Shpot – Armenian Sweets Recipe

Shpot Recipe 

Traditional Armenian sweet Shpot made with a few simple ingredients : grape molasses, flour , water , spiced with ground cinnamon, cloves and cardamom .

Shpot is served with nuts: walnuts, almonds , apricot seeds or hazelnuts . Back in Armenia , this uniquely tasting sweet is made in large pots, over slow burning fire.


Many women would gather to make Shpot , they take turns to stir that heavy and sweet mixture to the right consistency.

They’d also make Sharots, traditional Armenian sweet. They deep strands of nuts into that hot, shpot mixture then hang it to dry out in a cool place .

Try this quick recipe, it should be good for 3-4 people. If you like it, double it triple the recipe.

Happy cooking!

Ingredients 

½ cup flour

⅔ -¾ cup grape molasses or as much as you need to turn the flour into thick gooey , light chocolate color mixture

1 ½ – 1 ⅔ cups of cold water

⅓ tsp ground cinnamon

⅓ ground cloves

¼ tsp cardamom

1 tbs sugar (optional)

Directions 

In a pot combine flour and molasses, mix until thick and gooey mixture is formed

Place over medium to low heat , pour some of the water and start stirring

Continue stirring, adding the water a little at a time

As soon as it starts to boil , add spices and cook another 5-8 minutes , add sugar and remove from the heat

Serve warm or cold , topped with nuts

Bon appetit!

Բարի ախորժակ!