By Dassana Amit
Last Updated: February 28, 2023
Gluten Free, Vegan
4.43 from 7 votes • 23 Comments
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Dry Fruits Ladduis an easy, nutritious recipe of energy balls that are healthy and tasty. This dry fruit laddu recipe is made without any added sugar or jaggery, ghee or oil, is naturally vegan and comes together under 20 minutes. Packed with nutrients, good fats and fibre, these energy balls are made with dates, figs and various nuts.
Table of Contents
- About Dry Fruits Ladoo Recipe
- How to make Dry Fruit Laddu (Stepwise Photos)
- Expert Tips for Dry Fruits Laddu
- Recipe Card
About Dry Fruits Ladoo Recipe
I have used dates, figs, almonds, cashews, raisins, desiccated coconut to make these laddu. Skip the desiccated coconut if you don’t like the coconut aroma.
There is no exact recipe to make dry fruits laddu or these energy balls. The proportions of the nuts and dry fruits can vary according to your choice.
Just make sure the dates and figs are a little extra. Since the dates, figs have cohesive and sticky properties that help in binding the laddu.
There is absolutely no need to add any sugar to the recipe. The sweetness of the dates, figs and raisins makes make the laddu sweet – in fact a little extra sweet.
Use pitted dates. If the dates have seeds, then remove the seeds and chop them. These ladoos can also be gift wrapped and sent to your family or friends during any festival or Diwali festival.
The best part of this dry fruit laddu recipe is that they can be had for the Navratri fasting season giving a good dose of nutrition and energy.
These healthy energy balls can also be made for the Diwali festival when you want to make a quick and easy sweet.
These energy balls are good for growing up kids also and will love it. These laddu can also be consumed with a glass of hot milk for breakfast. You can also check thisBadam Ladoo, Badam HalwaandDry Fruits Barfi.
Addition of Gond or edible gum is also possible in these laddu recipe. I also make Gond Laddu that are perfect during the Indian winters since they are warming to the body.
Note: If you have a gluten allergy, make sure that the nuts and dried fruits are processed and packaged in a gluten-free environment. Check the packaging for details.
Step-by-Step Guide
How to make Dry Fruit Laddu
1: Firstly begin to roast 3 tablespoons almonds in a pan on a low heat. Keep stirring the almonds at intervals. You can also lightly roast the almonds. I roast them really well. Set aside the roasted almonds.
2: Roughly chop some dates and 8 dried figs. You will need 1 cup of chopped dates – so measure the chopped dates and set aside.
Also crush 2 green cardamom pods in a mortar-pestle to a coarse powder. Discard the peels.
Making Dry Fruit Laddu Mixture
3: In a spice grinder or blender or a mixer-grinder add 1 cup of chopped dates, figs, 2 tablespoons raisins 2 tablespoons cashews, 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut and the coarsely powdered cardamom powder. Add the roasted almonds as well.
It is alright if the roasted almonds are hot or warm while grinding. Grind to a coarse mixture and spread on a tray or plate or take the mixture in a bowl.
4: Make small balls from your hands and the dry fruit laddu are ready.
Serving and Storage
5: Serve the dry fruitladduimmediately or store in an air-tight container and refrigerate.
Dry fruits laddustays good for a few days at room temperature and for a couple of weeks in the refrigerator. But I don’t think they will last so long as they are really delicious and will get over soon.
You can also make a big batch and refrigerate these energy balls for a few weeks or freeze them for a couple of months.
Tips
Expert Tips for Dry Fruits Laddu
- Nuts: You can include any edible nuts but make sure they are fresh and not rancid or bitter. I use nuts which are easily available to me locally, like – almonds, cashews, pistachios and walnuts. You can make these healthy ladoo with the nuts that are available to you locally – walnuts, pine nuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, hazel nuts. You can use various proportions and combinations of the nuts.
- Dry fruits: I suggest not to omit the dates and figs. Both these dry fruits have cohesive sticky properties that helps in binding and forming laddu. Moreover apart from their flavor, they also add so much sweetness that you do not need to include any sugar or sweetener in the recipe.
- Dates: I recommend to use good quality dates. If possible use pitted dates as they are a bit easier to chop. If your dates have seeds, then remove the seeds and chop them. Discard the seeds.
