Dry Fruit Laddus are healthy, delicious and guilt free snacks. They are good not only for kids but also for adults.These healthy power packed snack does not have any unhealthy ingredients like sugar or preservatives or artificial food colors. The good thing is that they are so easy to prepare. You can give these laddus to kids after they return from school or even pack them in their snack box. Stock healthy snack like these at home instead of potato chips or cookies and keep them easily accessible to kids. I always feel that it is the duty of parents to teach healthy eating habits to kids when they are young, so that they will maintain a healthy lifestyle when they grow into adults. Today we will learn how to make Dry fruit and nut laddus following our easy recipe.
| Dry fruit and Nut Laddus rolled in roasted sesame seeds |
Dry Fruits and Nuts Laddus
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Yields: 34 Laddus
Recipe Category: Dessert-Snacks
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Yields: 34 Laddus
Recipe Category: Dessert-Snacks
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Dates – 500 grams
Raisins – 1/4 cup
Honey – 2 tsp
Ghee – 2-3 tsp
Nuts
Almonds – 1/4 cup
Pistachio -1/4 cup
Walnuts – 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts – 1/4 cup
For rolling the laddus
Roasted sesame seeds – as required
Preparation
Roast sesame seed on low flame until it splutters. Switch off and leave it to cool.This is for rolling the laddus.
Roast all the nuts separately on low or medium flame. Allow it to cool. Then powder it slightly coarse.(dry grind it in a mixie for 2-3 seconds and then smash it using a rolling pin. In the way the laddus are more delicious as you get to bite small bits of nuts while eating the laddus).
Heat a tsp of ghee and saute the raisins until they slightly puff up.
Buy dates which are soft and a bit sticky. I used Lion Dessert King. Remove the seeds from the dates and grind it coarsely. Keep it aside.
Method
Heat 2 tsp of ghee and saute the dates on low heat. Add honey, mix well and saute until the dates become soft (look at the texture of the dates in the picture below).
Add the ground nuts, raisins and mix well.
Grease your hands with ghee and make small balls when the mixture is warm.
Roll the balls in roasted sesame seeds or dedicated coconut. (I prefer roasted sesame seeds).
Storage and Shelf Life – Store these balls in an air tight container and enjoy it. This laddu stays good for more than 10 days at room temperature if handled properly.
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View Comments (29)
very healthy and tempting ladoos, Padhu !
These looks yumm. I always make them since its very healthy
Healthy n tasty laddu's. The sesame seed topping on the laddu looks awesome!!
wonderful recipe, love the nuts combo n honey addition here :-)
Very tempting n interesting... Just love it...
tempting ... healthy laddoos..
Lovely lovely laddoos, very healthy too. Nice combo with honey.
so perfect and different one
Simple, healthy & a different recipe.. Very tempting looking perfect ladoos :)
these ladoos looks tempting and I am on my way on preparing these for my little ones. BTW, whats the shelf life of these ladoos? do we need to refrigerate these after couple of days?