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Quick Dessert Recipes for Satisfying Your Sweet Cravings
In today’s fast-paced world, finding time to prepare elaborate desserts can be challenging. However, satisfying your sweet cravings doesn’t have to take hours in the kitchen. With these quick dessert recipes, you can whip up delicious treats in no time. Here we go beyond Indian desserts and explore various other recipes available to try.

Perfect for unexpected guests, last-minute gatherings, or just a spontaneous sweet tooth, these quick easy dessert recipes are here to save the day. Let’s dive into some of the best quick dessert recipes that are not only easy to make but also incredibly delicious.
Benefits of Quick Dessert Recipes

Time-Saving: Perfect for those with busy schedules.
Convenience: Minimal ingredients and steps involved.
Versatility: Suitable for various occasions, from everyday treats to festive celebrations.
Satisfaction: Quick solutions to sweet cravings.

Easy Quick Dessert Recipes
1. Mug Cakes
Mug cakes have taken the dessert world by storm. They are quick and easy dessert recipes that you can prepare in under five minutes. Simply mix the ingredients in a mug and microwave for a quick, single-serving dessert. Whether it’s chocolate, vanilla, or red velvet, mug cakes are a hit for their convenience and taste.
2. No-Bake Cookies
No-bake cookies are another excellent option for quick dessert recipes. Combining ingredients like oats, peanut butter, and cocoa, these cookies require no baking time. Just mix, chill, and enjoy. They are perfect fun summer recipes when you want a sweet treat without turning on the oven.
3. Fruit Parfaits
Fruit parfaits are light, refreshing, and can be assembled in minutes. Layer yogurt, granola, and your favorite fruits in a glass for a visually appealing and tasty dessert. This is one of the best quick dessert recipes for health-conscious individuals who still want to indulge.
Quick and Easy Dessert Recipes for Special Occasions
1. Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
Chocolate-dipped strawberries are elegant and incredibly easy to make. Melt some chocolate, dip the strawberries, and let them set. These treats are perfect for christmas recipes, parties, or simply as a delightful snack.
2. Ice Cream Sundaes
Ice cream sundaes are a classic favorite that never goes out of style. Simply scoop your favorite ice cream, top with sauces, nuts, and fruits, and you have a quick and easy dessert recipe that everyone loves. Customize with your favorite toppings for added fun.
3. Mini Cheesecakes
Mini cheesecakes are quick to prepare and perfect for individual servings. Use a pre-made crust or make a simple one from crushed cookies and butter. Fill with a cream cheese mixture and chill. These cheesecakes can be ready in less than an hour and are great for any occasion.
Best Quick Dessert Recipes for Kids
1. Banana Bites
Banana bites are a fun and healthy treat that kids will love. Slice bananas, dip them in yogurt, and freeze. You can also roll them in crushed nuts or chocolate chips for added flavor. These quick easy dessert recipes are a hit with children and parents alike.
2. Apple Nachos
Apple nachos are a creative and nutritious dessert. Slice apples and drizzle with peanut butter or caramel sauce. Sprinkle it with granola, chocolate chips, or coconut flakes. This quick recipe dessert is a great easy party foods to get kids to eat more fruit while enjoying a sweet treat.
3. Pudding Cups
Pudding cups are simple yet satisfying. Layer instant pudding with whipped cream and crushed cookies in a cup. You can prepare these in advance and refrigerate until needed. They are perfect for after-school snacks or as a quick dessert.
FAQs
Q: What is the simplest type of dessert?
A: The simplest type of dessert is often a no-bake option, such as no-bake cookies, fruit parfaits, or chocolate-dipped strawberries. These require minimal ingredients and preparation time.
Q: What is dessert easy?
A: Easy desserts are those that require few ingredients and minimal cooking or baking time. Examples include mug cakes, ice cream sundaes, and pudding cups.
Conclusion
Quick dessert recipes are a lifesaver for anyone who loves sweets but doesn’t have the time or energy to spend hours in the kitchen. From quick and easy dessert recipes like no-bake cookies and mug cakes to easy quick dessert recipes for kids and special occasions, there’s something for everyone.

These recipes prove that you don’t need to compromise on taste or presentation just because you’re short on time. So, next time you have a sweet craving or need a last-minute dessert, try one of these best quick dessert recipes and enjoy a delightful treat in no time.

