Dry Fruit Laddu | Sugar Free Date Laddu
Dry Fruit Laddu's are made with dates and a mix of healthy nuts and seeds
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Desserts/Sweets/Mithai, festival recipe
Cuisine: Indian Cuisine
Keyword: date laddu, dry fruit laddo, energy bars, guilt free dessert, healthy laddu, sugar free laddu
Servings: 38 laddu
Calories: 107kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
- 450 gm Dates / Khajoor
- 1 cup Almonds / Badam
- 1/2 cup Cashew pieces/ Kaju Tukda
- 1/3 cup Pistachio / Pista
- 6 Walnuts / Akhrot
- 4 tbsp Pumpkin seeds optional
- 4 tbsp sunflower seeds OR melon seeds optional
- 4 tbsp Dried cranberries optional
- 2 tbsp White sesame seeds /til
- 1 tsp Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi powder
- 4 tbsp Grated khopra
- 4 tbsp Raisins / Kishmish
- 2 tbsp Ghee/Clarified Butter
Deseed the dates and grind in a chopper or mixer without adding any water or milk.
Coarsely crush all the nuts in a chopper, don't make a fine powder of nuts.
heat 1 tbsp ghee in a heavy bottom pan and add the crushed nuts and roast on low heat for a minute or till they become crunchy. remove from the pan and keep aside.
Add 1 tsp ghee in the same pan and add all the seeds and roast till they start to crackle and now take out in a plate.
Heat 1 tbsp ghee in the same pan and add the crushed date paste in it and heat it on low flame till it become slightly soft and mushy.
Switch off the heat and add all the nuts , grated coconut, cardamom powder and roasted seeds in the date paste and mix well.
Let the mixture cool down slightly to handle then grease your palms and make small size round laddus from the mixture.
Store in a an airtight jar and enjoy. Stays fresh for a month at room temperature.
Note-
- you can add your favourite nuts and seeds to make it. Can skip any ingredients and increase the quantity of your favourite ones.
- Use good quality soft variety of dates to make these laddu's
Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg