Sugar Free Dates, Rose and Pistachios Ladoos that are loaded with pistachios, edible rose petals, a mild dusting of poppy seeds or khus khus
Some Sweets or Dessert Recipes that can be made for all occasions at home are Rava Ladoo, Mysore Pak and Nariyal Barfi.
The ingredients (dry fruits) keeps you energized throughout the day. I would also suggest packing a ladoo in your kids tiffin box or serve them as an after school snack. Since they are both home made and sugar free, you do not have to worry!
While I have added Pista and a touch of rose petals to the recipe, feel free to add available nuts in your pantry. Some choices would be – Cashews, Almonds, Walnuts etc.
In case you do not have Apricots – Increase the quantity of Dates! Simple!
Step by Step Recipe to Make Sugar Free Dates Ladoos
- In case you don’t have seedless dates, de-seed them and keep aside.
- Roughly chop the pistachios and keep aside.
- Soak the dates and the figs or anjeer in the warm water for 30 minutes.
- The figs would swell up and both the dry fruits will be soft and mushy.
- Grind them in a mixer and grinder until smooth paste. Add very little water as much as possible.
- Heat a kadhai, add 1 tblsp of ghee or clarified butter. Add the figs and the date paste.
- On low heat, keep stirring this mixture until it tightens up a bit and collects in the centre of the kadhai. Add the remaining 2 tblsp of butter during the process of cooking at regular intervals to avoid burning of the mixture at the bottom.
- In 10 odd minutes, you will see the mixture would have thickened, it is time to add the khuskhus, edible rose petals and chopped pista.
- Keep stirring the mixture until everything has incorporated well. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool completely.
- In the meanwhile, grease a baking paper sheet and keep aside.
- Once the mixture has cooled down, place it on the baking sheet, apply some ghee on your hands and work the mixture by very slow kneading.
- Then shape the mixture into balls, roll them over edible rose petals, pat them once again and keep aside on a plate.
- Refrigerate this until you plan to distribute. These ladoos remain fresh for long and are ideal for long distance travel snack too.
Don’t worry, this dessert has a longer shelf life which means you can savour it slowly, long after the festivities are over!
Sugar Free Dates, Rose and Pistachio Ladoos
Sugar Free Dates Ladoos with Rose and Pista makes an incredible guilt free sweet or dessert for festive occasions like Rakshabandhan, Diwali or can be stocked at home and consumed as a 4 pm snack to curb sweet cravings.
Equipment
- Mixer Grinder
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Deseeded Dates 1 cup is 200 ml measurement
- 10 nos. Figs or Anjeer
- 1 cup Warm Water
- 1 cup Roughly chopped Pistachios
- 1/4 cup Edible Rose Petals (keep some aside for garnish)
- 1 tbsp Khus Khus or Poppy Seeds
- 3 tbsp Ghee or Clarified Butter + more to grease parchment paper
Instructions
- In case you don’t have seedless dates, de-seed them and keep aside.
- Roughly chop the pistachios and keep aside.
- Soak the dates and the figs or anjeer in the warm water for 30 minutes
- The figs would swell up and both the dry fruits will be soft and mushy.
- Grind them in a mixer and grinder until smooth paste. Add very little water as much as possible.
- Heat a kadhai, add 1 tblsp of ghee or clarified butter. Add the figs and the date paste.
- On low heat, keep stirring this mixture until it tightens up a bit and collects in the centre of the kadhai. Add the remaining 2 tblsp of butter during the process of cooking at regular intervals to avoid burning of the mixture at the bottom.
- In 10 odd minutes, you will see the mixture would have thickened, it is time to add the khuskhus, edible rose petals and chopped pista.
- Keep stirring the mixture until everything has incorporated well. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool completely.
- In the meanwhile, grease a baking paper sheet and keep aside
- Once the mixture has cooled down, place it on the baking sheet, apply some ghee on your hands and work the mixture by very slow kneading.
- Then shape the mixture into balls, roll them over edible rose petals, pat them once again and keep aside on a plate.
- Refrigerate this until you plan to distribute. These ladoos remain fresh for long and are ideal for long distance travel snack too
Notes
- Always grease your hands with some ghee or clarified butter while shaping the ladoos. Dates tend to stick on your palms.
- Cool the mixture and then shape the ladoos. Hot mixture will only keep sticking to your palms.
- Avoid adding water while grinding the dates and figs. Less water will make the shaping of ladoos easier and also reduce the cooking time.
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Great addition of rose.Delicious ladoo ?.
Glad you liked it Deepti
Very tempting!
Thank you so much
Awesome share for the letter D. the addition of rose petals must have really taken this to a different level. Have yet ti try something with edible flowers, hopefully one day when I get them. Beautiful clicks too.
Thank you so much and glad you liked it Renu. The edible flowers are really good to work with, do try!
