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Published: October 28, 2018 | By Harini

Diwali Sweets Recipes Collection 2018

Diwali sweets recipes collection– a collection of 100 plus easy and popular diwali sweets recipes for you to enjoy.

gulab jmaun recipe with milk powder- diwali sweets recipes

Diwali or Deepavali also known as festival of lights is the most popular Indian festival. It is celebrated across the country with great zeal.

Reason Behind Diwali:

The reason behind the festival Diwali varies from place to place. In north India deepavali is celebrated to welcome Lord Rama after his 14 years of exile during which he won and killed Ravana. Here in Tamil nadu it is believed that Lord krishna won Naragasuran on this day of Diwali.

Whatever is the reason, Diwali is one of the biggest and colorful Indian festival. This year Diwali falls on November 7th, 2018. The no moon day of the month Karthigai is celebrated as Diwali.

Diwali Celebrations And Sweets

Along with new dress, crackers and gifts, sweets especially homemade sweets form a big part of Diwali. Though you can buy 100 varieties of sweets from shops, the one or two that you can make at home makes all the difference 🙂

To make it easy for you I have compiled a grand list of 100 plus Diwali Sweet Recipes in this post. Select your favorite, make and enjoy!

Tips For Diwali Sweets Recipes

This diwali sweets recipes compilation includes sweets suitable for gifting like bufi, homemade cookies, ladoos and sweets for serving the visiting sweets like halwa and desserts like kheer, custard types.

Before you begin with any recipe here are general tips for making delicious sweets.

Try to use fresh homemade ghee or best quality ghee from shops as ghee can make or break many Indian sweets

You can use store bought khoya if there is no time to make khoya at home but make sure it is unsweetened.

Powder a cup of sugar with 6 green cardamoms. You can use this sugar in many recipes instead of adding cardamom separately.

Always make sugar syrup in low or medium flame to prevent over cooking or missing the string consistency.

Use very good quality sturdy pans to make Indian sweets. I do not non stick in my kitchen so I use a deep and big pressure cooker base.

While making burfis have greased plates at ready before even you begin the recipe. Even a minute of delay will change the texture of the burfi

If you are beginner cook, relax and select easy recipes in the beginning to gain confidence.

Diwali Sweets Recipes- Gulab jamun and burfis

Khoya gulab jamun– Classic deep fried Indian sweet with khoya, sugar and rose water. Also check milk powder gulab jamun, dry jamun, paneer jamun, vegan jamun, kala jamun recipes.

Makkan Peda– Delicious stuffed sweet made in the lines of gulab jamun.

makkan peda recipe

Mysore pak – This is by far the most popular sweet for Diwali in Tamil nadu. We make this in most homes. This is my easy, tried and tested recipe for soft mysore pak. This classic south Indian sweet gets its name as it was first made in the royal kitchen of Mysore palace with gram flour, sugar and ghee.

mysore pak recipe

Kaju katli– The quintessential Diwali sweet with just 3 ingredients. Cashews, sugar and cardamom. Yes this is surprisingly a no ghee sweet that is so rich.

Kesar kaju katli– Saffron flavored kaju katli that is royal and delicate

Chocolate kaju katli– Innovaive take on kaju katli with cocoa powder, kids delight.

chocolate kaju katli recipe

Almond katli or badam katli– You can make katli with almonds or pistachios in the same lines of kaju katli. Here is the recipe.

Kaju pista roll– Easy recipe to make that expensive and royal sweet sold by hundreds in sweet shops. Again an easy sweet with very few ingredients.

Kaju strawberry– A unique and delightful preparation of kaju katli that resembles strawberries.

kaju strawberry recipe

Almond pista burfi– Easy burfi with condensed milk, milk powder, almonds and pisatchios

Chocolate burfi– Quick and easy chocolate burfi with milk powder, condensed milk and cocoa powder

Double Decker chocolate burfi– A two layered burfi with cocoa and khoya flavors.

Khoya chocolate burfi– Delicious and easy khoya burfi with cocoa flavor.

Mawa burfi– a basic burfi recipe made with unsweetened mawa or khoya

dhoda burfi– A very tasty and rich burfi from Punjab made with khoya and sugar syrup.

Dates burfi– Easy, quick and delicious for making popular khjaur rolls or dates burfi

Kalakand– Classic north Indian sweet made with milk and sugar. Also check carrot kalakandh.

kalakandh recipe

Diwali Sweets Recipes- Ladoo varieties

Rava Ladoo– Popular south Indian ladoo made with semolina, sugar and ghee

Coconut ladoo with condensed milk– The classic coconut ladoo made easily with condensed milk

Coconut khoya ladoo– Another variation of making coconut ladoo with khoya. Also check paan ladoo, mango ladoo, pistachio ladoo recipes

Malai ladoo– easy ladoo recipe made with paneer and condensed milk.

