Find 121 Diwali sweets recipes like ladoo, halwa, kheer and popular Diwali sweets like gulab jamun, kaju katli, boondi ladoo, suji halwa etc. I hope this collection of Diwali recipes is helpful to you.
Diwali or deepavali is the festival of light, festivity and celebration. No celebration or festival is complete without sweets.
During this auspicious occasion make sweets at home rather buying from outside and share it with your family, friends and loved ones. This year Diwali is on 14 November, 2020. Wishing all our blog readers a Happy Diwali.
In many parts of India, during Diwali night sweets are given to the neighbors and friends. In old days, ladies used to make everything at home. But now the times are changing.
I specially remember those funny occasions when at times, the sweet box which you have given to your neighbour has come back to you after moving in a circle.
Mostly, so much sweets and snacks are made during Diwali that it is difficult to eat everything. So mostly people keep on passing the sweet boxes further.
It is a good time to start anything new or positive in life, donate your old clothes to poor people or make any kind of donation. On this note, let us start the day with some sweets.
For snacks that can be made during Diwali, check this Diwali Snacks. Get all the Indian sweets in one place in this category of Indian Sweets Recipes.
For easy of reading, I have divided this Diwali sweets recipes post into 7 parts.
An easy method to make rava laddu recipe for Diwali or any festival. This rava ladoo recipe is made with rava (sooji or semolina), coconut, powdered sugar, dry fruits and ghee.
Cham cham is a popular sweet from bengal made by curdling milk. Cham is also called as chum chum. This recipe will help you in making spongy & soft cham cham since a lot of tips and suggestions are included in the recipe post.
Suji ka halwa or Sheera is a classic Indian semolina pudding made with sugar, ghee and dry fruits. The recipe I have shared is a family heirloom recipe. We have been making this suji halwa recipe for decades during family get togethers, special occasions & festivals. The sooji halwa recipe can be easily halved, doubled or tripled.
Rice kheer is a popular Indian sweet dessert made with basmati rice, milk, nuts and saffron. Rice kheer is easy to make and is made with a one pan or one pot method. Rice kheer is basically Indian rice pudding and makes for a creamy delicious pudding.
Shahi tukda is a rich, royal Mughlai dessert of fried sugar syrup coated bread topped and soaked with fragrant creamy sweet thickened milk or rabri and garnished with dry fruits.
Gujiya is a popular and traditional North Indian sweet of a crisp, flaky pastry filled with a sweet khoya (evaporated milk solids) and dry fruits stuffing. They can be fried as well as baked. Get both the fried and baked versions in this recipe.
Karanji is a crisp flaky fried pastry stuffed with desiccated coconut and dry fruits. it is also one of the sweet snack that is a part of Diwali faral.
Rava kesari is a delicious melt in the mouth sweet made with rava or suji (semolina), ghee, dry fruits and saffron. It is a popular South Indian sweet and can be easily made in less time.
Poornam boorelu – deep fried snack made with a stuffing of chana dal+jaggery and coated with rice+urad dal batter.
Ladoo Recipes
Find some more ladoo variations in this listing. A variety of ladoo is made during Diwali and this list includes ladoo made from various cereal and lentil flours, paneer, nuts and dry fruits.
These wheat ladoo make for a good sweet snack for kids as well as for the whole family. easy and quick to prepare delicious ladoo made with whole wheat flour, sugar and ghee.
This recipe post two easy coconut ladoo recipes. The first coconut ladoo is a quick 3 ingredient recipe made with fresh coconut, condensed milk and cardamom powder. The second recipe is made with desiccated coconut powder and sugar.
Easy Dry fruits laddu recipe without any added sugar or fats like ghee or oil. Packed with nutrients, good fats and fibre, these energy balls are made with dates, figs and various nuts. Dry fruit laddu recipe gets done quickly and comes together under 20 minutes.
Til ke laddu is a healthy, delicious, and nutty ladoo prepared with sesame seeds, jaggery, peanuts, and desiccated coconut. A vegan recipe and also a Makar Sankranti festival special sweet.
Maladu or maa laddu (pottukadalai ladoo) is quick South Indian recipe of ladoo made from roasted gram or roasted chana dal. Maladu is made with just 3 main ingredients – roasted gram flour, ghee and sugar.
