Name: Date and Peanut Laddu (Sugar free) recipe by Namita Tiwari at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 cup shelled peanuts; 1 cup dates; 1 teaspoon ghee (clarified butter)

ABOUT Date and Peanut Laddu (Sugar free) RECIPE

Dates are rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber. Dates are high in natural sugars and a perfect energy boosting snack. Sneak some goodness of dates in your kids' snacks. Easy to make, Date laddus are great as snacks for the ever hungry children. Kids love the taste and there is no added sugar.

Instructions

Take peanuts in a thick bottom wok.
Roast on low flame till the nuts begin to crackle and the colour changes to golden brown.
You can also toast the nuts in your oven. Set temperature to 150 degrees C and set the timer to 10 minutes.
Leave the nuts to cool.
Wash the dates and chop them into small pieces.
Remove the skin of the nuts.
Grind the nuts to a fine powder in your grinder.
Transfer the dates to the wok. Add ghee. Cook on low flame. Soon the dates will begin to soften. Mash the dates with the back of the ladle.
Add peanut powder. mix well. Turn off the heat.
When the mixture is warm enough to handle, mix with your hands and mash to get a mixture with dough like consistency.
Make walnut size laddu.
Store cold laddu in an airtight container.

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