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Dates laddoo: a sweet festival treat with no added sugar

Dates laddoo: a sweet festival treat with no added sugar

A dates and nut laddoo needs no white sugar or loads of ghee - the sticky dates bind it and bring the sweetness. One small laddoo is about 100 kcal, against roughly 300 for a regular besan laddoo.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
laddoo dates festivals no-sugar

Festival season means laddoos everywhere. The usual ones are bound with sugar and ghee, so one piece can pack a big calorie punch. But you can bind a laddoo with sticky dates instead. Dates bring the sweetness, nuts bring the crunch, and you skip the white sugar completely. Every number below comes from a real database or recipe, rounded and given as honest ranges.

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