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Gur Para (Punjabi Sweet Snack)
Gur Para, Punjabi Sweet Snack

Gur Para is a traditional Punjabi treat. This is made in preparation for festivals such as Holi, Makarshakrantri, and Diwali. Gur Para makes for a great homemade gift because of its long shelf life. It can be stored for up to 2 months in an airtight container. This is a super simple recipe that only requires a few ingredients.

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Course Snack
Cuisine Indian

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

For Dough
1 cup all-purpose flour plain flour, maida
2 Tbsp sooji fine samolina
2 Tbsp oil
1/3 cup water, use as needed
For Syrup
3/4 cup gur jaggery
1 tsp oil
1/4 cup water

Instructions

Making Para
Mix flour, sooji, and oil, and mix it well to get consistency of breadcrumb. Add water as needed to make firm but smooth dough. Cover with damp cloth and set aside at least for ten minutes.
Knead the dough for another minute and divide in two equal parts.
Take each part of the dough and make a flat ball shape. Roll them into 8-inch circles and thickness of salted crackers.
Cut each of the rolled dough into about half inch wide and 2 inch long pieces. Note: you can cut them in your desire shape.
Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat. The frying pan should have about 1 inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, put little piece of dough in the oil. The dough should make the oil sizzle and come up slowly.
Fry the paras until both sides are light golden-brown. Let them cool off to room temperature before coating them.
Making Sugar Syrup
Put the water and gur in a frying-pan and bring to a boil on medium heat. Keep stirring till gur is dissolve, syrup should be about 1 thread, to check the right consistency of syrup drop the syrup in cold water and you should be able to roll into ball. Close the heat.
Put all the paras to the syrup and mix it well, making sure all the paras are coated with syrup. Keep stirring every few minutes and keep separating them. After they are just warm, take them out on a greased plate, making sure that paras are not clumped together.
Allow them to cool. Gur paras can be stored for several weeks in airtight container.

Notes
Notes: If Syrup consistency is not right paras will be sticky, if paras are little sticky let them dry for longer.
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March 16, 2019
Rice Krispies Treats
Rice Krispies Treats

Rice Krispies Treats are crispy and delicious. They are quick and easy to make and always a hit with kids. Because they are so easy, I can always make them on demand. These Rice Krispies Treats remind me my friend Halen, who was like a grandmother to my kids. This was one of her go-to recipe.

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Course Snack

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

3 cup Rice Krispies
1 cup Butterscotch Morsels
1/2 cup peanut butter I am using crunchy peanut butter because grandkids like this extra crunch but you can use creamy peanut butter
For chocolate garnishing
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1 Tbsp cream

Instructions

Melt butterscotch and peanut butter in a sauce pan over low heat. Note: do not overcook, peanut butter will start leaving the oil.
Mixture will be creamy, add Rice Krispies and fold it gently, until all the rice krispies are coated.
Pour the mixture into greased 5×7 pan and press it until it is flat and firm. Keep aside.
In a small bowl melt the chocolate and cream for 15 seconds in microwave, whip it to make it smooth if needed put it back in microwave for 5 more seconds don’t overcook the chocolate otherwise it will become granny.
Pour the chocolate syrup into a ziploc bag and make a small hole in one corner and drizzle the chocolate over rice krispies. Let the mixture dry for about 30 minutes and cut the Rice Krispies Treat in squares.

Notes
Enjoy!

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April 18, 2017
Rava Kesari (Kesari Halwa)
Rava Kesari (Kesari Halwa)

Rava Kesari (Kesari Halwa) is a popular South Indian sweet dish which is a different version of Sooji ka Halwa. Rava Kesari is delicious and easy to make, usually made on festive occasions. This is a quick fix sweet for parties as it is quick & easy to make especially if you have unexpected guests.

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Indian

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

1 cup fine sooji semolina
3/4 cup sugar
4 Tbsp ghee clarified butter
2 Tbsp sliced almonds
8 drops yellow food color
Pinch of saffron kesar
1/8 tsp cardamom crushed, ilachi
3-1/3 cups water
1 Tbsp sliced pistachios pista for garnishing