Pori urundai is a crunchy, crisp, light, delicious, easy ladoo recipe which gets ready in minutes made with puffed rice. Also known as murmura laddu and puri unde.
Kheer & Payasam
Kheer is one of the easiest sweet that you can make during any festival occasion. What is known as Kheer in North India is called as Payasam in South India. I have listed both kheer and payasam recipes in this section.
The method of making payasam is slightly different than that of making kheer. Usually nuts and dry fruits are fried in ghee and added towards the end once the kheer is cooked through.
Sheer khurma is a rich sweet pudding made with vermicelli, milk, dates, dry fruits and ghee. 'Sheer' means milk and 'khurma' is dates in Persian language.
Semiya payasam is a creamy, sweet vermicelli pudding from the South Indian cuisine. This cardamom scented vermicelli payasam recipe comes together in 20 minutes and can be made by beginners too.
Semiya payasam is a creamy, sweet vermicelli pudding from the South Indian cuisine. This cardamom scented vermicelli payasam recipe comes together in 20 minutes and can be made by beginners too.
Halwa Recipes
Halwa is another sweet dish that is often made during Diwali or any Indian festival occasions. Halwa can be made with cereals, lentils, nuts or with veggies & fruits. I have categorized the halwa recipes with two separate listings of fruit & vegetable based halwa and cereals, lentil & nuts halwa.
A carrot halwa recipe made in the traditional way and slow-cooked – with just carrots, whole milk, ghee, sugar and some nuts. You will love this evergreen and popular gajar ka halwa recipe.
Apple halwa recipe made with apples, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla. Apple halwa is a delicious halwa that is easy to make. This apple halwa recipe does not use sooji (rava), milk, khoya or milk powder. Just apples, sugar (optional) and ghee. Flavorings and nuts of your choice can be added in the apple halwa.
Banana halwa or banana sheera is banana semolina pudding that is often made as prasad for ganesh puja or satyanarayan puja or devi puja or for any auspicious occasion.
Bread halwa is a variation of halwa made with bread slices. To make bread ka halwa, bread cubes are first fried or roasted in ghee and later cooked in milk.
Easy to prepare paneer barfi with cottage cheese (paneer), condensed milk and cream.
Sweet Snacks
Listed below are snacks which are sweet. Some of them have a savory sweet taste too. I am sharing sweets snacks which I have shared earlier on the blog.
These sweet snacks can be made in advance or a couple of days before and refrigerated. The fried sweet snacks will have a longer shelf life.
Bobbatlu or Holige or obbattu are sweet flat breads made with chana dal stuffing or tuvar dal stuffing. This bobbatlu recipe is one of the best bobbatlu made with a spiced chana dal stuffing.
Mangalore buns or banana buns are a mildly sweet fried bread made with mashed banana, flour and sugar. These sweet banana pooris are a specialty of Mangalore in Karnataka.
Cakes & Desserts
During Diwali, many people gift chocolate or chocolate based sweets or desserts to friends or relatives. I have shared eggless chocolate based desserts, frozen desserts and some more popular desserts from the world cuisine in this section.
This easy (one-bowl!) Eggless Chocolate Cake is a simple vegan recipe you're sure to come back to time and again. Unbelievably soft and light, you won't believe that this decadent, chocolatey sponge cake is actually made with healthy whole wheat flour.
This black forest cake recipe is too good and is an eggless version of the classic black forest cake. The base sponge chocolate cake is made from whole wheat flour.
This easy Eggless vanilla cake recipe makes a perfectly moist and flavorful sponge every time. It's delicious to enjoy with a homemade strawberry glaze, or use as a base for cream cakes and gateau.
Eggless sponge cake recipe made in cooker with step by step photos. Spongy and a soft, light textured delicious egg free sponge cake recipe made in a pressure cooker.
This easy wheat cake recipe is eggless and made with deliciously hearty whole wheat flour. It is simple to make with only a handful of ingredients and is great for enjoying plain or with any sweet spread or frosting.
This eggless mawa cake is a cardamom-spiced eggless buttery cake with a caramelized milky flavor. Made with mawa or khoya, whole wheat flour and butter.
