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Happy Diwali! Celebrate the festival of light with these delicious, Indian Diwali sweets including Ladoo, Burfi, Halwa and more from different regions of India. Eat them yourself or give them as gifts! All Dairy-free Eggless Vegan. This post was published Nov 7, 2015
Diwali is the Indian festival of lights and one of the bigger Hindu festivals celebrated in many parts of India. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of good over evil and celebrates kindness, compassion, prosperity, love and sharing. Before Diwali, people clean, and decorate their homes. People dress up in festive clothes, light up diyas (lamps and candles) inside and outside their home, participate in family pooja (prayers) typically to Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Followed by fireworks, a family get together, loads of great food ( appetizers, lots of mains and sides), including mithai (sweets).
People also visit family and friends and exchange gifts in the days before the festival, and these Diwali sweets make great gifts, as well!
Indian sweets and desserts often use milk solids – khoya, clarified butter – ghee, fresh cheese- chenna, milk, cream and other forms of dairy, but you don’t need these to make delicious desserts! I have a huge collection of vegan Indian Diwali sweets, including burfis, halwas and ladoos along with fusion desserts like my Ras Malai Tres leches cake, Carrot Halwa cheesecake and pistachio kulfi tiramisu that will please a crowd. Let’s reduce the pain and suffering of moms by choosing dairy-free options for Diwali festival!
If you try any of these sweets and desserts, do let me know how you and your family liked them!
HAPPY DIWALI!!!
If you’re looking for more Diwali recipes, don’t miss my vegan Diwali menu! It uses one base sauce to create a 3-course meal plus rice! And if you don’t do onion or garlic, I have a no onion no garlic Diwali menu, as well. Any of these Diwali sweets would be amazing with these menus!
There are about 17 Indian sweets and dessert recipes in my first cook book too, like malai peda, nankhatai, rasmalai, phirni, bhapa doi, sandesh, atte ka halwa, mysore pak, vegan kalakand burfi and more!
Table of Contents
Ladoo
Toasted Coconut Ladoo
Vegan Malai Ladoo
Vegan Whole Wheat Date Ladoos
Mango Coconut Ladoo
Coconut Ladoo
Burfi
Vegan Almond Burfi
Layered Carrot Halwa Coconut Burfi Bars Vegan
Vegan Malai Burfi (Milk Cake)- Indian Fudge Bars
Vegan 7 Cup Burfi – Chickpea flour & Coconut Fudge Bars
Vegan Kaju Katli – Indian Cashew fudge. Glutenfree
Gujiya Peda (Indian Almond Fudge With Coconut Pistachio Raisin Swirls)
Vegan Mango Burfi. Mango Fudge Bars. Indian Recipe
Besan Burfi with Condensed Milk (Dairy-free) – Chickpea flour fudge
Kesar Peda – Saffron Infused Almond Cookie
Diwali Sweets in Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen
Halwa
Vegan Almond Halwa (Instant Pot Badam Halwa) Oil-free
Instant Pot Gajar Halwa – Indian Carrot Halwa Vegan Dairyfree Recipe
Instant Pot Sooji Halwa – Rava Sheera
Mango Semolina Pudding Mango Sheera / Kesari / Halwa
Besan Halwa – Chickpea flour fudge
Cakes and Cookies
Vegan Rasmalai Tres Leches Cake
No-Bake Carrot Halwa Cheesecake
Kulfi Tiramisu (Indian Cardamom Pistachio Tiramisu)
Vegan Rasmalai Cake
Carrot Halwa Cake
Vegan Cardamom Cookie – Cardamom Snickerdoodles
Rabri and Puddings
Shahi Tukda (Crisp syrup soaked toasts with Rabri pudding)
Vegan Rabri – Indian Milk Pudding
Carrot Pudding with Cardamom – Carrot Kheer Recipe
Thandai Phirni – Spiced Rice Flour Pudding
Brown Rice Kheer Recipe. Vegan Rice Pudding
Vermicelli Pudding – Seviyan Kheer
Doughnuts and Jalebi
Indian Vegan Gulab Jamun Donuts Dry Mix
Vegan Jalebi
Kulfi – Ice creams
Pistachio Almond Cardamom Popsicle – Pista Kulfi – vegan glutenfree
Kesar Kulfi Recipe – Indian Ice Cream with Saffron. Vegan Glutenfree
Sweet Drinks
Kesar Pista Masala Milk Mix – Saffron Pistachio Beverage
Turmeric Lassi – Golden Yogurt Drink
Vegan Mango Lassi
Thandai (Spiced Almond Milk) and Thandai Lassi (Yogurt Drink). vegan glutenfree
- Ladoo
- Burfi
- Diwali Sweets in Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen
- Halwa
- Cakes and Cookies
- Rabri and Puddings
- Doughnuts and Jalebi
- Kulfi – Ice creams
- Sweet Drinks
