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Home » Desserts » Dates and nuts Ladoo / Healthy Energy balls – No sugar added

Dates and nuts Ladoo / Healthy Energy balls – No sugar added

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This Diwali I bring to you a perfectly healthy dessert with no refined sugar and heart healthy nuts. Don’t you think its a great way to celebrate?

So Wishing you all a very Healthy, Happy and Prosperous Diwali 🙂

Diwali is the biggest of all Hindu festivals. It is typically a 5 day celebration and it signifies good over evil and hope over despair. It is also called the festival of lights. Every house is lit with oil lamps typically made of clay and inserted with a cotton wick. Not to mention the abundance of fire crackers which is lighted throughout this time.

Traditions and festivities have a special place in my heart. Even if not extravagant, I make a sweet or so on this special occasion.

We were on a road trip across Tennessee for the past couple of days. The fall colors were beautiful beyond words.

fall colors, smokey mountains

We visited a small mountain town Gatlinburg which is located below the famous smokey mountains. At some places fall colors were at their peak and thats all what we wanted to see. Agnel and I were just trying to absorb the beauty and the work of nature. Living in Florida we miss the different colors  but when we think about the icy conditions and knowing that we don’t have to scrape the ice off the cars and from the driveway, its a feeling of relief.

smokey mountain

Beauty apart, I cannot mention the amount of sugar and fried stuff we gorged on. I wanted to make something sweet but no way was I going to use refined sugar and fat for some more time. I had some dates lying in my pantry which I thought would be a good fix and a great substitution for sugar. So a ladoo or so called energy ball was the solution. When you have that terrible sugar cravings or a need for burst of energy in the morning this can be a good idea.

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Substitute almonds and cashews with your favorite nuts. Use walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, pecans. If you try this with something else please don’t hesitate to drop in a word.

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Dry roast the nuts, let it cool slightly and coarsely grind them. Keep aside.

[To dry roast the nuts in a pan, add the nuts in the pan without oil and place it on medium heat. Stir the nuts in between until warm and lightly toasted.

To roast in a microwave: Layer the nuts in a single layer in a microwave safe plate. Pop in in the microwave for about 1 minute to 1 and 1/2 minute.]

Grind the dates in a food processor or mixer. Transfer it to a pan, add oil and cook it on medium heat till the dates soften.

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Add the ground nuts to the dates and mix well until it all comes together.

Let the mixture cool slightly. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and roll it into balls with the palm of your hands. Store in an airtight container.

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Dates and nuts Ladoo / Healthy Energy balls – No sugar added
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
 
Servings: 12 small balls/ladoos
Ingredients
  • 15 medjool dates or any soft dates pitted
  • 1/2 cup toasted nuts coarsely ground (I used cashews and whole almonds)
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • Honey if needed
Instructions
  1. Dry roast the nuts, let it cool slightly and coarsely grind them. Keep aside.
  2. [To dry roast the nuts in a pan, add the nuts in the pan without oil and place it on medium heat. Stir the nuts in between until warm and lightly toasted.
  3. To roast in a microwave: Layer the nuts in a single layer in a microwave safe plate. Pop in in the microwave for about 1 minute to 1 and 1/2 minute.]
  4. Grind the dates in a food processor or mixer. Transfer it to a pan, add oil and cook it on medium heat till the dates soften.
  5. Add the ground nuts to the dates and mix well until it all comes together. Taste and add few teaspoons of honey if needed. Take it off the heat.
  6. Let the mixture cool slightly. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and roll it into balls with the palm of your hands. Store in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes

I did not add honey and found that it had enough sweetness but Mr A said it needed some more sweetness. So taste and add honey as needed and cook it for additional minute after adding honey.

Comments

  1. Alpana Singh Sisodia says

    November 10, 2014 at 9:16 am

    As promised, I tried this one last week itself….task successfully accomplished 🙂 🙂 though I wasn’t very keen on adding the sugary twist and the use of clarified butter instead of oil …. The reason being Aarush ofcourse….. I think all “A’s” like sweet…
    One at ur house n other at mine…. 🙂
    A glass of milk n 1 laddoo works wonderfully well for 2 hours of playing…. What else a Mumma can wish for 🙂 🙂

    • Teena Agnel says

      December 3, 2014 at 9:59 pm

      Thanks a lot dear for your feedback and sending a pic as well :)…Will update my notes.

  2. Megha says

    October 23, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    Finally the one ladoo which is worth the effort..very nice pictures Teena.

    • Teena Agnel says

      October 30, 2014 at 6:36 pm

      And I call it the guilt free ladoos 🙂

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