Benne wafers are thin, lacy cookies made from toasted sesame seeds, butter, sugar, and a small amount of flour, dropped by the spoonful onto a baking sheet and baked until they spread into fragile, caramel-edged rounds. They are delicate enough to shatter at slight pressure, sweet with a roasted nuttiness from the sesame, and faintly […]

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Benne balls in Trinidad are small, golden rounds of toasted sesame seeds bound together with sugar syrup or brown sugar, pressed into tight spheres and left to harden into a chewy, nutty candy. They are sold by street vendors, at markets, and in small shops throughout the island, wrapped in wax paper or piled loose […]

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