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ALMOND BITES (NO BAKE, VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE, FLOURLESS, PALEO) BADAM LADOO (LADDU)
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Badam Laddu | Badam Coconut Ladoo | No Bake Almond Bites

Badam Laddu (Ladoo) or Almond bites are delicious, melt in mouth easy to make no-bake sweet prepared using 5 ingredients in less than 30 minutes.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Desserts, sweets
Cuisine: American, Indian
Servings: 12
Calories: 186kcal
Author: Kushi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Almonds or Badam
  • ¾ cup Dry coconut flakes (sweetened or unsweetened), check tips
  • ¾ cup Sugar (regular or Light brown), check tips
  • 3 pods Cardamom (use the seeds)
  • ¼ cup Ghee or brown butter or melted butter (use as required)

Instructions

Step I

  • In a pan on medium flame dry roast the almonds till outer skin slowly starts changing the color and you get nice aroma. Make sure not to burn them. Transfer this to a plate.
    1 cup Almonds
  • In the same pan, add the coconut flakes and saute for not more than 2 to 3 minutes on low flame. You can roast cardamom pods along with the coconut flakes. Let this cooldown.
    ¾ cup Dry coconut flakes

Step II

  • In a blender or mixer, add almonds and coconut flakes and blend it to coarse powder. Transfer back to the plate.
  • Add sugar and cardamom pods, and blend them to get a fine powder. To this add almond-coconut powder and blend till the mixture becomes warm and the almond starts leaving its oil. Stop blending at this stage.  Depending on the type of blender or mixer you use and its size, you may have to do this step in batches.
    ¾ cup Sugar, 3 pods Cardamom
  • Transfer the mixture back to plate and roll them into balls of desired size. For flavor just add 2 tablespoon of ghee or butter.
    ¼ cup Ghee
  • If you find it difficult to bind the laddu then use additional ghee. Do not pour all the ghee at once to the mixture. Do it portion by portion, in this way the mixture remains warm plus the amount of ghee can be reduced.

Notes

  • You can use dry, fresh, or frozen coconut flakes in the recipe. When using frozen coconut, thaw before use. If using sweetened coconut flakes you may reduce sugar if needed. 
  • Laddu remains fresh for 7-10 days when using dry coconut. Make sure they are stored in air-tight container. Ladoo remains fresh for 1-2 days when using fresh/frozen coconut.
  • You can even use jaggery (gud, gur) instead of sugar to make these laddus for additional health benefits

Nutrition

Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 0.1IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg