Halawet el Jibn

Halawet el Jibn حلاوة الجبن
Halawet El Jibn
TypeDessert
Place of originHama or Homs (Most sources agree on Hama)
Associated cuisineLevantine cuisine (especially Syria& Lebanon )
Serving temperatureRoom temperature
Main ingredientsSemolina, Akkawi cheese, sugar, qishta, pistachio, rose water

Halawet el-jibn (Arabic: حلاوة الجبن / Ḥalāwat al-jibn) (cheese sweet) is a Levantine dessert made of a semolina and cheese dough, filled with qishta. Its origin somewhere from central Syria. It is found in other regions in the Levant and the Middle East notably Tripoli, Lebanon, and has been brought by Syrian Immigrants to other countries such as Türkiye and Germany.