Diwali sweets recipes – A collection of over 100 diwali recipes includes delicious and yummy sweets and snacks. Diwali or Deepavali, the festival of lights is celebrated on the no moon day (amavasya), that falls in the month Karthika or karthik. This year it falls on 19th Oct 2017. On this day, Godess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, prosperity and Love is worshiped with great devotion and celebrations. It a day that brings light, joy and happiness to our lives. Celebrations include decorating the homes, wearing new clothes, bursting crackers and cooking delicious and toothsome foods.
Preparing, enjoying and distributing delicious sweets and snacks among family, friends, neighbors and relatives is one of the Indian culture that has been followed from ancient days. Here is a list of 100+ toothsome foods that includes diwali sweets recipes, snacks and appetizers as well from my blog. You can also check this complete list of 150 Indian sweets recipes.
Diwali sweets recipes include popular bengali sweets like kalakand, rasgulla, rasmalai, chum chum, sandesh, chocolate sandesh. All time favorites like gulab jamun, peda, burfi varieties, kaju katli, halwa varities, kesari varieties, kheer or payasam recipes. More than 30 varieties of easy ladoo recipes are also included. Milk, flour, mawa/ khoya, sugar/ jaggery, semolina and ghee form the base of most delicious Indian sweets.
A very Happy, Safe and Prosperous Diwali Wishes to all the readers and dear friends celebrating this festival of lights. May this Diwali bring in lot of joy, prosperity and peace to all our lives. 🙂
Over the years the entries on this page have grown, so for the convenience of readers I have moved the diwali snacks recipes here
Popular diwali sweets recipes & desserts
Khoya gulab jamun recipe | Gulab jamun with khoya mawa | Indian sweets
Khoya gulab jamun recipe with video & step by step photos - Traditional gulab jamun recipe made with khoya. Wishing
Rava burfi recipe | Suji barfi recipe | Diwali sweets recipes
Rava burfi recipe- Suji barfi or rava burfi is a variety of Indian sweet that can be made for this
Mysore pak recipe | How to make mysore pak | South Indian sweet recipe
Mysore pak recipe - Most popular South Indian sweet recipe with video and step by step photos. Mysore pak is
Kaju katli recipe | Kaju barfi | How to make kaju katli
Kaju katli or kaju barfi with video. Kaju katli is a rich and delicious Indian sweet made with cashews and
Rasgulla recipe | How to make soft spongy juicy rasgulla | Sweets recipes
Rasgulla recipe. Learn how to make bengali rasgulla recipe at home. Spongy Rasgulla is one of the popular Indian sweet
7 cups burfi recipe | Easy burfi recipe with besan | how to make barfi recipe
7 cups burfi recipe - an easy burfi made with besan. This barfi recipe gets its name "7 cups burfi"
Rasmalai recipe | How to make easy rasmalai recipe | Soft rasmalai recipe
Rasmalai recipe - Learn how to make easy rasmalai that is soft and mouth melting. Rasmalai is a Bengali delicacy
Besan ladoo recipe | How to make besan ladoo | Besan laddu
Besan ladoo recipe - Ladoo are ball shaped sweets from Indian Cuisine and are made for most festivals and celebrations.