Instructions

Boil the water with sugar, and cardamom powder in a pot over medium heat. Bring the syrup to boil, mix it making sure sugar is dissolve add the food color and mix. Set aside
Melt 1 tablespoon of ghee in a frying pan on low medium heat. Add the sooji, and almonds and roast stirring continuously, sooji should be light golden brown in color and will have a light sweet aroma. This should take about 7-8 minutes.
Add the syrup slowly, as you add the syrup to sooji water will splatter. Make sure there are no lumps. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring continuously. Add more water if halwa becomes very thick.
Add the remaining ghee 1 tablespoon at a time and cook for 3-4 minutes stirring continuously. Rava Kesari will start leaving the sides of frying pan. Rava Kesari will have a texture of thick batter.
Garnish the Rava Kesari with sliced pistachios, serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes
Treat yourself, serve Rava Kesari for breakfast with Aloo Puri , Dal Puri

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October 14, 2016
Apple Vegan Cake
Apple vegan cake

Apple vegan cake is a delicious, egg-less and dairy-free cake. Apple Vegan Cake is easy and basic. Cake has a soft and moist texture. It is hard to believe that this is vegan.

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Course Dessert

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour maida, plain flour
1-1/2 Tbsp corn starch corn flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/3 cup oil canola or any vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
1-1/2 cups apple sauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp powdered sugar for garnishing

Instructions

Pre heat the oven to 350°F
Square 8- inch cake pan, line with parchment paper and grease bottom and sides of the pan.
Mix the dry ingredients together except sugar, flour, corn starch, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt.
In a different bowl whisk oil and sugar together for about 2 minutes add apple sauce and vanilla extract mix it well.
Add the dry ingredients to apple mix and mix it together gently making sure all the ingredients mix together well.
Pour the mixture to cake pan and bake around 28 minutes, until cake begins to pull away from sides and/or toothpick inserted in the center pulls out clean.
Let it sit for about 20 minutes bring to room temperature and slice the cake into 16 square pieces.
Before serving lightly dust with powder sugar.

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October 5, 2016
Atta Ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Halwa)
Atta Ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Halwa)

Atta ka Halwa, is a delicious sweet dessert. This is easy to make and with few ingredients. Atta ka halwa is made with whole wheat flour, sugar, and clarified butter, flavored with cardamom. I love the sweet aroma and flavor of cardamom, for me cardamom is must to have any sweet I make.

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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup ghee, clarified butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups water
10-12 raisins
1/4 teaspoon cardamom coarsely ground
2 tablespoons sliced almonds
1 tablespoon pistachios sliced for garnishing

Instructions

Boil the water and sugar in a pan over medium high heat. Bring the syrup to full boil and mix it well making sure sugar is dissolved, and turn off the heat. Set aside.
In a frying pan over low medium heat, add the clarified butter after butter is melted add whole wheat flour. Keep stirring and roast the flour, till it turns light brown and have nice sweet aroma. Flour should be roasted well, after adding the syrup four will be lighter in shade. Halwa should be nice and light brown in color. This should take about 7-8 minutes.
Add the syrup slowly to minimize splattering. Keep stirring continuously, making sure there is no lumps. Add raisins, half the almonds and cardamom, and cook till it becomes consistency of thick batter. Keep the halwa softer than your desired consistency, as it will thicken over time. This should take about 5-6 minutes.
Garnish with almonds, and pistachios. Serve warm.

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December 2, 2015
Lauki (Bottle Gourd) Halwa
Lauki (Bottle Gourd) Halwa

Lauki halwa is a classic dessert that is simple and delicious! Lauki is also known as dodhi, ghia, bottle gourd, or opo squash. Lauki halwa is packed with all the nutrition of lauki and tastes absolutely divine. Just a few ingredients are needed for this dessert: lauki, milk and sugar for its a quick and easy recipe to make.

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes

Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

2 cups lauki peeled and shredded, before shredding remove the seeds (bottle gourd, doodhi, ghia, opo squash)
2-1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons ghee, or clarified butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground cardamom seeds
2 tablespoons pistachio chopped

Instructions

Squeeze the water from shredded lauki after taking out the water lauki should be 2 cups packed. Set aside.
Boil the milk on medium high heat in heavy bottom pan making sure milk does not burn. After milk comes to boil lower the heat to medium low and boil for ten minutes, until it becomes about 1-1/2 cups. Set aside.
Melt the ghee in frying pan on medium heat add lauki and sauté for 3 minutes, or until it is tender but not mushy. Add milk mix well and bring it to boil, reduce heat to low and cook until mixture becomes thick. It will take approx. 10 minutes. Stir occasionally in between to prevent sticking.
Add sugar, cardamom, and half the pistachios. Stir continuously and cook until mixture becomes of consistency of soft sticky dough, this will take approx. 3-4 minutes. Turn of the heat.
Delicious lauki halwa is ready. Transfer it to serving bowl and garnish with remaining pistachios, and serve hot or at room temperature.

