Healthy Dessert Options For Diwali
By Chef Joy Mathew
DATE SQUARES
Ingredients:
Orange juice
Pistachio
Almond
Cinnamon powder
Orange zest
Method:
Soak the dates in orange juice and cinnamon powder for 2 hours. Coarsely blend the nuts in a jar and mix the soaked dates and orange zest and pulse them two times and make into thick dough. Shape into a square mold and serve.
ANJEER BURFI
Ingredients:
Dry figs
Sliced soft dates
Chopped Pistachio
Cardamom powder
Honey
Method:
In a blender, add sliced fig and pulse it two to three times. Add chopped soft dates, cardamom powder and pulse the mixture again. Take out the mix and knead well with your hand. Shape the mix into squares in a pan and glaze it with honey. Cut and serve in desired size and garnish with pistachio slices.
APRICOT BITES
Ingredients:
Dried apricots
Dried grated coconut
Vanilla powder
Raisins chopped.
Method:
Add all ingredients in the food processor and blend till it forms “dough”. Make gooseberry size balls and roll it in dried grated coconut.
BROWNIE BITES
Ingredients:
Cocoa nibs
Almonds
Walnuts
Dates
Vanilla salt
Method:
Powder the cocoa nibs in a blender. Add walnut and vanilla salt and pulse again. Add dates and blend well. Don’t blend too much, it will release the walnut oil. Remove from the blender into a bowl. And make small dumplings and roll over little cocoa nibs and serve.
PUMPKIN ENERGY BITES
Ingredients:
Pitted soft dates chopped
Pumpkin grated
Dried grated coconut
Walnut chopped
Vanilla bean powder
Cinnamon powder
Nutmeg powder
Salt
Method:
Reserve some grated dry coconut. Blend the rest to obtain dough consistency. Form the dough to small balls. Coat the ball. The reserved dry coconut and serve.
COCONUT WALNUT BAR
Ingredients:
Walnut Almond powder
Raisins
Fresh grated coconut
Cardamom powder.
Method:
Blend the raisins in a blender in paste form. Add walnut and blend again into powder form. Change to a mixing bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Arrange in a tray and cut into diamond shape and serve.