Badam burfi recipe | Almond burfi | Badam katli | How to make badam burfi
Badam burfi recipe or badam katli recipe with almond powder (badam powder), without milk or ghee. Burfi or Barfi is
Kalakand recipe | How to make kalakand sweet | Instant kalakand
Kalakand recipe – simple, delicious and quick Instant kalakand under 10 mins. Kalakand is a popular Indian sweet made by
Carrot halwa recipe | Gajar ka halwa | How to make carrot halwa
Carrot halwa recipe – popularly known as gajar ka halwa makes its presence in most special occasions like festivals, celebrations
Gulab jamun recipe | How to make gulab jamun recipe with milk powder
Gulab jamun recipe with milk powder - A classic Indian sweet or dessert that is very famous and is enjoyed
Peda recipe | How to make milk peda or doodh peda
Peda recipe or doodh peda recipe with step by step pictures - milk peda is one of the traditional Indian
Sandesh recipe | How to make bengali sandesh at home
Sandesh recipe - sondesh is a delicious bengali sweet, popular all over India and abroad. It is often made for
chocolate burfi recipe | chocolate barfi recipe | burfi recipe
chocolate burfi recipe is one of the easy and quick sweets that one can make in just 20 mins this
Chocolate sandesh | How to make chocolate sandesh for kids
Chocolate sandesh recipe - Learn to make chocolate sandesh with step by step pictures. Sharing an easy and healthy Indian
Dry gulab jamun recipe | Bread gulab jamun recipe
Dry gulab jamun recipe is different from kala jamun. To make the dry gulab jamun, jamuns are made the regular
Dates halwa recipe | Dates burfi | Dates mawa ladoo
Dates mawa halwa recipe. A soft set burfi or halwa recipe made under 10 minutes with just 3 ingredients -
Malpua recipe | How to make malpua recipe | Malpua rabdi recipe
Malpua recipe - Detailed recipe of malpua along with step by step photos. Malpua is a sweet pancake popular in
Rabri recipe video | How to make rabdi or rabri recipe with video
Rabri recipe with video & step by step photos - Rabri also known as rabdi is a traditional North Indian
Karanji recipe video | Kajjikayalu recipe | How to make karanji recipe
Karanji recipe video - Karanji, Kajjikayalu, Karjikai, Nevri are the other names to these sweet stuffed deep fried snacks. These
Cham cham sweet recipe | Chum chum recipe
Cham cham sweet recipe – also known as chom chom or chum chum. It is one of the other Bengali
Coconut burfi recipe | How to make coconut barfi recipe | Nariyal barfi
Coconut burfi recipe - One of the simplest sweet recipes for any festive occasion. Traditionally burfi was made of milk
Fruit custard recipe | How to make fruit custard | Fruit salad with custard
Fruit custard recipe with video and step by step photos. Similar to popular Indian desserts - Gulab jamun and Carrot
16 Easy Ice cream recipes | Delicious homemade ice cream recipes
Easy Ice cream recipes - Making these 16 delicious Ice cream recipes at home is very simple and easy. Whether
Basundi recipe | How to make basundi recipe | Easy basundi recipe
Basundi is a rich, delicious and flavorful Indian sweet made by thickening full fat milk and sugar. It is then
Diwali sweets recipes – easy ladoo recipes
Maladu recipe | Fried gra...
Maladu recipe - Fried gram laddu, maa ladoo, roasted gram ladoo, hurigadale unde are the other names to these delicious ...
Boondi ladoo recipe video...
Tirupati boondi ladoo recipe with video and step by step photos - Learn how to make boondi laddu at home ...
Coconut ladoo recipe | Ho...
Coconut ladoo recipe with video & step by step photos - One of the Indian sweets recipes that can very ...
Rava ladoo recipe | How t...
Rava ladoo recipe or suji ladoo recipe - A quick sweet recipe that is made with only a few ingredients ...
Dates sesame ladoo recipe...
Dates sesame ladoo recipe - Healthy, nutritious and wholesome ladoo made with dates and sesame seeds. Ladoo are one of ...
Kova ladoo recipe | Kobba...
Kova ladoo recipe - Wishing all the readers a very happy Vijaya Dashami. Kova coconut ladoo is one of the ...
Coconut ladoo with conden...
Coconut ladoo with condensed milk. Coconut balls made under 15 mins with just 2 basic ingredients - desiccated coconut & ...
Atta ladoo recipe | Wheat...
Atta ladoo recipe - A quick laddu made with whole wheat flour, a new addition to this collection of 100 ...
Oats sesame ladoo recipe ...
Oats sesame ladoo recipe or oats peanut laddu - Healthy ladoo that go well in the snack box or as ...
Dates laddu | Dates ladoo...
Dates laddu recipe under 15 minutes. These dates ladoos are so easy to make that I almost make these twice ...
Malai modak recipe | Mala...
Malai modak recipe or malai ladoo for ganesh chaturthi. A delicious rich milk dessert for festive occasions and celebrations. I ...
Peanut ladoo recipe | how...
Peanut ladoo recipe. Peanuts are high in protein and many other nutrients. They are one of the most commonly used ...
Sesame seeds ladoo recipe...
Sesame seeds ladoo or til ladoo recipe with jaggery. These ladoo are prepared traditionally with jaggery or palm jaggery flavored ...
Dry fruits laddu recipe |...
Dry fruits laddu recipe or dry fruits ladoo. I had always wondered how a dry fruits laddu sold in sweet ...
Ragi laddu recipe using j...
Ragi laddu or ragi ladoo (Finger Millet Balls), sharing a healthy sweet treat with you all. Ragi is known as ...
Aval laddu recipe | Poha ...
