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Badam Halwa with Almond Flour

Published: Oct 31, 2020

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Badam Halwa with Almond Flour – royal and decadent Indian dessert made with ground almonds, milk and sugar.

This rich melt in the mouth dessert is a specialty of many South Indian sweet shops and served at weddings.

Sharing the easy method of making badam halwa with almond flour which takes less than 15 minutes to make.

badam halwa served with green leaves towhole almonds, saffron and cardamom

What is Badam Halwa?

Badam is the Indian name for Almonds and Halwa translates to pudding. Badam Halwa is a sweet Indian pudding made with ground almonds, milk, sugar and flavored with saffron and cardamom.

Traditionally almond halwa is made with whole almonds. Almonds are soaked, peeled and ground to a fine paste and cooked with sugar and milk. The halwa is very tasty, but it is a lengthy process with constant stirring.

With the readily available almond flour, I prefer using the store bought flour to make the halwa. The recipe comes together in just few minutes.

You will love this Almond Flour Halwa

  • Its rich and decadent
  • Just has 4 main ingredients
  • Simple and can be made any time of the year
  • Perfect dessert to serve for festivals like Diwali or Holi

Ingredients:

ingredients needed to make badam halwa

Ingredient note:

Almond Flour: I use store bought almond flour from Costco. It is also available online.

Milk: 2 % or full fat milk works best.

Saffron: can be skipped ( but would recommend using it)

Ghee: homemade or store bought ghee works

almond flour placed in a glass bottle

What is Almond Flour?

Almond flour is made with blanched almond, where the skin is removed and the almonds are ground to a fine powder.

Can I use Almond meal in this recipe?

Almond meal is coarsely ground almond where the skin is not removed. Almond meal may not work in the recipe.

Can I use whole almonds instead of almond flour?

Yes, soak the almonds for 30 minutes in hot water. Peel the skin and grind to a fine paste and make the halwa

How can I make it vegan?

Replace milk with water or plant-based milk. Skip the ghee and add vegan butter or neutral oil.

almond flour halwa served in a hite plate topped with almonds

Almond Flour Recipes –

Almond Flour Ladoo

Badam Katli

Almond Flour Cookies

Badam Milk with Almond Flour

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badam halwa served with green leaves towhole almonds, saffron and cardamom

Badam Halwa with Almond Flour

Badam Halwa is a rich and decadent South Indian Halwa made with almond flour, milk and sugar.
5 from 5 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Madhavi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp milk
  • ½ cup sugar (if you don't like it too sweet add ⅓ cup sugar)
  • 3 – 4 tsp ghee
  • few strands of saffron
  • 2 cardamom pods, crushed

Instructions

  • Soak the saffron in 2 tablespoon of warm milk.
  • Heat one teaspoon of ghee in a pan. Once the ghee melts, reduce the heat to low and add the almond flour.
  • Coat the almond flour with ghee and saute for a minute.
  • Add room temperature milk and sugar to the almond flour and ghee mixture.
  • Mix and cook for few minutes till the halwa starts to thicken. Stir often to avoid burned bottom.
  • Add the saffron milk and rest of the ghee and cook till the halwa comes together and doesn't stick to the pan.
  • Finally add some crushed cardamom powder and turn off the stove.
  • Serve the warm badam halwa.

Notes

Use almond flour not almond meal in this recipe
Badam Halwa stays fresh for 2 days at room temperature or store for a week in the refrigerator.
Tastes bests when warm. To reheat microwave for 30 seconds and serve.
If avoiding microwave, heat the halwa in a pan for 5 minutes.
You can also add some chopped almonds to the halwa.
 
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Comments

  1. Adi

    June 10, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    5 stars
    Easy and delicious prep. Thanks

    Reply
    • Madhavi

      June 11, 2022 at 12:38 am

      Thank you Adi.

      Reply
  2. Rajashri Ramesh

    November 26, 2021 at 9:02 am

    5 stars
    Thank you Madhu, for this wonderful recipe.
    I tried making this for out Thanksgiving dinner and it came out very well. Everyone enjoyed it. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

    Reply
    • Madhavi

      November 26, 2021 at 10:48 am

      Thank you Rajashri. I am so glad you all enjoyed the halwa.

      Reply
    • Chaitra

      November 19, 2022 at 6:48 pm

      5 stars
      Lovely and easy Madhu!!

      Reply
      • Madhavi

        November 19, 2022 at 9:03 pm

        Thank you Chaitra.

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