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Dry Fruit Laddus-Dry Fruit and Nut Laddus-Healthy Snack Recipe

June 16, 2013 by PadhuSankar 29 Comments

Dry Fruit Laddus are healthy, delicious and guilt free snacks. They are good not only for kids but also for adults.These healthy power packed snack does not have any unhealthy ingredients like sugar or preservatives or artificial food colors. The good thing is that they are so easy to prepare. You can give these laddus to kids after they return from school or even pack them in their snack box. Stock healthy snack like these at home instead of potato chips or cookies and keep them easily accessible to kids. I always feel that it is the duty of parents to teach healthy eating habits to kids when they are young, so that they will maintain a healthy lifestyle when they grow into adults. Today we will learn how to make Dry fruit and nut laddus following our easy recipe.

Dry Fruit Laddus
Dry fruit and Nut Laddus rolled in roasted sesame seeds 

Dry Fruits and Nuts Laddus


Dry Fruits and Nuts Laddus

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 15 mins 
 Yields: 34 Laddus
 Recipe Category: Dessert-Snacks
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Dates – 500 grams
   Raisins – 1/4 cup
   Honey – 2 tsp
   Ghee – 2-3 tsp

   Nuts

   Almonds – 1/4 cup
   Pistachio -1/4 cup
   Walnuts – 1/4 cup
   Cashew nuts – 1/4 cup

   For rolling the laddus

   Roasted sesame seeds – as required

Preparation


Roast sesame seed on low flame until it splutters. Switch off and leave it to cool.This is for rolling the laddus.


Roast all the nuts separately on low or medium flame. Allow it to cool. Then powder it slightly coarse.(dry grind it in a mixie for 2-3 seconds and then smash it using a rolling pin. In the way the laddus are more delicious as you get to bite small bits of nuts while eating the laddus).


Heat a tsp of ghee and saute the raisins until they slightly puff up.

Buy dates which are soft and a bit sticky. I used Lion Dessert King. Remove the seeds from the dates and grind it coarsely. Keep it aside.

How to make dry fruit laddus

Method 


Heat 2 tsp of ghee and saute the dates on low heat. Add honey, mix well and saute until the dates become soft (look at the texture of the dates in the picture below).


Add the ground nuts, raisins and mix well.

dates laddu preparation

Grease your hands with ghee and make small balls when the mixture is warm.

dates and nuts laddu

Roll the balls in roasted sesame seeds or dedicated coconut. (I prefer roasted sesame seeds).

Storage and Shelf Life – Store these balls in an air tight container and enjoy it. This laddu stays good for more than 10 days at room temperature if handled properly.

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Comments

  1. Sona - quick picks/pick quicks

    June 16, 2013 at 8:51 am

    very healthy and tempting ladoos, Padhu !

    Reply
  2. suhaina aji

    June 16, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    These looks yumm. I always make them since its very healthy

    Reply
  3. Priya Srinivasan

    June 16, 2013 at 1:33 pm

    Healthy n tasty laddu's. The sesame seed topping on the laddu looks awesome!!

    Reply
  4. Sangeetha Priya

    June 16, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    wonderful recipe, love the nuts combo n honey addition here 🙂

    Reply
  5. Akila

    June 16, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    Very tempting n interesting… Just love it…

    Reply
  6. Laxmi

    June 16, 2013 at 7:06 pm

    tempting … healthy laddoos..

    Reply
  7. Ms.Chitchat

    June 17, 2013 at 3:08 am

    Lovely lovely laddoos, very healthy too. Nice combo with honey.

    Reply
  8. Divya Shivaraman

    June 17, 2013 at 5:11 am

    so perfect and different one

    Reply
  9. Chitz

    June 17, 2013 at 6:09 pm

    Simple, healthy & a different recipe.. Very tempting looking perfect ladoos 🙂

    Reply
  10. Priya

    August 27, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    these ladoos looks tempting and I am on my way on preparing these for my little ones. BTW, whats the shelf life of these ladoos? do we need to refrigerate these after couple of days?

