How to Make Stuffed Dry Fruit Balls for Raksha Bandhan
How to Make Stuffed Dry Fruit Balls for Raksha Bandhan
Every Raksha Bandhan ends with a half-finished box of shop-bought mithai. This year, skip the queue at the sweet shop and roll out something better at home. Stuffed dry fruit balls bring together soft dates, a handful of nuts, and a hidden centre of peanut butter, all without a single spoon of sugar. The dates handle the sweetness on their own. A little Nutralite Doodhshakti Pure Ghee binds the dough and lends that homemade aroma every rakhi table needs. First-timers get an easy ride here. No sugar syrup to boil, no thermometer to fuss over. Make a batch the night before and thank yourself when the guests arrive.
Ingredients
- Soft seedless dates – 200 g
- Almonds – 1/2 cup
- Cashews – 1/2 cup
- Pistachios – 1/4 cup
- Walnuts – 1/4 cup
- Nutralite Activ Natural Creamy Peanut Butter – 4 tbsps.
- Nutralite Doodhshakti Pure Ghee – 1 tbsp.
- Nutralite Doodhshakti Probiotic Butter Spread – 1 tbsp.
- Desiccated coconut, for rolling – 3 tbsps.
- Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp.
How to prepare Stuffed Dry Fruit Balls recipe
Step 1: Prep the dates and nuts
Soak the 200 g dates in warm water for ten minutes if they feel firm, then drain and pat them dry. Roughly chop the almonds, cashews, pistachios and walnuts. Set a small handful of the chopped nuts aside for the stuffing.
Step 2: Roast the nuts
Melt 1 tbsp Nutralite Doodhshakti Probiotic Butter Spread in a pan on low heat. It tastes exactly like butter. Add the chopped nuts and roast them till they turn golden and smell toasty. Take them off the flame.
Step 3: Blend the date dough
Drop the dates into a grinder along with half the roasted nuts and the cardamom powder. Pulse into a thick, sticky paste. Scrape it into a bowl. Add 1 tbsp Nutralite Doodhshakti Pure Ghee, made from creamy milk sourced from the land of Braj, and knead till the dough turns smooth.
Step 4: Mix the peanut butter stuffing
In a separate bowl, stir together 4 tbsps Nutralite Activ Natural Creamy Peanut Butter with the reserved chopped nuts. This peanut butter made with roasted peanuts only. Keep the mix thick enough to hold its shape.
Step 5: Shape and stuff the balls
Grease your palms with a touch of ghee. Take a lemon-sized portion of the date dough and flatten it on your palm. Spoon a little of the peanut butter mix into the middle. Fold the edges over and roll it into a smooth ball. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
Step 6: Coat and set
Roll each ball in desiccated coconut till it is fully covered. Set them on a plate and chill for twenty minutes so they firm up.
Each ball comes out dense and glossy, dressed in a coat of white coconut. Bite through the chewy date shell and you reach a soft peanut butter centre that catches everyone off guard. The nuts add crunch in between. Nothing here tastes overly sweet, just deep and rich, the way good dry fruit sweets should. They keep well in the fridge for a week, so make extra. On rakhi morning, they look far fancier than the effort they asked for.
Tips and Variations:
- Firm dates give the grinder trouble, so soak them a little longer before blending.
- Swap the coconut coating for crushed pistachios when you want to gift a box of them.
- Short on time? Nutralite Activ Crunchy Chocolate Peanut Spread works as a quick stuffing with built-in crunch.
Rakhi Sweets Worth Showing Off
- Press a whole roasted almond into the centre along with the peanut butter for a hidden crunch.
- Dust a few balls with edible rose petals and saffron strands for a royal, festive look.
- Roll one batch in cocoa and another in coconut so the gift box looks like two kinds of sweets.
Feel free to add your own special twists and variations to make this nutralite stuffed dry fruit ladoo recipe truly yours. If you come up with any unique recipes or creative tidbits on how to make stuffed dry fruit ladoo even healthier, do share this with us @nutralite
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