Sugar free mawa/khoya nariyal khajur peda or milk solid/dried milk date and coconut peda.
No sugar added sweetened with dates and coconut and flavoured with cardamom and rose. Sounds healthy and yummy isn’t it 😊
I have made 13 small sized peda and used 1/2 cup of chopped dates to sweetened it.
Dates are one of the most commonly eaten foods in the Middle East. Their amazing nutritional qualities and health benefits are well known to people across the globe. The date palm is called “The Tree of Life” because of the long shelf life and rich nutritional profile of its fruits.
Apart from containing a high amount of fructose, they also contain an opulence of fiber and nutrients like vitamins A, K, and B-complex, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, and zinc. The presence of these nutrients in dates helps prevent constipation, heart diseases, intestinal problems, anemia, and diarrhea, among other conditions.
A study done in 2011, published in the Nutrition Journal, was carried out to find the glycemic indices of five varieties of dates. It showed that when diabetics consumed dates, their postprandial glucose levels did not skyrocket. It also showed that dates could offer potential benefits for diabetic patients when consumed in moderation along with a healthy balanced diet.
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One small piece is sufficient to satisfy your sweet tooth. I have used homemade khoya or milk solid in it. You can use store bought. But homemade is always better.
Get the recipe of milk solid or mawa/khoya here.
You need only milk solid or khoya, date and coconut with cardamom and rose water or essence to make these delicious sweets.
Recipe
Khoya – 1 heaped cup
Dates – 1 /2 cup, chopped
Chopped or grated coconut – 1 heaped cup
Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Rose water or essence – 1/4 teaspoon
Method
1. Soak dates in hot water. Use water just to soak the dates, not use too much water.
2. Grind the dates. Use the water we used to soak date for easy grinding.
Make a paste and add coconut in the grinder.
3. Grind again and make a smooth paste.
Add khoya or milk solid in it. Blend to make a smooth mixture.
4. Heat a nonstick or heavy bottom pan. Add the ground mixture.
Cook on low flame. Stir continuously.
5. When the mixture dried up and become a dough like consistency remove from heat.
6. Add cardamom powder and rose water or essence.
Mix well.
7. Grease a mould with ghee/clarified butter or oil. And shape all the peda. If you don’t have mould shape them with your palm. Make small round ball and flatten with your palm. You can place an almond in the middle.
Enjoy the delicious lightly sweetened peda without any guilt.
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I am a sweet lover and I loved your recipe 🙂
Thank you so much 😊 😊
This is a delicious recipe. Easy to make and good for taste buds.
Thank you so much Jolly 😊 😊
I totally love the idea of sweetening with dates… it looks so well made too… can munch on these without any guilt!
Thanks a lot Rafeeda 😍
I always search for desserts which are refined sugar free..loved the idea of using dates in this peda..guilt free dessert !
I love this idea of sweetening the pedas with dates. They look perfect.Its a must try recipe as hubby is always wanting something ‘sweet’.
Thank you so much Mayuri. Do try and let me know how it turns out 😍
The pedas look so inviting.. I make the same too in a laddoo form sometimes.
Thank you Shobha 😍
Sweet sweet, go away, come again another day!! How can I resist so tempting sweet.
Jagruti, I think your blog can be the reference book for newbies and hotel management colleges. Your each post is filled with so much information. You are a lady with patience and passion. Excellent post and lovely clicks.
Thanks a lot dear for your lovely words 😍
Sweet sweet, go away, come again another day!! How can I resist so tempting sweet.
Sujata, I think your blog can be the reference book for newbies and hotel management colleges. Your post is filled with so much information. You are a lady with patience and passion. Excellent post and lovely clicks.
Thanks a lot Nivedita for your encouraging words 😍
These pedhas looks so tempting and as it’s sugar free can hog on it guilt free more than one, love the way you create all the recipes with a healthy twist.
Thanks a lot Soma 😍
Astonished to see such a delightful sweet that too sugar free, well done Sujata.. Am in love with those cute looking pedas..
Thank you so much Priya 😍
Lovely..dates is used as a natural sweetner so need to add sugar. Now we can enjoy these guilt-fee
Thanks a lot Drashti 😊 😊
Wow! I am in love with these delicious pedas. Now I can have my sweets to my hearts content and now worry about what it will do to my waist. Thanks.
Thanks a lot dear 😍
Awesome share …I loved that the sweetness for this peda is from dates.. looks amazing
Thank you so much dear 😍
I love the addition of dates instead of sugar. Perfect peda shape too:)
Thank you so much Uma 😍
Love these sugar-free pedas! Such a guilt-free treat, they look superb 🙂
Thank you so much Freda 😊 😊
Dates really are the best substitute for refined sugar or artificial sweeteners in recipes. Your lovely looking pedas are actually a power packed snack! 👌
I love your passion towards healthy cooking and especially desserts. Loved the clever use of coconut and dates to sweeten pedas and provide a wonderful taste and aroma with the rosewater and cardamom. Great share and I also agree, there is nothing that diabetics need to avoid. Moderation is the key.
love the addition of dates to sweeten these peda, such a droolicious share di !!!
Rich and delicious looking peda without refined sugar, that’s amazing news for many. Such a fuss-free and quick recipe.
Thanks a lot Jagruti 😍
Delicious and super duper when they are sugar free. Your family is lucky to have you☺
Thanks a lot Avin dear 😍