Aval laddu recipe - a healthy poha ladoo recipe with step by step photos. I made these last year for a ...
Oats dry fruits ladoo rec...
Oats dry fruits ladoo recipe One can understand my love for easy ladoo recipes here,though not all are low fat ...
Ragi ladoo recipe | Nachn...
Ragi ladoo recipe or nachni ladoo recipe - Red millet or finger millet are known as ragi or nachni in ...
bandar laddu recipe | how...
bandar laddu recipe also known as thokkudu ladoo - It is the most popular Andhra Sweets with a stunning smooth ...
Moong dal ladoo recipe | ...
Moong dal ladoo recipe - Ladoo or laddu are traditional Indian sweets made mostly using lentils or flour, ghee and sugar or ...
Oats laddu recipe | Oats ...
Oats laddu recipe - Oats ladoo is one of the easy Indian sweets recipes that I love to prepare at ...
Badam ladoo recipe | How ...
Badam ladoo recipe or almond ladoo. With the festive season around, thought of sharing this quick badam laddu recipe. These ...
raisin nut balls | raisin...
raisin nut balls for kids and pregnant women. Some kids do not like to eat dates in any form and ...
walnut ladoo recipe ̵...
One of the exotic nut that is a wonder food but not very often used, may be due to its ...
Sunnundalu recipe with su...
Sunnandalu recipe - with sugar or jaggery. A classic Andhra sweet made using urad dal that is usually prepared during ...
Urad dal ladoo recipe | ...
Urad dal ladoo are a slight variation to minapa sunnundalu, a popular andhra sweet ladoos that are relished during festive ...
pista ladoo recipe – swee...
With Ganesh Chathurti around, thought of sharing this quick and easy pista ladoo recipe that needs no milk, no oil ...
Kheer or payasam and pongal recipes
Rice kheer recipe video | Chawal ki kheer | How to make rice kheer recipe
Rice kheer recipe video - Chawal ki kheer or rice kheer is one of the most made sweet dishes in
Badam kheer recipe | Badam payasam recipe | Almond kheer recipe
Badam kheer recipe or badam payasam recipe - A creamy, rich and delicious Indian kheer recipe that tastes divine and
Sweet pongal recipe | Chakkara pongal | Sakkarai pongal recipe
Sweet pongal recipe or chakkara pongali in telugu or sakkarai pongal in tamil - Learn to make delicious pongal by
Semiya payasam recipe | How to make semiya payasam (vermicelli payasam)
Semiya payasam recipe (vermicelli payasam ) is one of the easiest payasam recipe that can be prepared even by bachelors
Oats kheer recipe video | How to make oats payasam recipe
Oats kheer recipe with video - Simple healthy oats payasam that can be made in minutes for any occasion. I
javvarisi payasam recipe | saggubiyyam payasam (sago payasam)
javvarisi payasam recipe that can be made on any festival or a busy day. It can be made using jaggery
Aval payasam recipe | Atukula payasam | Poha kheer recipe
Aval payasam recipe - Atukula payasam or poha kheer is simple to make and tastes delicious. I had made aval
Rice payasam recipe | Paramannam recipe | Payasam with jaggery, sugar
Rice payasam recipe or paramannam recipe – Ksheerannam, annam payasam, bellam paramannam are the other names to this delicious, rich
Bellam paramannam | Annam payasam recipe | Bellam pongali
Bellam paramannam or payasam recipe - In most Andhra homes during the festivals makara sankranti(pongal festival), varalakshmi vratam, lakshmi puja,
Senaga pappu payasam | Channa dal kheer | Chana dal payasam recipe
Senaga pappu payasam or channa dal kheer - a festive kheer recipe. We at my mom’s house, make this on
kaddu ki kheer | gummadikaya payasam | pumkin kheer
kaddu ki kheer or pumpkin kheer. Pumpkin is called as Gummadikaya in telugu and Kaddu in hindi. In most parts
Paneer payasam recipe | Paneer kheer recipe | Channar payesh
Paneer payasam or kheer is a bengali sweet dish or pudding called as channar payesh. Paneer, Indian cottage cheese is
Moong dal payasam recipe | Pasi paruppu or Pesara pappu payasam
Moong dal payasam or kheer recipe – South Indian style payasam recipe also known as pasi paruppu payasam or pesara
kesari or halwa recipes
Orange kesari recipe | Orange rava kesari | Orange suji halwa
Orange kesari recipe - Orange suji halwa in 20 mins. Kesari is a South Indian sweet made with semolina, sugar,
Milk rava kesari recipe | How to make milk kesari recipe
Milk rava kesari recipe - Sheera or kesari is one of the most made sweet recipes from south Indian cuisine.
