Sharing my collection of Diwali Sweets which include halwa, ladoo, peda, kheer, payasam and many other traditional recipes.
My collection 5 quick and easy diwali sweets recipes video in my youtube channel
Deepavali is the festival of lights, celebrated all over India. This year Diwali festival is celebrated on October 24, 2022.
Diwali is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in India. It symbolizes the spiritual of “victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance” (from wiki)
Sweets or mithai is a part of any celebration and when it comes to diwali, sweets play a huge part. Different varieties of sweets and snacks are made and distributed among friends and family.
Today I am sharing the Diwali sweets, I have separated by each category to make it easy to find.
Diwali Sweets Recipes
Peda and Burfi Recipes
Easy kalakand recipe – this kalakand recipe made with ricotta cheese is the easy version of the traditional kalakand, a milk based Indian fudge.
Badam Katli with Almond Flour – easy method of making badam katli with store bough Almond Flour.
Badam Peda – made with store bought almond flour. This Indian fudge is an easy dessert to make for any festive season.
Instant Peda – Instant peda is the quick version of the popular milk peda. The instant peda recipe has just three ingredients and it made in the microwave or stive top.
Almond Burfi – Almond burfi also called as badam burfi or badam katli is a rich and tasty sweet made with almonds, milk, sugar, saffron and ghee.
Chocolate Burfi – This two layer burfi is for all the chocolate lovers. Can be made in stove top or microwave. watch the video on how to make the chocolate barfi here
Ricotta Cheese Peda – Soft melt in the mouth Indian sweet made with ricotta cheese, milk powder, sugar and flavored with saffron and cardamom.
Instant Coconut Burfi -Coconut Burfi is an Indian style Coconut Fudge made with desiccated coconut and sweetened condensed milk. This is the instant version of the traditional burfi which takes just under 15 minutes to make.
Peanut Katli –Peanut Katli is a Indian fudge made with peanut powder and sugar syrup.
Halwa /Sheera Recipes
Almond Halwa, quick and easy almond halwa made in 10 minutes with almond flour.
Bread Halwa – Bread halwa is a Indian style bread pudding made by soaking deep fried ( or pan fried) bread pieces in a sugar syrup and finished with saffron and nuts.
Sooji Halwa with Jaggery – a traditional Indian dessert made with suji , jaggery and ghee. One of the populous and easiest desserts made for festivals and celebrations.
Suji aur Aate ka Halwa – semolina and wheat flour halwa is a tasty, melt in the mouth halwa recipe made with semolina ( or suji ) and wheat (aata). Its a popular halwa recipe made in North India. Its a very simple dish that can be made in a jiffy.
Suji halwa with condensed milk -Traditional sooji ka halwa is made with sooji/semolina, sugar, milk, ghee and water. In today’s recipe i have replaced sugar and milk with condensed milk. Condensed milk or milkmaid makes the halwa more tastier.
Poppy Seeds Halwa – khas khas ka halwa recipe is a nutritious dessert made with poppy seeds. Its a very traditional Indian sweet made during winter season. khas khas ka halwa is made by cooking the powdered poppy seeds with sugar and milk. And desi ghee is added for flavor and some chopped nuts are added for crunch.
Carrot Halwa – Carrot Halwa also called as Gajar ka Halwa is an Indian style sweet pudding made with grated carrots, milk, sugar and nuts.
Cracked Wheat Halwa – popular prasadam recipe from Annavaram is made with cracked wheat, sugar and water.
Sooji Halwa – traditional sooji halwa made with sooji, sugar, water, nuts and cardamom.
Rava Kesari/Kesari bath – this halwa recipe is made in pressure cooker, makes the most crea,y and soft halwa.
Laddu Recipes
Pistachio Coconut Ladoo – these ladoo are chewy, tasty and easy to make. A perfect make ahead dessert for Diwali or any celebration.
Whole Wheat & Nuts Ladoo – Whole wheat flour and Nuts Ladoo, also called as aata ladoo is a nutritious ladoo made with whole wheat flour and nuts.
Instant Coconut Laddoo- coconut ladoo is a quick and easy Indian sweet made in 10 minutes. the two main ingredients which go into making this laddu is desiccated coconut (dry coconut) and sweetened condensed milk.
Rava Kesari Ladoo – simplest & the most populous rava kesari made in ladoo form.
Paan Ladoo – Paan ladoo with gulkand is a fun twist on the classic sweet pan recipe from India.
Almond Flour Ladoo – Almond Flour Ladoo is a easy and delicious ladoo made with almonds, jaggery and cardamom.
Carrot Ladoo with dates – a tasty spin to the traditional gajar halwa.
Rava Laddu with condensed milk – rava laddu is an Indian sweet made using Semolina, condensed milk, coconut, milk and cardamom.
Rava Laddu – Rava Laddu is a simple traditional Indian sweet made using Semolina, sugar, coconut, milk and cardamom.
Oats Peanut Ladoo – filling laddu made with oats, peanut and jaggery.
Kheer & Payasam Recipes
Paneer Kheer, is a tasty Kheer from north India. Kheer or payasam is a milk based sweets made with milk, paneer, sugar and nuts.
Semiya Payasam – easy payasam made with semiya or vermicelli.
Rice Kheer– a classic North Indian dish amde with rice. Serve warm or chilled.
Instant Pot rice Kheer, kheer the Indian style rice pudding made easily in the instant pot.
Thin Vermicelli Payasam – thin vermicelli payasam made is a very easy and quick dessert made with vermicelli, milk, sugar and nuts.
Chana dal Payasam – cooked chana dal and rice are simmered in a jaggery, coconut- milk base and flavored with toasted nuts, ghee and cardamom. A Simple recipe wrapped with spell blending flavors.
Moong dal Payasam – tasty payasam made with moong dal, jaggery, milk and ghee.
Chilled and Frozen Desserts
No cook Kulfi – easy beginners recipe with ready made ingredients.
Ice Cream Cake– cake and ice cream together, cant stop eating.
Gulab Jamun Ice Cream – every green gulab jamun with ice cream.
Rasgulla Ice Cream -must try recipe, the combination of rasgulla with vanilla ice cream and strawberry is just too good.
Mango Mousse– mango mousse recipe with out agar agar or gelatin.
Mango Ice cream, loaded with mango flavor this mango ice cream is a no churn ice cream recipe. Use canned pureed mango when mangoes are not in season.
More Indian Desserts –
Refined Sugar Free Indian Desserts
Holi Truffles
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