rabri, vegan rabri recipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeView RecipeThis 6-ingredient toasted coconut ladoo is ready in about 20 minutes. Sweet, fudgy coconut balls are a simple dessert perfect for Diwali or any other holiday celebration! Makes 8 to 10 balls.Vegan malai ladoo – sweet, cardamom-scented, Indian fudge balls – are a festive treat perfect for Diwali, Holi, or any holiday gathering! (gluten-free, soy-free with oil-free option)Keep this vegan almond burfi recipe at hand for whenever you need an easy yet special treat for the holidays! This 4 ingredient Indian Almond Fudge is totally fool-proof to make within minites and makes for a great gift too. Gluten-free, soy-free. Layered Carrot Halwa Coconut Burfi Bars are two of my favorite Indian desserts combined into one delicious moist and chewy bar! They are portable, look sersiously impressive and make for the perfect edible gift for the holidays. Vegan Dairyfree Glutenfree Nutfree optionVegan Malai Burfi (Milk Cake)- Indian Fudge Bars. Dairy free Burfi For Indian Festivals. Creamy Cardamom Fudge. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe. Just 8 ingredients. Make 16 small barsKaju Katli is Cashew Fudge. It is a favorite Indian dessert. There are several ways to make the fudge, but the key to a great fudge is a good sugar syrup and well ground cashews. This recipe takes just minutes! Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe. Makes a dozen or more pieces depending on the size.Gujiya peda — Indian cardamom fudge with a swirl of sweet, saffron-scented coconut pistachio filling — is a fusion dessert that tastes absolutely amazing! Dairy-free vegan gluten-free Vegan Almond Halwa & Almond Ladoo – Instant Pot Badam Halwa with no added refined oil. No ghee or dairy! 5 Mins active time. 6 Ingredients! Gluten-free Grain-free Soy-free Recipe. Makes 4 Indian size servings
Instant Pot Gajar Halwa / Gajrela – Vegan Carrot Halwa Recipe. Carrot Halwa is an Indian dessert, a flourless Carrot Cake Crumble/pudding that is spiced with cardamom and served during festivals. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Dairyfree Recipe.
Instant Pot Sooji Halwa – Rava Kesari / Sheera. Vegan Indian Spoon Fudge. Add pineapple or bananas for Pineapple or Banana Sheera. Can be nutfree, glutenfreeThis Vegan Ras Malai Tres Leches Cake is the ultimate make-ahead dessert! A light sponge soaked in cardamom and saffron-scented nut milk. Dairyfree Eggless. It only gets better with time, so perfect for holidays, and Indian festive season! This carrot halwa cheesecake is grain-free and doesn’t need to be baked! You make the carrot halwa crust with cardamom spiced shredded carrots on the stove and the cheesecake mixture in your blender. Then chill this cake to set it up, then slice and serve. Nut-free option Kulfi Tiramisu – this Indian tiramisu fusion combines creamy, cardamom-scented kulfi with coffee infused cake to create a showstopping, layered dessert. It’s absolutely epic!Vegan Rasmalai Cake is a dairy-free spin on the popular Bengali Dessert Rasa Malai that is typically served for Diwali! Moist almond and cashew flour cake squares immersed in a rich and creamy cashew pistachio “milk” scented with saffron and cardamom. Soyfree Glutenfree Carrot halwa cake is a fusion carrot cake recipe that uses a traditional Indian dessert -Gajar Halwa(Indian carrot fudge) as the topping for a flavorful cake. It has such an incredible mixture of flavors and textures! Glutenfree option Easy Vegan Cardamom Cookies. These soft cookies are a cross between cardamom shortbread and Snickerdoodles. Vegan Soyfree Palm Oil free Recipe. Glutenfree option
Try Shahi Tukda – a royal dessert that’s easy to make! Baked buttered slices of bread soaked in cardamom-scented syrup and topped with custard. For an easy yet impressive holiday dessert try my vegan spin on Indian a thick, creamy milk pudding. My is made with nut milk and flavored with cardamom and saffron. Gluten-free and soy-free.Serves 4 as a dessert helping. 2 otherwise. Learn how to make Vegan Gulab Jamun using my simple dry mix. this festive Indian sweet consists of soft cardamom-scented donut balls soaked in rose water syrup. Dairy-free and with gluten-free option! Makes 22 to 26 balls Indian Pista Kulfi Dessert. Creamy Pistachio Almond Cardamom Popsicle. Non Dairy Ice Cream. Vegan Gluten-free Soy-free Recipe.