Suji ka halwa recipe | Sheera recipe | How to make sooji ka halwa
Suji ka halwa recipe or sheera recipe - One of the quick Indian sweet recipes most often made for festivals,
Moong Dal Halwa | How to make halwa using moong dal
Moong dal halwa - An easy, delicious and healthy halwa for festive season or occasions. There are few halwa recipes
fruit kesari recipe | mixed fruit sheera recipe
fruit kesari recipe - Navratri wishes to all the readers and friends celebrating this festival. Sharing a simple, quick and
Pineapple sheera recipe | Pineapple kesari recipe
Pineapple sheera recipe - Sheera is a sweet made using semolina and is known with different names across India. The
Rava kesari recipe | How to make rava kesari | Kesari recipe
Rava kesari recipe - A quick South Indian dessert made of semolina, sugar, ghee and nuts. This recipe will yield
Badam halwa recipe | How to make almond halwa recipe
Badam halwa recipe - An easy Dessert or Sweet that can be prepared on any festive occasion like holi, durga
Gajar ka halwa with milkmaid or condensed milk | Gajar halwa recipe
Gajar ka halwa with milkmaid or condensed milk. I have already shared the traditional Recipe of carrot halwa here made
Banana sheera recipe | Banana halwa recipe
Banana sheera recipe - It is also known as just sheera in our parts of Karnataka. It is very commonly
papaya halwa recipe, how to make papaya halwa | halwa recipes
papaya halwa has a very mild, slightly tangy and light taste, is best to serve as a after dinner delight.  This
Moong dal halwa recipe | Rajasthani moong dal halwa recipe
Moong dal halwa recipe - Rajasthani moong dal halwa -I tasted this moong dal halwa first time in a North Indian
pumpkin halwa, kaddu ka halwa recipe | halwa recipes
pumpkin halwa or kaddu ka halwa is usually prepared during festivals or the season when pumpkins are flooded in the
Semiya kesari recipe | How to make semiya kesari recipe
Semiya kesari recipe - made without using food color. Semiya kesari is a variation to the Semiya payasam, made with
Bread halwa recipe | How to make bread halwa | Bread ka halwa
Bread halwa recipe with video. Bread halwa is one of the most popular dessert from hyderabadi cuisine. We get to
Semiya Kesari Recipe using almond milk
Semiya Kesari Recipe using almond milk The term kesari means saffron. Rava kesari or semiya kesari are often prepared with
Diwali Recipes – burfi recipes
Anjeer barfi recipe | How to make anjeer barfi (sugar free barfi recipe)
Anjeer barfi is made of dried figs and nuts, an easy guilt free sweet that is sugar free and can
Coconut barfi recipe | How to make coconut barfi with mawa or khoya
Coconut barfi recipe using mawa or khoya - Traditionally barfi was made by condensing milk and sugar for very long
gajar kalakand recipe | condensed milk recipes
Wishing everyone a happy holi, sharing a gajar kalakand recipe. kalakand is a popular Indian milk dessert made for special occasions
Mawa barfi recipe | How to make barfi using mawa or khoya
Mawa barfi recipe - Learn how to make barfi using mawa or khoya with step by step photos. Wishing everyone
Almond burfi recipe with jaggery | Badam barfi recipe with jaggery
Almond burfi recipe with jaggery- This Almond Burfi is unbelievably easy to make, tastes great and is healthier than the
mohanthal recipe , how to make mohanthal
mohanthal is a popular gujarati sweet that is often prepared during Diwali. khoya, milk or cream, ghee, sugar and intensely
oats burfi recipe | oats fudge – vegan
oats burfi ! Doesn't it sound weird? I felt so when I heard about it first time from my mom.