Millet ladoo– Healthy and tasty ladoo made with mixed millet flour or sathu mavu

Oats ladoo– easy and quick oats ladoo recipe

Dry fruits ladoo– Energy boosting delicious and sugar free dry fruits ladoo

Motichur ladoo– Popular and delicous north Indian sweet made with with tiny gram flour boondis

Besan ladoo– Yet another popular and delicious ladoo with chickpea flour.

Gond ladoo– healthy and very easy to make ladoo with edible gum

Aval ladoo– Easy and healthy poha ladoo

mango ladoo recipe

Diwali Sweet Recipes- Bengali Sweets

Rasgulla– Classic Bengali sweet that you can easily make at home.

easy rasgulla recipe

Mango rasgulla– Innovative take on rasgulla with mango flavor

Rasmalai– A delicious dessert made with rasgulla and rabdi

Cham cham– Very rich, delicious and tasty stuffed Bengali treat made in the similar lines iof rasgulla.

chum chum recipe

Sandhesh– Another tasty Bengali sweet with paneer

Diwali Sweets- Halwa Recipes

Badam Halwa– A very popular and delicious halwa made in Tamil nadu with blanched almonds, sugar and ghee. This is a very expensive sweet in shops that you can easily make at home.

Carrot halwa– Classic Indian halwa made with grated carrots, khoya and sugar.

Carrot halwa recipe- a glass bowl containing carrot halwa garnished with fried nuts.

Easy carrot halwa– quick pressure cooker carrot halwa with condensed milk made in minutes.

Beetroot halwa– Delicious and rich halwa with beets in the same lines of carrot halwa

Moong dal halwa– Rajasthan special halwa made with milk, sugar, moong dal and ghee.

Ashoka halwa– South Indian variant with moong dal, ghee and sugar. No milk is added here.

Kasi halwa or ash gourd halwa- Another halwa popular In south indian weddings. This is a very unique halwa with nice texture.

Pumpkin halwa– Rich yummy and quick halwa with pumpkin.

Bombay Ice Halwa– Unique and delicious halwa made with wheat flour or plain flour

Corn flour– easy and tasty halwa made with corn flour

Rava kesari or sheers- Delicious dessert with semolina, ghee and sugar similar to halwa

Mango kesari– mango flavored sheera.

Sweet Pongal– Classic south Indian dessert made with rice and jaggery.

Diwali Sweets For Guests and Gifting

Jalebi– Very popular Indian sweet made with plain flour, sugar and oil.

Jangri– South Indian sweet similar to jalebi made with urad dal or black gram

Apple jalebi– Easy delicious sweet made with apple and rabdi

Malpua– Classic north Indian sweet made with plain flour

Badusha– Popular, delicious and rich Indian sweet

badusha recipe

Lavang latika– Deep fried sweet with dry fruits stuffing secured with a clove.

Mango pistachio rolls– Easy and elegant looking sweet with mangoes and pistachios

Nokkal– Age old classic Tamil Sweet made with cashews and sugar. Also check honey roasted almonds

Amrit peda– Stuffed peda with khoya.

Easy Peda – Quick, easy and delicious peda with milk powder and condensed milk. Also check kesar peda, almond peda recipes

Kheer and Other Dessert Recipes

Paal payasam- A must in all south Indian homes for celebrations. Also check thengai arisi payasam

Rice kheer– North Indian counter part of paal payasam made with basmati rice. Also check carrot kheer, badam kheer, pista kheer, sabudana kheer, apple kheer, pumpkin kheer, thandai recipes

Puran Poli– Classic Indian stuffed flat bread with jaggery coconut filling.

Mango phirni– Tasty take on classic phirni with mango flavor

Mango sago kheer– Quick, easy and yummy kheer or pudding with mango and sago pearls.

Fruit custard– A wonderful and colorful dessert post meal with mixed fruits and custard pudding. Also check mango custard.

Fruit salad with ice cream– Easy dessert made with vanilla ice cream and mixed fruits

Mawa kachori– Stuffed sweet kachori with instant mawa.

Paal kova– Classic south Indian sweet with just milk and sugar.

Diwali Sweets- Cakes and Cookies

If baking is your forte or you want to treat your guests to something unusual for Diwali you can try out these recipes.

Nankhatai– Indian style cookies with flour, chickpea flour and ghee. Also check almond nan khatai.

Mawa cake– Indian style eggless cake with mawa or khoya. Also check gulkand cake, coconut cake, honey cake.

 

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I am Harini. The recipe developer, food photographer and chef behind cook click n devour. My aim behind this blog is to provide easy, tried and tested recipes that beginners can cook with confidence. I took keen interest in cooking and took courses on cooking, baking during teens purely out of passion. With a decade of cooking experience I am glad to share my recipes and culinary knowledge with you all here. Stay tuned and happy cooking!
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