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June 26, 2015
Date and Nut Ladoo
Date and Nut Ladoo

This recipe is for Date and Nut Ladoo, or Candy as we call them at home. For my grand kids they are like candy and they love it. Adapted from my friend Renu’s recipe, when I tried this ladoo for the first time, I said WOW. I could not believe the main ingredient was only dates. That surprised me because I am not very fond of dates. This was the first time I have tasted date ladoos flavored with coco powder. This is a quick and easy recipe. Like me if you are using roasted nuts then there is a little or no cooking involved? This is a guilt free healthy snack (no sugar or butter added). Date ladoos are also vegan and gluten free. It's hard to eat just one!

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes

Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Servings 18 ladoos

Ingredients

1 cup dates pitted and chopped (khajoor)
1-1/2 cups mixed nuts roasted and roughly chopped, I am using almonds, pistachios, cashews, and pecans
2 tablespoons coco powder
1/2 teaspoon instant coffee
Pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon oil to oil your palms

Instructions

Soften the chopped dates in microwave for 30 seconds.
Blend the dates in the food processor until they become to the paste, this should take about 10 seconds, add coffee, coco, and salt blend it again until all the ingredients nicely incorporated about 10 seconds. Add the nuts to the food processor and blend it for about 15 seconds. Nuts should be still chunky.
Remove from food processor, oil your palm and knead the mix into dough, and divide them into 18 equal parts and roll them into ladoos.
Dates and nuts ladoos can be stored in air tight container for a month or more.

Notes
Notes: if you do not have roasted nuts dry roast them individually for about 3 minutes on medium heat and use your choice of nuts.

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March 15, 2015
Cranberry-Walnut White Fudge
Recipe submitted by Anandhiram
Cranberry-Walnut White Fudge

Cranberry-Walnut White Fudge is a simple easy to make holiday dessert that I make every year during Christmas season. It tastes delicious with sweet tart dried Cranberries and crunchy Walnuts. Enjoy!!

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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients

3 cups White Chocolate Chips
1 can (14oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/4 cup Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup broken Walnut pieces
1/2 cup dried Cranberries
A pinch of salt

Instructions

Toast the Walnut pieces for few minutes and keep aside.
LINE 8 x 8-inch baking pan with heavy aluminum foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Grease the pan using cooking oil spray.
In a microwave safe bowl, combine Condensed Milk, Chocolate Chips, Butter and Salt. Microwave this mixture on HIGH for up to 3 minutes until melted and smooth stirring every 30 seconds.
STIR in Walnuts, Cranberries and Maple extract quick until evenly blended. Pour into prepared pan. Refrigerate this for 2-3 hours or until set.
REMOVE fudge from pan by lifting edges of foil. Remove foil. Cut into small squares. Enjoy!!

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January 8, 2015
Seviyan (Vermicelli) Kheer Dessert
Seviyan (Vermicelli) Kheer Dessert

Seviyan or vermicelli kheer, is a traditional popular dessert. Seviyans are thin long strings that looks very much like spaghetti however process if different. Seviyan is a delicious and an easy recipe to make. Basic seviyan is made with milk, seviyan and sugar, and then flavored with cardamom. Garnish with sliced almonds and pistachios and you have a delicious dish!

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 39 minutes

Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

1/2 cup sevia roasted and broken (vermicelli) available Indian grocery stores
7 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon cardamom powder (ilachi)
Pinch nutmeg (jaiphel)
About 10-12 saffron strings
2 tablespoons sliced or crushed almonds
1 tablespoons sliced or crushed pistachios for garnishing

Instructions

Use a nonstick or heavy bottom frying pan to make a seviyan kheer. Add the seviyan and roast them for about two minutes on medium low heat.
Add the milk and increase the heat to medium high. After milk comes to boil reduce the heat to medium. Let the milk boil for about 30 minutes, until the milk is creamy and reduced to almost half. Stir often to ensure the milk does not burn in the bottom of the pan, and also keep scraping the sides of the frying pan.
Add the sugar, saffron, cardamom, nutmeg, and almonds. Let the seviyan kheer simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat.
As seviyan kheer cools it will become thicker in texture.
Garnish with pistachios. Seviyan can be served chilled or warm.

