Dry Fruit Laddu Recipe

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If you are dreading to eat sweets this festival season because it is loaded with sugar and calories, there’s good news! You don’t always have to add sugar, jaggery or artificial sweeteners to prepare a sweet dish. Often, we fail to see the health benefits of simple ingredients we already have in the kitchen. Most nuts and dry fruits are used in curries or for garnishing purpose. However, there are also better ways to use them. Dry nuts and fruits are readily available. Each nut or fruit has a unique quality.

Dry fruits laddu is the best sweet snack with all the wholesome ingredients you can ever find. They are usually prepared at home during Diwali, Navaratri and Krishna Janmashtami. You don’t have to consume this power food during the festivals alone. Adults and children can equally relish it between the main meals. However, you might want to watch the quantity. While it is a perfectly healthy snack, it is better not to eat more than one laddu.

Packing this for your kid’s lunch? Make sure you pack them in an school tiffin box or in your kids snack boxes.

Health Benefits

• Dried fruits commonly contain more fiber than the same-sized fresh fruits. Fiber helps keep your digestive system running efficiently.
• Phenols, a kind of antioxidant, are more plentiful in fruits like dates and figs than in some fresh fruits. Plant polyphenols are known to fight heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer and degenerative diseases of the brain
• Walnuts have a good number of neuroprotective elements like vitamin E, Omega 3 fatty acids and antioxidants which help to enhance cognitive function. They also aid in fighting stress.