    Reply
  11. PadhuSankar

    August 28, 2013 at 4:44 am

    If you prepare it carefully and handle it properly (for eg you should not use wet ladle or kadai or touch the ladoo with your hands) It can be kept at room temperature for a week. For me it lasted only for 5-6 days, so not sure if it will stay good for more than a week.

    Reply
  12. Arul Melancy

    October 20, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    it's just amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    i made this dish for my school culturals & i won the 1st place.& all the teachers loved it.

    Reply
  13. sharmila pathy

    October 29, 2013 at 8:14 am

    hi padhu iam shami i love all ur receipes and ur diwali sweets are yummy iam going to try it one by one lovely laddus

    Reply
  14. Priyanka

    October 31, 2013 at 11:03 am

    Thanks for the recipie.. its healthy n tempting..! I often prepare dry fruit laddoos.. the only diff I make is that I add khoya. It add little cal to the dessert but its very yummy..!

    Reply
  15. Lalita Shetty

    November 23, 2014 at 5:55 pm

    Thanks for the recipie and i prepared the laddoos today and everyone in my family liked this 🙂

    Reply
  16. Aaradhana

    April 28, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    I prepared this. It was very tasty. Definitely kids will like it. It was Sweet without sugar or jaggery. Wonderfull and healthy laddus for kids. Mam one doubt. Can we give this for kids around two years?

    Reply
  17. Naveen

    March 12, 2016 at 5:53 pm

    Tried your recipe came out really awesome taste thanks for recipe
    .

    Reply
  18. Aishwarya

    October 28, 2016 at 1:41 pm

    Hi padhu, I tried this today and everyone liked it so much. Whenever I want to make something I always refer your blog only. Proportions are given so perfectly. Keep it up. Happy diwali to you

    Reply
  19. Vishrushvijay S

    December 3, 2016 at 8:16 am

    hi, I'm thivya. nice and very healthy. last weekend I prepared baby corn fingers with slight variations. my kids (5 and 2 yrs) loved it. with in few mins the plate was empty. thank u. my doubt s can I give these balls to my 2 yr kid…r should I make any variations.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      December 6, 2016 at 8:32 am

      The child knows better. Try giving a small piece of this laddu.

      Reply
  20. sharanya sankireddy

    November 16, 2017 at 9:22 am

    Hi padhu,I want to give it to my two year old , but he does eat cruchy texture foods,but I want to make him eat dry fruits,so can I completely powder the nuts dates and raisin,does it tastes good

    Reply
  21. sharanya sankireddy

    November 16, 2017 at 10:08 am

    Hi padhu, one more doubt ,can I use kimia dates instead of what you have used.thanks in advance padhu.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 17, 2017 at 7:10 am

      I have no idea about Kimia dates but you can use any soft dates.

      Reply
  22. Poornima Vemula

    January 4, 2018 at 2:57 am

    Hi Padhu..I am a great fan of your website..Tried the dry fruit laddu today…It was really great and yummy..Love all your receipes and tried many receipes so far…so far all of them turned too good…Keep posting us new recipes…Love you so much padhu..

    Reply
  23. sathya

    May 22, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    Hi padhu. What is the measurement for 1/4 cup. 50 grams will do?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      May 28, 2018 at 4:10 pm

      Yes. If you like more, you can add.

      Reply
  24. Vidya

    January 25, 2020 at 10:29 am

    hi Padhu, going to try this today. Can I roll the ladies in khus khus ? I have a pack waiting to be used…

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      January 28, 2020 at 9:52 am

      Yes, roast it slightly and then roll.

      Reply
  25. Sadhana Santhosh

    May 19, 2021 at 11:23 am

    Sis…hope u r doing good…
    I wish to give this to my 15 months boy. Can I try giving him this? Or should I make any variation? TIA.
    Stay home.. Stay safe.

    Reply

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