit us on certain occasions like Eid, with a package of these sticky bars in her hands. I could never resist, and years later I feel no different.<\/p>\n

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Fistkieh\/ Sticky Peanut Bars<\/h1>\n

A vegan snack with no added oil or hydrogenated fats. Fistkieh bars are simply made with raw, shelled toasted peanuts and sugar syrup that binds the nuts together. The sticky bars can be easily found in almost all oriental sweet shops in Lebanon and there are so many options \u2013 sesame seeds, starting from almonds, pistachios, cashews\u00a0 to sesame seeds\u2013 but my favorite ones are the sesame and peanuts bars!<\/p>\n

I tested the recipe twice for best results! In my first attempt, I only added lemon juice to the sugar syrup. The result was quite o.k but a bit harder than the store-bought variety. The second time I added a pinch of baking soda to the syrup and was glad that it came out just the way it should be. With few ingredients and a pretty simple method, you will have a gorgeous sweet that can be eaten as a dessert.<\/p>\n

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Ingredients needed to make fistkieh, sticky peanut bars:<\/p>\n