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November 27, 2014
Papaya Berry Halwa
Recipe submitted by Anasuya
Recipe submitted by Anasuya

Papaya Berry Halwa is a simple delicious sweet with no artificial color. I used brown sugar instead of white sugar as it gives natural color to it. It can be served warm or cold. This dessert is a gluten free, vegan option and is an alternate to actual sooji halwa.

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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients

1 cup Ripe papaya (Peel,remove seeds,cut into small pieces)
1/4 cup Raspberry
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Milk
2 Tbsp All Purpose Flour(Maida)
4 Tbsp Ghee
1/4 Tbsp Cardamom Powder
few Cashewnuts & Raisins

Instructions

Grind Papaya and Raspberry in to a smooth paste in a blender with milk.
Keep this aside.
Heat 1 Tbsp of ghee in a pan and fry the cashews and raisins, remove them
and keep them aside. In the same ghee, add Maida and roast for a minute and
remove it from the stove and keep that separate.
Melt one Tablespoon of ghee in the pan and add Papaya/Berry paste to it.
Keep frying this mixture while its getting cooked till all the moisture is absorbed.
Keep the stove on medium heat.
Now add Brown Sugar to this and you can see the color of the Halwa turns little darker. Stir continuously
till it blends well with the puree and then add the roasted Maida and remaining ghee slowly to this and keep
stirring for 2-3 more minutes till the mixture becomes thick and starts leaving
the sides of the pan. Sprinkle Cardamom Powder and mix well. Remove from
the stove. Garnish with fried Cashews and Raisins. Yummy Delicious Halwa is ready!

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August 8, 2014
Fruit Delight Cake
Recipe submitted by Joy
Fruit Delight Cake

If you love papayas, then you will love this Fruit Delight cake made with chunks of papaya. You can top this cake with any kind of berry. Its a dessert known for its perfection which can be a great alternative cake during Christmas.

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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients

To make the cake:
1 ¼ cup vegetable oil
2 cup sugar
4 tbsp butter
2 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp . cinnamon
2 tsp . baking soda
2 tsp . baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 cup ripe papayas, diced
1 cup walnuts, chopped
To make the Icing:
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup confectioner’s sugar
2 2 tsp. vanilla extract
For icing: whipped cream
For topping: Varieties berry fruits

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Generously grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
In a mixing bowl; whisk together oil, sugar and butter.
Add dry ingredients stirring to combine well. Stir in papaya and walnuts.
Transfer into prepared pan.
Bake 30-40 minutes.
Cool before icing. In a mixing bowl; cream together cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla well.
Spread icing over cooled cake and top it with berries.

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August 8, 2014
Fruit Fiesta
Recipe submitted by Megha Sharma
Fruit Fiesta

Seasonal fruit such as cantaloupe, mango and grapes tastes even more refreshing splashed with a flavorful honey-lime-mint dressing for a sweet fruit salad. A simply elegant fruit salad paired with sweet yogurt and tangy honey- lemon-mint dressing makes it a refreshing treat on its own.

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Course Beverages
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients

Pineapple chunks
Orange segments
Halved fresh strawberries
Seedless black and green grapes
Cantaloupe chunks
Banana sliced
Kiwi sliced
Mango Cubed
Dressing
1/2 fresh lemon juice
1/2 orange juice
1/2 cup honey
Fresh mint leaves washed and crushed
Yoghurt Whip
1 Cup Yoghurt
1 spoon Cardamom powder
2-3 spoon powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions

In a big bowl add all fruit, and mix well
To make dressing whisk lemon juice, orange juice, crushed mint leaves and honey together in a small bowl and drizzle over the fruit mixture and toss to coat
Take yoghurt in a bowl and add cardamom powder and powder sugar (optional) mix it well
Now take a bowl and add a layer of fruits then a layer of yoghurt whip and then another layer of fruits and yoghurt whip
Add final layer of fruits and garnish it with mint leaves
Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

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May 1, 2014
Eggless Chocolate Cake
Eggless Chocolate Cake

This is a great recipe of delicious dessert, moist and eggless cake to satisfy your chocolate cravings and sweet tooth. Adults and kids alike will be delighted with this yummy cake. A cake that is like a sweet snack in every bite and is kids favorite for having chocolate in it.

