Treat Yourself With Healthy Diwali Sweets This Festive Season

No Indian celebration is completed without sweets and Diwali is the major festival of Indians which is celebrated with great enthusiasm and spirit every year. But as we all know, we are still fighting with the pandemic and it is important to stay safe and healthy. 

Sweets are the major attraction of this festival and no one can deprive of multi-color sweets as it is considered the “Prashad” of Goddess Lakshmi. Purchasing sweets from the market in this pandemic means you’re directly inviting unhealthiness at your home. 

Diwali means celebrations, happiness, and prosperity, and your little mistake can change the entire atmosphere of your home. So this Diwali keeps your tradition alive with homemade sweets while saying goodbye to adulterate and colorful sweets.  

Here we bring you some simplest healthy Diwali sweets recipe that you can make at your home while preparing for Diwali celebrations. Ditch fancy presentation of sweets this Diwali and pick some quick Diwali sweets that will keep you healthy, alongside soothe your aching sweet tooth. 

With Delectable Diwali Sweet Recipes Give A Healthy Twist To Your Celebration

This may be an opportunity for you to try something new this Diwali while keeping your loved ones safe. Let’s put in some efforts, love, and sugar and prepare nutrition-loaded sweets with home ingredients only.

The best thing about these sweets is, most of these can be prepared in advance for unannounced guests and untimely cravings & you can also keep them for long. 

All you need is everyday ingredients and a couple of minutes and you are all set to spread happiness in your home, put a bright smile on your loved ones’ face, and serve satisfaction. 

1. Multigrain Laddo

Laddu is the favorite Indian sweet and Diwali is the best excuse to treat yourself to delicious round balls. If you want to satisfy your sweet craving without compromising your health, multi-grain food is what you’re looking for. These laddus are loaded with nutrients and less in sugar that keeps unhealthy calories aside. 

Ingredients- 

• ½ Cup Each Flour (Ragi, Bajra, Wheat, Jowar),
• Dry Fruits (Cashew & Almonds),
• Seeds (Flax & Sesame)
• 1 ¼ Cup Jaggery or Coconut Palm Sugar 
• 1 Tbsp Green Cardamom Powder
• 1 Tbsp of Pure Ghee

How To Make- 

Heat ghee in the heavy bottom pan, add all flour to it, and fry until they start aromatic. Keep this pan aside. Now heat another pan, add jaggery or sugar with ½ cup of water and cardamom powder, boil the mixture till it reaches the soft ball consistency. Now add roasted flour to it little by little but quickly, mix it well, and make sure there would be no lumps. Also, add crushed dry fruits and seeds. Now grease your hands and make the small rolling balls quickly. 

2. Coconut Milk-Rice Pudding

Another healthiest and nutrient full sweet is coconut milk-rice pudding. It can be a quick Diwali sweet recipe that you make within a couple of minutes. Its ingredients like milk, coconut rice make it healthy as milk is a good source of calcium. The chef recommended adding maple syrup or agave to sweeten this pudding which is rich in fructose. You can also add dry fruits to add more flavor and nutrients to this pudding. 

Ingredients- 

• 1 Cup Rice (White or Brown)
• 2 Cup Milk
• ½ Grated Coconut 
• Maple syrup or Agave 
• Dry fruits (as you required)

How To Make- 

Boil rice in a pan, then add them into milk, bring the mixture to boil, add dry fruits and grated coconut and maple syrup or agave. Heat the mixture until it gets thick so that it will give you a nice flavor. 

3. Sweet Coconut Balls

If you’re a big fan of coconut, coconut balls would be one of the great Diwali special sweets for you. Made up of Mawa, a handful of coconut, and sugar, these sweet coconut balls will win your guest’s heart over market sweets. Coconut is good a well-hydrated ingredient so it must be on your list of healthy Diwali sweets. 

Ingredients- 

• 1 Cup Coconut Powder
• 1 Cup Mawa
• 1 Cup powdered sugar

How To Prepare- 

Fry mawa until it gets reddish and let it cool down. Add all ingredients to it and make fine balls. Apply some grated coconut powder on the top of the balls to garnish. 

4. Kaju Katli

If you want to make your guest feel special, Kaju Katli is one of the richest choices. Kaju Katli is made of cashew and mawa and consists of low calories that make it the perfect healthy Diwali sweet. Also, it is one of the easy Indian sweets to make at home. The cashew and use of milk make it rich in nutrients and healthy for this Coronavirus amid Diwali. 

Ingredients- 

• 250-gram Cashew
• 250-gram Mawa
• 100-gram sugar powder

How To Prepare- 

Make a fine powder of cashew. Heat your mawa, add sugar & cashew powder to it. Mix and heat the mixture well. Now grease a plate and spread the mixture over the plate and keep aside to let it set. When it starts getting thick, cut small diagonal pieces and get out of the plate when it gets set completely. 

5. Apple Kheer

Your occasion is incomplete without delicious dessert, and apple kheer is one of the popular sweet dishes among all age groups. Though it is incomplete with condensed milk but to make it more healthy, you can add boil fresh milk to it. It will give you the right consistency without compromising health. Another ingredient apple is completely nutrient in itself. 

Ingredients- 

• 1 Apple
• 1 Tbsp Ghee
• 2 Cup Fresh Milk
• 2 ½ Cup Condensed Milk
• Dry Fruits (as per your choice)
• ¼ Teaspoon green Cardamom Powder

How To Prepare-

Grate the apple, heat the pan, and add ghee and apple into it. Stir and cook it until the moisture evaporates. When it gets semi-dry, turn off the gas and let it cool down. Now boil the milk in another pan and let it reduce to ¾ to the original quantity. Stir continuously and add condensed milk now. Later add the rest of the ingredients and cook for 4-5 minutes while stirring continuously. Add some dry fruits at the top to garnish. You can serve it either hot or cold. 

If you like our recipes, share with your friends and family and make their Diwali celebration healthy and safe with these delicious yet healthy Diwali sweets. Besides these healthy sweets for Diwali, consider these tips to stay safe during the festival season.