Banana Cake is a delicious, one-bowl vegan recipe made from mashed ripe bananas and whole wheat flour. Tasty and healthier than traditional cakes, this quick and easy eggless banana cake recipe is refreshingly light, pillowy soft and incredibly moist.
A Chocolate Zucchini Bread that is moist, soft with a tender crumb and made with whole wheat flour. This is an easy eggless & vegan zucchini bread made with your regular pantry staple ingredients.
This eggless chocolate chip muffins recipe is easy to prepare, and perfect for a sweet treat or weekend breakfast. Made with whole wheat flour, these healthy chocolate chip muffins are made in just one bowl and are ready in 30 minutes or less.
Eggless brownie recipe – an easy recipe of chocolate brownie made with whole wheat flour (atta used for making chapatis), sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and oil.
Panna Cotta is an Italian dessert made with milk and cream. This easy and delicious panna cotta recipe is made without gelatin and thus a vegetarian version of panna cotta.
This ice cream recipe is an easy and quick version of delicious vanilla ice cream made with only 3 ingredients. No cook, no churn and no ice cream maker required. This ice cream recipe yields a creamy, smooth and soft homemade ice cream without any ice crystals.
Fruit salad with custard recipe – easy recipe of delicious custard made with mixed fruits and custard powder. Fruit custard is a popular Indian dessert.
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Hi Dassana,
I am planning to buy a kitchenaid stand mixer but i am confused whether to go for the artisan or the smaller kitchenaid mini. I bake often but in small batches. can u please tell me do u use yours for 6 inch or 8 inch cakes or do you think electric hand mixer is better for smaller cakes. Sorry for asking a totally out of context question. Waiting for your reply.
No problem Anitha. Don’t buy the kitchenaid mini, but buy the artisan. With the mini, the ingredients can spill out while mixing or whipping. You can can easily use the kitchenaid artisan to even knead roti atta or making bread doughs or pizza dough and even a pie dough. For smaller cakes, for beating butter I use an electric beater. But even ½ cup cream can be easily whipped in an artisan mixer. I hope this helps.
Thank you for the quick reply.
Welcome!
What a collection of sweets I liked these.
hello mam,
amazing collection and quite easy it seems….though hv always pushed ppl to buy sweets from market to avoid long cumbersome hrs in d kitchen for all prep bt dis tym, i think i,myself vl tr out a few…..
raring to go………alrdy!!!!!
vl update u for sure..
thx mam..
happy diwali
thank you pooja. do try the recipes and let me know. i avoid buying from outside as usually for snacks they use oil which is reused many times. and the amount of sugar which is there in the sweets is too much for us. plus one does not know how the sweets are made and in what condition. so for all festivals including diwali i make both snacks and sweets at home. wish you too happy diwali in advance.
Hi Dassana,
I am planning to buy a kitchenaid stand mixer but i am confused whether to go for the artisan or the smaller kitchenaid mini. I bake often but in small batches. can u please tell me do u use yours for 6 inch or 8 inch cakes or do you think electric hand mixer is better for smaller cakes. Sorry for asking a totally out of context question. Waiting for your reply.
No problem Anitha. Don’t buy the kitchenaid mini, but buy the artisan. With the mini, the ingredients can spill out while mixing or whipping. You can can easily use the kitchenaid artisan to even knead roti atta or making bread doughs or pizza dough and even a pie dough. For smaller cakes, for beating butter I use an electric beater. But even ½ cup cream can be easily whipped in an artisan mixer. I hope this helps.
Thank you for the quick reply.
Welcome!
What a collection of sweets I liked these.
hello mam,
amazing collection and quite easy it seems….though hv always pushed ppl to buy sweets from market to avoid long cumbersome hrs in d kitchen for all prep bt dis tym, i think i,myself vl tr out a few…..
raring to go………alrdy!!!!!
vl update u for sure..
thx mam..
happy diwali
thank you pooja. do try the recipes and let me know. i avoid buying from outside as usually for snacks they use oil which is reused many times. and the amount of sugar which is there in the sweets is too much for us. plus one does not know how the sweets are made and in what condition. so for all festivals including diwali i make both snacks and sweets at home. wish you too happy diwali in advance.
nice Recipes
thanks madhavi
I like these reces very much.very nice
thanks saba