So excited to share one of my favourite Diwali sweets with you! There are versions of it all across India and I grew up with “shankarpali” as part of my Maharashtrian family’s Diwali table very often. All shankarpali is really, are deep fried pieces of sweet ghee-infused dough, and how could that ever be a…
Snacks
Peanut Butter Cups
With no funny ingredients, these super easy peanut butter cups are healthier than packaged ones (although there’s always a time and place for a bag of Reese’s) and just as delicious! If you’re a regular here, you might remember an older version of these I’d posted a few years ago. I made a few small…
Peanut Butter Fudge
Melt-in-your-mouth, sweet, peanut-y fudge that really couldn’t be easier to make. When you bite into a piece, it sort of shatters in a sugary explosion and yes, a tiny piece goes a long way despite the fudge being pretty addictive! This is not a soft fudge, it’s made with sugar cooked to the point where…
Roasted Cherry Chocolate Oat Bars
If Black Forest Cake could turn into bar form, I think this would be it! These chewy bars have brown sugar, butter and oats in the base and the same mixture turns into the crumble topping. In the center is a layer of juicy, jammy roasted cherries with melty dark chocolate chips. The flavours are…
Rawa Coconut Laddoos
These rawa (semolina) laddoos are among my favourite Diwali sweets, second only to besan laddoos! They are soft, moist, coconut-y and beautifully saffron cardamom flavoured. I will admit my Mom did most of the work here and I’ve hopefully learned something along the way about this family favourite recipe! Let’s make some Diwali laddoos 🙂