Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Dates & Nuts Fudge/Halwa (With dates as sweetener)

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To all my readers and friends a very Happy and Colorful Holi. To celebrate Holi in a guilt free way, thought of coming up with this Dates fudge/halwa. If you are looking for a gluten free treat made on stove top with no refined sugar, then you have to try this recipe out for sure. This date halwa/fudge takes a little bit of patience and time in making but it is well worth the effort. These are an absolute treat and makes a perfectly guilt free dessert. Made with very few ingredients, they make a perfect treat to pack as a gift for any special occasion.

Once again dessert is dessert, even if it is a guilt free one. It is still a sweet so do not forget to enforce portion control. Dates indeed are a very good source of Iron and doesn’t cause cavities like sugar. But keep in mind two dates have 15gms of sugar and these dry fruits are high in fructose. So if you are on a low sugar diet this dessert is not for you and keep tuned in for desserts made with xylitol which I will post soon or check out my other desserts posted with Xylitol here.

Ingredients

Dates – 2 Cups

Milk – 1 1/2 Cups warm

Almond powder/meal – 3/4 Cup powdered into meal

Almonds & Cashew toasted and chopped – 1/2 Cup

Cardamom powder – 1/2 Tsp

Ghee(Clarified butter) – 4 Heaped Tbsp

Method

1) Soak dates in warm milk for at least 2 hours.

2) Grind almond into fine meal and keep this aside.

3) Toast the almonds and cashew in a toasted or little bit of ghee and chop them into fine pieces and keep it ready.

4)  Take a thick bottomed pan and heat it. Add 2 Tbsp of ghee to it.

5) Grind the dates milk mixture into a fine paste along with cardamom powder and pour this in the pan and add the almond meal to it and mix it thoroughly without any lumps.

6) Reserve 1 Tbsp of ghee to be used in the end. Keep on stirring for around 40-45 minutes and in between add little bit of ghee now and then, so that mixture doesn’t stick at the bottom.

7) At this stage the mixture would have thickened and become a thick mass and started leaving the sides of the pan. Now add a tbsp of ghee and the toasted nuts and mix well to combine.

8) Remove this from the stove and pour this in a greased plate and smooth the top. Set it aside to cool down and cut it to pieces of desired size and serve.

Recipe adapted from Ecurry.

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This goes to Cook Eat Delicious Desserts – Refined Sugar & flour free whole some desserts an event hosted by me and started by Raven.

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Sending this to Holi fest event hosted by Kalyani of Sizzling Taste buds.

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Sending this to Holi Hai hosted by Best of my Kitchen.

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Sending this to Spotlight – Color Holi by Chandrani

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Sending this to Healthy Morsels event hosted by Taste of Pearl City.

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Sending this to Anjali’s Cakes, Cookies and Desserts event.

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41 comments:

Sobha Shyam said...

wow..no sugar halwa...amazing..they look so yummy :)

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Julie said...

Sugar free halwa,totally interesting n love the bites..Yummy n healthy guilt free one!!
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maha said...

this looks very new n tasty.....awesome pics...nice presentation as always...
Maha;-)

sangee vijay said...

wow...this sounds interesting h healthy...lovely prepartion...thanks for sharing...
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Hema said...

Awesome preparation, love the glossy look..

Sushma Mallya said...

Love the recipe, this looks so rich and yummy!

Sriya said...

very interesting and healthy .... yummy tooo
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Kai ruchi said...

Simply awesome! Happy holi to you too! It really is a guilt free sweet and looks yummy too.

Rasi said...

These look delicious! I was planning to make something with dates too


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Achu's Amma's Kitchen said...

yummy yummy...wow mouthwatering

Rekha shoban said...

perfect halwa!!yum yum!

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Lovely looking dessert. Wish I was there to get a taste of it.

Deepa
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Torviewtoronto said...

this looks wonderful

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Halwa looks too good...Loved the idea of using dates for sugar..Healthy...

RAKS KITCHEN said...

Delicious fudge, looks great!

Chitra said...

Love the shiny look. wish to have a bite ;)

Kalpana Sareesh said...

wow too yumm

Vimitha Anand said...

Halwa looks so irresistible. Nice one..

Priya dharshini said...

luv the healthy halwa..yum

faseela said...

wow....yum my n healthy halwa....awesome dear

Archana said...

Love the halwa. No sugar looks yummy.

Vanamala Hebbar said...

wow without sugar ..looks amazing...

Aarthi said...

Awesome Recipe Dear..Bookmarking it to try soon..

Aarthi
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Gayathri Anand said...

delicious and healthy fudge ...Yummy

Kaveri said...

this fudge looks absolutely delicious..and healthy too.

Spandana said...

they look very good, and no sugar makes them double hit :)

Miriam said...

I adore fudge!! Looks awesome :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

Vidhya said...

Fudge looks perfect and this being refined sugar free makes it even more good.

Prathibha said...

very delicious fudge...looks yummm

Deeps @ Naughty Curry said...

my grandmom prepares this exactly the same way & its always a favourite... so healthy with dates

Lena Rashmin Raj said...

woww.. looks delicious.. loved the color..

Women World said...

Healthy halwa. Its awesome recipe and new to me. Thanks.

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Sensible Vegetarian said...

Thanks a lot for your comments, really appreciate it.

Ramya said...

wow..healthy and perfect halwa without sugar...the colour is too tempting

Priya Yallapantula said...

wow, that looks super yummy and healthy too.

anthony stemke said...

Beautiful photograph of the fudge, the ingredients sound wonderful and I bet it will still be very sweet with the dates.

Anonymous said...

Thank you Sadhana :). I made it for my Son's 6th month bday and we loved it :). I think for ppl. who don't like sweets(like me) that much can reduce the quantity of dates here.
~Malathi

BurntApple said...

I love this recipe. It looks so good, and I can't wait to try it!

Lecker and Yummy Recipes said...

very rich Halwa with lots nuts and dates ! Can we use date paste for this preparation ?
Thank you so much for linking it with Healthy Morsels

Anjali Bapna Shukla said...

No sugar!! Now that's the best part of this recipe and then dates and nuts to make it nutrient-rich...what a lovely entry. :)
Thanks for linking.

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Kitchen Flavours said...

Love it...simply tempting looking halwa....

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