A quick healthy dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth without compromising too much of the health quotient. Made with only dates, oats, nuts and a little bit of ghee, takes all of about 15-20 minutes to make (excluding the dates soaking time).
I completely forgot to take pictures as I was making this, but it's such a simple dish and got done within 5 minutes once I had everything ready, that I felt it was okay to post just the results!
| Prep Time | 2 hrs approximate |
| Cook Time | 5 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 3 tsp ghee, divided
- 3/4 cups quick cooking oats
- 20 dates, pits removed
- 1/4 cup mixed nuts I used almonds and cashews
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Instructions
- Soak the dates in hot water for 2 hours
- Dry roast the nuts for a few minutes, and powder them coarsely
- Dry roast the oats and powder it coarsely
- Blend the dates into a fine paste
- Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a heavy kadai/vaanali
- Add the dates paste and cook it for about 3-4 minutes
- Now add the oats, and the crushed nuts, and cook it all together for a couple of minutes, until it comes together in a homogeneous mass
- Let it cool to a temperature that's comfortable to handle with your hands
- Grease your hands with a little bit of the remaining ghee, break off small lemon sized pieces of the mixture, and roll into smooth balls of desired size
- Enjoy as a snack, as a moderately sweet dessert, or as breakfast!
Recipe Notes
Variations:
- Make it vegan by using coconut oil instead of ghee
- Can optionally roll it in desiccated coconut if you like coconut
- Experiment/substitute with other nuts such as pistachio, walnuts, etc.
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