Oats laddu with dates is mildly Indian sweet laddu recipe made with rolled oats, dry fruits, and jaggery. An easy to make delicious snack and power packed laddu recipe loaded with essential nutrients. Oats laddu with dates are fiber-rich and makes a perfect afterschool snack for kids or can be packed in their lunch tiffin-box. For adults, it is a healthy snack to munch on either as a pre-workout or post-workout meal or simply to satiate sweet cravings.
To make oats laddu you do not need sugar syrup, oats laddu with dates is a perfect no-fail recipe for you without sugar syrup. Using dates and jaggery powder makes it sugar-free and filled with the goodness of such healthy ingredients. An easy to make, and quick festive recipe to make on Diwali, Holi, Ganpati or Janamashtmi. Oats laddu with dates is vegan and gluten-free dessert.
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This Diwali I made sweets with all healthy options, and oats laddu is great for weight watchers like me. With all dry fruits and a natural sweetener like jaggery and dates makes it a healthy choice. Oats are a good source of fiber which helps in lowering cholesterol level whereas dates are rich in iron. Dry fruits like cashew, almond, are already healthy ingredients. Oats dry fruits laddu or oats and nut laddu make a great guiltfree Indian sweet recipe to make and indulge during festivals.
Before few days for Diwali both my kids fell sick. Daughter had loose motions which continued for 4 days even with medication and son got a high fever for 2 days. That was another reason to make something more nutritious and power packed for them.
So let see how to make this delicious Indian sweet Oats Dry Fruits Laddu or Oats laddu with dates.
Oats Laddu With Dates | Oats Dry Fruits Laddu
Ingredient Make 18 Laddu
1 Cup rolled oats (gluten-free oats are another choice to make)
1 Cup chopped almond
14 dates (Used mejdool dates)
¼ Cup chopped cashew
½ Tsp cinnamon powder or cardamom powder
A pinch of salt
1 Cup desiccated coconut
¼ Cup jaggery
Method
- First of all, deseed the dates and keep them ready.
- Collect all the nuts and chop them roughly. Dry roast them one by one and keep aside. Do not roast all chopped nuts together. All nut have different roasting time so always roast separately.
- Now dry roast rolled oats in a pan on medium heat till golden brown color.
- Let the oats and nuts come at room temperature.
- Once all roasted ingredients are at room temperature, take all the ingredients in a grinding jar and pulse till all are combined and into tiny pieces. Dates will help in binding laddus so no need to add ghee or clarified butter.
- Pour this mixture in a mixing bowl. Take a small portion of this mixture and make ball shape using your palms.
- Guilt-free Indian sweet Oats laddu with dates are ready to serve of the festival.
Notes
- Store oats laddus in an airtight container. For two weeks you can store them.
- Mentioned dates and jaggery quantity is good enough for sweet taAdjustdjyst as per your taste If you want sweeter add more jaggery or dates.
- Dry fruits like walnuts, pecan, dried cranberries, raisins can also be added.
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Oats Laddu With Dates | Oats Laddu | Oats Dry Fruits Laddu
Ingredients
- 1 Cup rolled oats (gluten-free oats are another choice to make)
- 1 Cup chopped almond
- 14 dates (Used mejdool dates)
- ¼ Cup chopped cashew
- ½ Tsp cinnamon powder or cardamom powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1 Cup desiccated coconut
- ¼ Cup jaggery
Instructions
- First of all, deseed the dates and keep them ready.
- Collect all the nuts and chop them roughly. Dry roast them one by one and keep aside. Do not roast all chopped nuts together. All nut have different roasting time so always roast separately.
- Now dry roast rolled oats in a pan on medium heat till golden brown color.
- Let the oats and nuts come at room temperature.
- Once all roasted ingredients are at room temperature, take all the ingredients in a grinding jar and pulse till all are combined and into tiny pieces. Dates will help in binding laddus so no need to add ghee or clarified butter.
- Pour this mixture in a mixing bowl. Take a small portion of this mixture and make ball shape using your palms.
- Guilt-free Indian sweet Oats laddu with dates are ready to serve of the festival.
Notes
- Store oats laddus in an airtight container. For two weeks you can store them.
- Mentioned dates and jaggery quantity is good enough for sweet taAdjustdjyst as per your taste If you want sweeter add more jaggery or dates.
- Dry fruits like walnuts, pecan, dried cranberries, raisins can also be added.
Nutrition
This is my entry for BM #94 W1D1 sweets without refined sugar theme.
Priya Srinivasan
That is one healthy treat! Love the titbits of nuts in the final ladoos, gives a wonderul texture to the ladoos. Would love to enjoy them anytime!
code2cook
Thanks for liking this oats laddu recipe.
Chef Mireille
a treat that's also full of protein and fiber - who can ask for more than that!
code2cook
Thanks Mir, surely a protein packed oats laddu
Sandhiya ThirumalaiKumar
Love this kind of healthy and tasty ladoos. I too often made ladoos with dried nuts and dates but never used oats before, will give a try with oats next time.
code2cook
Thanks Sandhiya, do try and you will love oats laddu with dates.
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan
This is such a healthy ladoo with oats and dates.
code2cook
Thanks Srividya for liking oats laddu with dates.
Gayathri Kumar
Hope the kids are fine now Bhawana. These laddus made with such healthy ingredients are delicious treat for kiddos.
code2cook
yeah both are good now. Thanks for asking.true I find oats laddu very tasty.
harini
I make these laddus without the jaggery and we love that version. I am sure with jaggery added, dates can be reduced. Good share.
code2cook
you are right Harini, I wanted both this time so added jaggery. without it I already have no-bake date enery bars.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
That is a great recipe with oats and with all the nuts and the dates, I am so tempted to make this right away. This will be a good after gym snack to get some instant energy.
code2cook
yea true Sandhya, we eat them as pre or post workout snack. works great.
Sachin Baikar
Looks yummy and healthy one 🙂 Thanks for sharing 🙂 Bhawana.
code2cook
Thanks Sachin for appreciating oats laddu recipe.
Sonam Sahid Khan
I love laddus a lot. This oats laddu are great to maintain my health. Currently being on diet it's so tough to eat sweets. Though i have sweet tooth. I'm gone surely try this recipe.
code2cook
Thanks Sonam for dropping by. Yes being diet conscious such healthy laddus are great.
Neeraj Kumar
Never knew oats can be turned into something so likable!
code2cook
Thanjs Neeraj, do try 🙂
Priya Suresh
Omg, i dont mind munching those ultimate laddoos, woww a fantabulous laddoos to enjoy without any guilt.. Well done Bhawana.
code2cook
Thanks Priya, had been thinking to document these oats laddu recipe.