5 Dessert Ideas for a Guilt-Free Diwali

It’s no secret that the festival of lights puts your diet in the backseat. Diwali will feel incomplete without sweets and snacks like ladoos and jalebis, to balance this sweet intake; you can try out certain healthy dessert recipes. If you are looking for healthy alternatives to enjoy on Diwali this year, then this list can help you curb those cravings without any guilt:

• Lauki kheer: This amazing gluten-free, delicious, healthy kheer recipe suits every occasion and is easy to prepare. The Ingredients are as follows: grated bottle gourd, skimmed milk, jaggery, cardamom powder, and chia seeds. Now start Mixing milk and grated bottle gourd in a deep non-stick pan, cook on a medium flame for 10 to 12 minutes while stirring occasionally. Add jaggery to this mixture. Add chia seeds and cardamom, stir well. Let it cool and refrigerate it for some time. Lauki kheer is ready to be served!
• Jowar Dates Ladoo: Feel the date-jowar balls explode with yummy taste as you pop them into your mouth. You will require ingredients like jowar flour, seedless dates, chopped almonds and walnuts, ghee, and flax seeds. Start by Dry roasting jowar flour in a pan for 5-10 minutes until golden brown. Stir chopped dates and water in a pan. Once the dates become a thick paste, add roasted jowar flour and chopped nuts. Keep aside for 2 minutes but don’t let it come at room temp otherwise will not be able to make ladoos. Grease your palm with ghee and start making (ladoos). Store in an airtight container and enjoy with your loved ones this Diwali.
• Beetroot coconut barfi: This beetroot barfi is one of the easiest desserts that even a beginner can try. The colour of this barfi will be so gorgeous that even kids will love it! All you need is grated beetroot, coconut, jaggery, broken cashews, ghee, and cardamom powder. To make this barfi first heat ghee in a pan and add grated beetroot and coconut, sauté till raw smell leaves. Add jaggery, the mixture will turn gooey. Add roasted cashews and cook till the mixture comes together. Transfer the mixture to a try and cut in squares when it’s still warm. Let it cool down and enjoy this juicy delicious barfis!
• Multigrain Ladoo: Enjoy the goodness of grain as you bite onto these delicious balls of happiness which you can enjoy guilt-free this Diwali. Firstly, heat ghee and roast multigrain flour in a pan. Then, make a thick consistency by boiling jaggery and cardamom powder in a separate pan. Now, mix these into mixtures and add roasted almonds. Make sure there are no lumps. Make ladoo balls when the mixture is ready and still warm. We are sure you will love this amazing healthy recipe!
• Dry fruit gujiya bites: These delicious Gujiya bites are stuffed with dried fruits and nuts and are naturally sweetened. Yes, no sugar is added and loaded with good fat. Start by Adding almonds, cashews, pistachios & walnuts to a mixer and pulse them. Put the mixture in a mixing bowl and add the dates, nutmeg powder, cardamom powder & saffron milk. Mix well. Now bake the gujiya shells instead of frying. Scoop the mixture into these shells and garnish of your choice. Your bite-sized gujiya is ready to be served with love!

Over to you:

Here we have listed some of the easy and guilt-free dessert ideas for you that you can enjoy this Diwali without worrying about weight gain. Try these recipes and do let us know how you liked them. We wish you a safe and guilt-free Diwali!