Make this Ganesh Chaturthi Special with these 5 Healthy Sweet Recipes

We all celebrate the auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi by indulging ourselves in sweet delicacies. From chocolate, coconut to dry fruit- all the sweet shops across the country are filled with different types of modaks and other sweet dishes in order to honour Lord Ganesha. With a pinch of twist, you can save yourself from those refined sugar without compromising the taste. All you have to do is just get amazingly experimental with your delicacies and swap your ingredients and it will surely delight your health and taste buds.

• Modak: Modak is the special dish of Ganesh Chaturthi. This sweet is prepared by the process of steaming and is truly luscious. With the goodness of jaggery, coconut and nuts, this sweet dish is a perfect treat to your buds.
• Apple kheer: Kheer is prepared with the amalgamation of milk and rice and is an intrinsic part of almost every Indian celebration. You can give this traditional dish a perfect health friendly twist by adding apple, jaggery and nuts.
• The nutty zucchini halwa: This recipe melt-in-the-mouth and comes with a healthy twist. This halwa recipe is dairy-free, made with coconut milk, walnuts and infused with the aroma of cardamom and the result is totally worth your time. Coconut milk is a nutritious, delicious and versatile food that is available in almost every part of the world. It is rich in manganese, copper. Adding moderate amounts of this milk to your diet will boost your heart health and provide other benefits as well. Walnuts contain a good amount of polyunsaturated fats, which are better for you than saturated fats, it lowers your cholesterol level.
• Coconut barfi: The luscious fudge-like sweet is blended with coconuts, ghee and jaggery which become a perfect delight for your buds. You can easily make this recipe at home and add some chopped nuts over it to make it more health-friendly.
• Coconut carrot ladoo: Coconut carrot ladoo is a dessert that you can count on at times when you have sugar cravings. It is packed with the goodness of fibre and essential vitamins and minerals. These nutrients will help in keeping your sugar cravings at bay along with providing several other benefits. Carrot is a rich source of Vitamin A and fibre. Vitamin A acts as an antioxidant and further improves vision. Fibre plays a very important role in maintaining blood glucose levels and in preventing other serious diseases too. Coconut is a fair source of fibre and builds immunity. It is also calorie-dense hence provides instant energy.

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Try out these above-written recipes and do let us know which one is your favourite. Watch this space for more interesting health-friendly recipes.