These laddoos look so delectable! What a lovely treat you have whipped up for Diwali - a healthy one at that! 🙂
Thank you Priya!
I make it pretty much the same way.. shape it like laddoos or barfi or rolls for a variation.. Really loved the addition of rose petals which I will definitely add when I make next.
Thank you so much, Rose Petals were loved by all who tasted it.. The aroma is very good
Love healthy ladoos !
Me too, thanks
Cant ask anything more, what an incredible laddoos there that too with my favourite dry fruits in it. Will i get a small box of this cuties from you Vidya, you have nailed them absolutely prefect.
Big box - done deal Priya, in exchange for some Jalebi and breads pls! ha ha ... thank you dear and Happy Diwali to you and family.
This looks gorgeous and yummy too!! Loved these!!
Thanks Swaty, glad you loved them.
Fabulous share for the Letter D and loving the pics. It looks so festive and doable. Those rose petals must be adorable in the recipe.
Thanks Seema, the rose petals really add a great aroma!
Ah! I can smell the aroma coming out from the ladoos....just love the idea of adding edible rose petals.....really a sugarless healthy Diwali treat....great share for the challenge....
Thank you Jayeeta, I enjoyed the rose aroma too.
Vidya the humble date rolls got the royal look... awesome share for the theme. Adding rose petals makes the laddoos appropriate for the festive season and not to mention the fragrance and taste of roses.
Thanks, the rose petals are aromatic and were liked by all my neighbors too during Diwali.
Vidya these sugar free laddoos are so yum and the best friend of a person watching what goes in her mouth. The only problem I cannot stop with 2 or 3 of these yummies.
Thank you so much Archana, my husband carries such ladoos on all his travels. Very filling and cuts the sugar cravings.
I can imagine these being such a delightful after-school snack for kids. I feel like this is a post for Children's day with Nehru ji's favourite flower! They look so beautiful and perfectly compliment the dark colour of cooked dates... Love the simple flavours and easy recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Ashima for all the compliments esp the Chacha Nehru one. ha ha.
These ladoos looks absolutely gorgeous and flavourful. Love the addition of figs and rose petals in this recipe. Super delicious recipe for the theme dear.
Thank you so much Geetha.
Awesome share Vidya. Date fig pistachio laddu sounds superbly delicious. Loved the use of edible Rose petal in it. Now I have one more sugar free recipe to make for my husband. Thanks for sharing dear. Its very useful for me.
My pleasure and I have in turn to try some of your sugar free varieties too.
Sure do try and let me know how it turns out ?
Love this protein packed healthy sugar free & guilt free date laddoo. Addition of rose petals looks more attractive & i’m sure it gives a nice taste to the sweet.Fantastic share partner:)
Thank you dear partner for all the kind words. Wish I could treat you and Aarush some.
These are looking gorgeous Vidya. Rose petals are adding such a beautiful color to them. Loved the addition of rose petals and figs. Dates and Figs both are my favorite. Will try out this recipe soon. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe !!
Thank you so much dear and glad you liked it.
Never tried any recipe with rose petals. Will love to try. Also the ladoo looks so delicious and colourful...
Thanks Ankita, do try. I am sure you will love it.
Lovely vidya. I think this will be the second bookmark from your blog. I love the addition of rose petals. Awesome share
Thanks Veena, I love rose petals even in tea. It adds so much flavour.
AHHA The royal look of these healthy dates ladoo is so inviting Vidya, I am sure these edible flowers work wonders in a dish. Would love to try some this, wish you are my neighbour won't mind to be a full time tester for your experiments in the kitchen. BTW beautiful share.
Idea of us being neighbours would also mean I get to taste the lovely brownies you bake Paarul so it is a total win win for both of us. Ha ha. Thank you so much and glad you liked it.
I love the use of rose petals in my puddings and desserts. They lend a wonderful aroma and a refreshing taste. These ladoos look perfect festive treats Vidya . Love your presentation as well.
dates and rose surely making a great combination. natural sweetness from dates and aroma from rose petals must be giving a flavorful taste to these bliss balls. Loved this combination with dates. You captured beautifully Vidya. Loved the laddu click.
I agree with you about the flavour combo and thank you so much for all the kind words my dear.
This was on my shortlist too before I decided on the Kootu. This Diwali passed in a blur because of work commitments and let me see if I can make these for New Year. I loved the addition of the rose to this.
Aruna, I always wonder where does time fly between the months of July to December! Before we realise, its New Year and most of us have put on all the lost weight due to festivals etc and it is time for resolutions. Ha Ha. I hope you try the recipe and like it. Rose indeed has the lovely aroma.
These ladoos look so delectable Vidya ! Such a healthy one for the theme share. So beautiful presentation too here 🙂
Thank you!