5 Special Dessert Recipes for Holi You Need to Try

Thandai Cheesecake Jars

Ingredients:

• 200g crushed digestive biscuits 
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1 cup cream cheese
• ½ cup Greek yogurt
• ¼ cup condensed milk
• 2 tbsp thandai powder
• ¼ tsp saffron strands
• Chopped nuts 

Procedure:

• Start by mixing the crushed biscuits with melted butter. Now press it into the base of serving jars and chill for about 15 minutes.
• In a bowl, whisk together cream cheese, Greek yogurt, condensed milk, and thandai powder to form a smooth batter.
• Pour the mixture over the biscuit base and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Simply garnish with saffron strands and chopped nuts. Serve and enjoy your gooey dessert.

Baked Gujiya with Dark Chocolate Filling

Ingredients:

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• ¼ cup ghee
• ½ cup warm milk
• ½ cup melted dark chocolate 
• ¼ cup chopped nuts
• 2 tbsp desiccated coconut

Procedure:

• Mix flour and ghee to form a crumbly mixture. Now add warm milk gradually to form a soft dough. Rest it for about 30 minutes.
• Prepare a filling using melted chocolate, chopped nuts, and coconut.
• Now roll out the dough into small discs and place a spoonful of the prepared filling in the center.
• Fold it into a half-moon shape and seal the edges with a mixture of flour and water (combined in a ratio of 1:1).
• Bake at about 180°C for 20 minutes.
• Dust it with cocoa powder and serve warm.

Holi Special Rose and Pista Phirni

Ingredients:

• ½ cup soaked basmati rice
• 4 cups milk
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 tbsp rose syrup
• ¼ cup chopped pistachios
• ½ tsp cardamom powder

Procedure:

• In a blender, make a smooth paste using soaked basmati rice.
• In a pan, heat milk, add rice paste, and cook on low heat until the mixture thickens.
• Add sugar, cardamom powder, and rose syrup, and continue stirring.
• Remove from heat and let it cool slightly.
• Transfer the mixture to serving bowls and garnish with chopped pistachios.
• Chill before serving.

Saffron and Almond Shrikhand Tart

Ingredients:

• 1 cup hung curd
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ tsp saffron strands soaked in warm milk
• ¼ cup chopped almonds
• 1 pre-baked tart shell

Procedure:

• In a bowl, combine together hung curd, powdered sugar, saffron milk, and chopped almonds to form a smooth batter.
• Now spoon the prepared shrikhand mixture into the tart shell.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to set.
• Garnish with saffron strands and serve chilled.

Mawa and Carrot Ladoo

Ingredients:

• 1 cup grated carrot
• ½ cup mawa 
• ¼ cup jaggery powder
• ¼ tsp cardamom powder
• 2 tbsp chopped nuts

Procedure:

• Sauté grated carrots in a pan until they turn soft.
• Now add mawa and cook until it blends well with the carrots.
• Add jaggery powder and cardamom powder, and combine well. Let it cool slightly.
• Shape the prepared mixture into small ladoos and coat with chopped nuts.

Conclusion