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Dry Fruit Laddu with No Sugar: Dates, Figs and Nuts

Dates and figs ground into a sticky base, mixed with roasted almonds, cashews, pista and walnuts. No sugar, no jaggery, 20 minutes.

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Prep10 min
Cook10 min
Makes12 laddus
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Dry fruit laddus on a brass plate
In this recipe3 parts
  1. Ingredients and steps
  2. Pick your nuts
  3. Questions people ask

Quick answer

Pulse 1 cup seedless dates and 6 dried figs into a sticky paste, warm it in a teaspoon of ghee for 3 minutes, mix in chopped roasted nuts and cardamom, and roll into 12 laddus while warm.

Ingredients and steps

12 laddus

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Ingredients

You need

Mixer grinderHeavy kadai

Steps

  1. Roast the nuts

    Chop the almonds, cashews, pista and walnuts. Roast them in the dry kadai on a low flame for 4 minutes until they smell toasty. Tip them out.

  2. Make the base

    Pulse the dates and chopped figs in the mixer into a sticky, coarse paste.

  3. Warm it

    Heat the ghee in the kadai and cook the paste on a low flame for 3 minutes, pressing and turning, until it comes together.

  4. Mix

    Turn off the heat. Mix in the nuts, raisins and cardamom.

  5. Roll

    While still warm, grease your palms with a drop of ghee and roll 12 laddus. They firm up as they cool.

Shop tip: If the mix will not hold together, the dates were dry: add 2 more soft dates or a spoon of warm milk and press again.

105kcal
2.5 gprotein
15 gcarbs
5 gfat
2 gfibre

Per laddu, an estimate. It does not change with the servings.

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Pick your nuts

Almonds and cashewsThe baseMOST USED
CrunchCost

Best for: a classic laddu everyone likes

PistaFor colour
CrunchCost

Best for: gift boxes and festivals

WalnutsSofter bite
CrunchCost

Best for: older family members who prefer a softer laddu

RaisinsExtra sweet
CrunchCost

Best for: children; keep them few if you want less sugar

Everything for 12 laddus5 of 6 on our site
  • Seedless dates150 gIn the shop

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Questions people ask

How long do dry fruit laddus keep?
About two weeks in an airtight box in a cool place, or a month in the fridge.
Are they good for people with diabetes?
They have no added sugar, but dates and figs are naturally sweet. Treat one laddu as a sweet, not a free snack, and check with your doctor.
Can I give them to children?
Yes, from about two years old. Chop the nuts very fine for young children.