walnut burfi recipe | vegan walnut fudge recipe
walnut burfi recipe - an easy fudge that can be made easily for kids. Though walnuts are super food, we
Dry fruit halwa | Dry fruit burfi recipe | diwali special recipes
Dry fruit halwa or dry fruit burfi is one of the easy and best diwali special recipes I made this
chocolate kaju katli (barfi) recipe , healthy diwali sweets recipes
Sharing an easy delicious and guilt free chocolate kaju katli (barfi) for dussehra and Diwali To make this chocolate kaju
Diwali sweets recipes
Puran poli recipe | Bobbatlu or Bobattu recipe | Holige recipe
Puran poli recipe , a classic sweet stuffed flat bread mostly made during festivals. It is known by different names
Instant sweet paniyaram recipe | Whole wheat flour appam recipe
Instant sweet paniyaram recipe using whole wheat flour. These wheat flour appam are quick to make any time as it
Shahi tukda recipe | How to make shahi tukda | Shahi tukra
Shahi tukda or shahi tukra - is a very popular rich desert that has originated during the Mughal reign. To
Chocolate rasmalai recipe | How to make chocolate rasmalai in 10 minutes
Chocolate rasmalai is my kids' new found love. It's delicious, addictive and can satisfy your chocolate cravings. This makes a
rava appalu recipe, how to make andhra rava appalu | appalu recipe
rava appalu recipe Appalu are deep fried sweets that are prepared to offer as naivedhyam during festivals. Traditionally, Appalu are
Poornam boorelu recipe | How to make poornalu | Burelu recipe
Poornam boorelu or poornalu are a popular delicacy from Andhra cuisine which is commonly prepared during festivals, wedding and other
Sweet murukku recipe | Manoharam sweet recipe | Bellam kommulu
Sweet murukku recipe - Sweet jaggery murukku is more known by the name Manoharam in Tamilnadu and Bellam kommulu in
pala munjalu recipe, how to make pala munjalu
pala munjalu recipe - An easy alternate to making poornam boorelu. Most women find it difficult to make burelu or
ANUPDUTTA says
Very nice recipes thanks
swikrit says
Photo of god and area
indhuprasanth says
Awesome…
vidya says
Wow, so nice collection. Thanks for the recipe.
Manish Prasad says
A good combination of sweet
swasthi says
Thanks
Anil Sahu says
How nice. A wonderful collection.
swasthi says
Thanks
saritha says
great collection of varietes of food
swasthi says
Thank you
saritha says
i like ur website.i tried many of them.
swasthi says
Thanks for trying Saritha
saritha says
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Lavanya47 says
Its really awesome
I’m going to celebrate this diwali with sweets
Thanks swasthi
swasthi says
Welcome Lavanya
Thanks a lot. Yes do try and share with us how they turned out
Chotay lal dariya says
Nice food
swasthi says
Thank you
Santos hi . s . raithatha says
thanks – wonderful collection of recipe
swasthi says
Welcome Santoshi
tulik mandal says
i am so hungry to see this
Nita says
Thanks, lovely collection. Have a great time this diwali.
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
Wow! This is such a HUGE collection, Swathi. Hard to pick a favorite. Awesome share!
swasthi says
Thanks Anu
jyoti says
Thanks for all these in one go. So helpful. Will be trying a few for diwali
swasthi says
Welcome Jyoti
anitha says
Best collection as always, made some of these last year. looking forward for more recipes
swasthi says
Thanks Anitha,
Glad to know you made them. i read your comments on the other post. Hopefully i will add more soon.
Thanks once again for the feedback
Rashmi says
Thanks for sharing this. I tried rasmalai rasgulla chocolate burfi during navratri. all turned out awesome. Thanks again for the good recipes.
swasthi says
Welcome Rashmi
So happy to know you tried them. Thanks a lot for the feedback
SONEYA MATHEW says
I SEE YOUR SWEETS RECIPE IN YOUR SITE ITS VERY GOOD I LIKE IT
swasthi says
Thanks Soneya
Aarthi says
Swasthi..awesome collection of Diwali recipes..
WISH YOU A HAPPY DIWALI MY DEAR..
swasthi says
Hi Aarthi,
Thank you.
Wish you too a very happy, prosperous and safe diwali.
🙂
Anja says
Oooh…I love ladoos. What a delicious looking collection of recipes! Beautiful photos!
swasthi says
Thank you so much Anja
🙂
Rc says
swasthi, wonder if I can make all of these. I have in mind some of them. Thanks for the step by pictures, they help me very much. made the kalakand yest, turned out very nice. keep up your good work
anu says
wow, what a wonderful collection, a feast for the eyes.. Thank you so much Swasthi for so many delicious recipes. Wish you a very happy Diwali too
swasthi says
Hi Anu,
Thank you for your kind comment and sweet words.Wish you a happy Diwali too
🙂
Helene D'Souza says
I want the walnut and almond burfi! They look just lip smacking good.
swasthi says
Thank you Helene. Wish I could make them for you.
🙂