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Indian Sweets & Desserts

Indian sweets are popular all over the world for the amazing flavors and aroma. Spices like saffron, cardamom are often used in flavoring Indian sweets. There’s also extensive use of nuts and milk in Indian sweets. Here you will find all the recipes for classic Indian sweets like Besan Ladoo and Kaju Katli and also some fun fusion ways to serve Indian sweets like Gulab Jamun Shrikhand Jars.

Indian Sweets

Mango Yogurt Popsicles

5 pedas served on a blue plate with more pedas placed in the background

Holi

Thandai Peda (with Gulkand filling)!

mango yogurt served in a white bowl garnished with saffron

Indian Sweets

Mango Shrikhand

3 chocolate paan topped with cherries and placed in a antique plate

Indian Sweets

Chocolate Paan (Chocolate Meetha Paan)

6 copper bowls arranged on a tray, filled with rabdi and topped with nuts and rose petals

Indian Sweets

Easy Rabdi – Instant Rabdi

9 chocolate truffles dusted with edible gold arranged in a plate

Diwali

Kataifi Pistachio Burfi Truffles

rose malai ladoo in a bronze thali

Indian Sweets

Rose Malai Ladoo

seven pieces of mathura peda in a black rimmed plate with a grey color kitchen towel on the side

Indian Sweets

Mathura Peda

3 glasses filled with whipped cream and fruits

Indian Sweets

Fruit Cream (No-Cook 20 Minute Dessert)

Indian Sweets

Peanut Butter Paratha With Chocolate Dip

overhead shot of peanut chikki squares in a blue plate

Indian Sweets

Peanut Chikki

lauki kheer served in a clay bowl garnished with nuts, raisins and dried rose petals

Instant Pot

Instant Pot Lauki Kheer (Bottle Gourd Pudding)

green color balls coated with candied fennel placed in a round plate with paan leaves and some tealights placed on the sides

Indian Fusion

Paan Cheesecake Truffles

paan kalakand served on a golden two tier serving platter

Diwali

Paan Kalakand (with Ricotta Cheese)

gulab jamun fusion dessert arranged in martini glasses with diyas in the background

Indian Fusion

Gulab Jamun Tiramisu

peda served on a silver plate with diya on the side

Diwali

Nutella Peda

burfi truffles topped with nuts, rose petals arranged on a black board

Indian Fusion

Burfi Truffles

stack of badam burfi in a plate with some lights in the background

Indian Sweets

Easy Badam Burfi Recipe (with Almond Flour)

besan ladoo cut in half to show the chocolate truffle inside

Diwali

Chocolate Truffle Besan Ladoo

stack of besan ladoo in a plate with garlands placed in the background

Indian Sweets

Besan Ladoo

instant pot seviyan kheer served in a glass jar and garnished with rose petals and pistachios

Instant Pot

Instant Pot Seviyan Kheer (Vermicelli Kheer)

9 pieces of coconut rose kalakand placed in a plate and garnished with pistachios

Indian Sweets

Coconut Rose Kalakand

gulab jamun shrikhand jars placed on brown piece of cloth with gulab jamuns in the background

Indian Fusion

Gulab Jamun Shrikhand Jars

mixed nuts chikki in a white bowl and few nuts scattered on the sides and background

Indian Sweets

Mixed Nuts Chikki (Dry Fruit Chikki)

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