- Dried figs: For figs that are too dry, tough or dense, soak them in hot water for a couple of hours. Later drain all the water, pat dry them with a clean kitchen towel and then chop them.
- Desiccated coconut: Omit desiccated coconut if you do not have it. 2 tablespoons of fresh grated coconut can be added instead and they give a good taste too. However keep in mind that fresh coconut, will reduce the shelf life considerably. So try to consume it quickly and refrigerate any leftovers for 1 to 2 days.
- Scaling:This energy balls recipe can be doubled or tripled easily to make a big batch for festive occasions.
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Easy Dry Fruits Laddu Recipe
By Dassana Amit
Easy Dry fruits laddu recipe without any added sugar or fats like ghee or oil. Packed with nutrients, good fats and fibre, these energy balls are made with dates, figs and various nuts. Dry fruit laddu recipe gets done quickly and comes together under 20 minutes.
4.43 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Cuisine Indian
Course Desserts, Sweets
Diet Gluten Free, Vegan
Difficulty Level Easy
Servings 10 ladoo
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Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 3 tablespoons almonds
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 2 tablespoons cashews
- 8 dried figs
- 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut – optional
- 2 green cardamoms – crushed in a mortar-pestle
Instructions
Roasting almonds
Firstly begin to roast the almonds in a pan until they get browned.
Keep stirring the almonds at intervals. You can also lightly roast the almonds. Set aside.
Chopping dates and figs
Roughly chop the dates and figs.
You will be needing 1 cup of chopped dates – so measure the chopped dates and set aside.
First lightly crush the cardamom pods in a mortar-pestle. Then remove the peels and crush the seeds coarsely. Set aside.
Making dry fruit laddu mixture
In a spice grinder, blender or mixer-grinder add the chopped dates, figs, cashews, raisins, almonds, desiccated coconut and the coarsely powdered cardamom powder.
Add the roasted almonds.
Grind to a coarse mixture and spread on a tray or plate or take the mixture in a bowl.
Forming laddu
Make small balls from your hands and the dry fruits laddu are ready.
Serving and Storage
Serve the dry fruits laddu immediately or store in an air tight container and refrigerate. Dry fruits ladoo stays good for a few days at room temperature and a couple of weeks in the refrigerator.
You could also make a large batch and refrigerate them for a few weeks or freeze them for a couple of months.
Notes
- Nuts: Any nuts work well in the recipe. While I use nuts which are easily available to me, you can make these healthy ladoo with the nuts that are available to you locally – walnuts, pine nuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, hazel nuts. I get almonds, cashews, pistachios and walnuts locally, so I add these. You can use various proportions of the nuts.
- Dry fruits: I recommend not to skip dates and figs in this recipe. Both have cohesive sticky properties which help you to bind and form the laddu. They also add so much sweetness that you do not need to add any sugar or any other sweetener.
- Dates: Use good quality dates. Preferably use pitted dates. If the dates have seeds, then remove the seeds and chop them.
- Dried figs:If the figs are too dry, tough or dense, then soak them in hot water for a couple of hours. Later drain all the water, pat dry them with a clean kitchen towel and then chop them.
- Desiccated coconut: Skip adding desiccated coconut if you do not have it. You can also add 2 tablespoons fresh grated coconut instead and they will give a good taste as well. But note that with fresh coconut, the shelf life will reduce considerably. So try to consume it quickly and refrigerate any leftovers for 1 to 2 days.
- Scaling:The recipe can be doubled or tripled easily to make a big batch.
Nutrition Info (Approximate Values)
Nutrition Facts
Easy Dry Fruits Laddu Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 dry fruit laddu)
Calories 99Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 2mg0%
Potassium 201mg6%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 14g16%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 1mg67%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 1mg59%
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 1mg5%
Vitamin B6 1mg50%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Vitamin E 1mg7%
Vitamin K 2µg2%
Calcium 27mg3%
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 5µg1%
Iron 1mg6%
Magnesium 27mg7%
Phosphorus 44mg4%
Zinc 1mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This dry fruit laddu recipe post from the archives (October 2013) has been republished and updated on 24 February 2021.