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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Servings 16 pieces

Ingredients

1-1/2 cup all purpose flour (plain flour, maida)
2 tablespoons corn starch, or arrowroot
1/4 cup coco powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup silky tofu ( soft tofu will also work)
1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon vinegar, I am using rice vinegar
Approx. 1/3 cup milk
For Chocolate Ganache
1/2 cup chocolate chips, semi-sweet
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Instructions

For Ganache
Place chocolate in a bowl and add the vanilla essence. Bring the heavy cream to boil and turn off the heat. Pour the cream over chocolate and stir until chocolate completely dissolve and become glossy. As ganache cool it will become thick.
For Cake
Preheat the oven at 350 degree F
Grease 8×8 inches cake pan. Set aside.
All the dry ingredients except sugar, sift together flour, corn starch, coco powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, three times to make sure all the ingredients are well mixed. Set aside.
With the electric mixer on low speed mix the butter, sugar, vinegar and vanilla until it is smooth this should take about two minutes. Add the tofu to butter mixture and mix on low speed for about two minutes. This will have a curdle kind of texture.
Slowly add the dry mix, mix with spatula all the ingredients should be mixed well. Add milk as needed, batter should be of thick consistency but pourable.
Pour the mixture into a greased baking pan evenly. Place the pan on middle oven rack and bake it for 35 minutes or until knife inserted in centre comes out clean.
Allow cake to cool for about 15 minutes in pan and then run a butter knife around the edges of cake. Place a wire cooling rack over top of pan. Use both hands to hold the rack in place while flipping the cake over onto the rack. Set the rack down and gently tap on the bottom of pan until the cake is released. Cool completely before slicing the cake.
Pour the ganache over the cake or individual cake pieces.

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April 30, 2014
Til Ka Ladoo – Sesame Candy
Til Ka Ladoo – Sesame Candy

Til ka ladoo is a traditional winter sweet. This is a simple recipe made with til and jaggery. Til is sesame seed and jaggery is unrefined cane sugar.
You can also enjoy them as sesame candy. Til ka ladoos are also made on various festivals especially for Makar Sankranti and also like a regular sweet snack munchies.

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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Servings 20 ladoos

Ingredients

1 cup sesame seeds, til
1 cup jaggery or gur broken in small pieces, available at Indian grocery store
3 tablespoons clarified butter, ghee
1/2 teaspoon crushed cardamom
1/2 cup water

Instructions

Grease a plate and set aside.
In a frying pan roast the sesame seeds on medium heat stirring continuously. Sesame seeds will become light golden brown. This should take 4-5 minutes. Take the seeds out in a bowl. Set aside.
In the same frying pan heat the water and add the jaggery.
Simmer over medium heat till it starts caramelizing and forms a ball when you add a drop of syrup in cold water. This should take 4-5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low.
Add ghee, cardamom, and roasted sesame seeds mix it thoroughly with melted jaggery.
Transfer it in greased plate; take one tablespoon of mixture in your palm and make them into round ball, this should be half the size of golf balls.
Make all the ladoos while mix is still warm.
Sesame seed ladoo can be stored for months.

Notes
Variation:
Til Ka Ladoo can be also made as burfi.

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January 10, 2014
Victory Vegan Teacakes
Recipe submitted by Susan
Victory Vegan Teacakes

These Victory Vegan Tea cakes are easy to make. I guarantee you will love these little, melt in your mouth gems. They can be served as a dessert or as some sweet bunch of snacks.

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Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter substitute room temp. (Coconut butter or other)
½ cup organic powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla, organic preferably
2¼ cup oat flour, organic preferably
¼ teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt
¾ cup roasted pecans, finely chopped
2/3 cup organic powdered sugar for rolling cookies

Instructions

In a large bowl beat with a hand mixer butter, ½ cup powdered sugar and vanilla.
Mix flour and salt together and slowly stir into butter mixture with a sturdy or wooden spoon.
Stir in nuts. Refrigerate for several hours or over night.
Preheat oven to 375.
Roll into 1 inch balls and place on an un-greased baking sheet.
Bake for about 10 minutes until bottoms are browning.
Cool for 5 minutes on sheet and cool completely on a rack.
Roll several times (3 or 4) in powdered sugar.

Notes
Roasted Pecans:

Preheat oven to 350, lay pecans on a small sheet and roast for 10 minutes until you start to smell them roasting. Cool completely.

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January 5, 2014