70+ Diwali Sweets

Diwali is India’s biggest and most important festival of the year. It is known as the festival of lights. It’s a five days celebration that includes good food (Diwali sweets and Diwali snacks), fireworks, diyas, rangoli. 

This year Diwali is on 12th Nov 2023. The celebration starts two days before and lasts for five days.

Here I have made the list of the whole collection of Diwali sweets recipes. All of them are easy to make at home. All these diwali sweets recipes have step by step photos with possible tips and tricks so beginners can also make them without any fear.

We usually give a box of diwali sweets away as a gift to relatives and friends on the new year day. We also serve the guests who came home for the new year’s wishes.

14 Burfi/Peda Recipes

Coconut Burfi Recipe (With Condensed Milk)

Make this easy, quick coconut burfi recipe with condensed milk during this festive season. {3 ingredients + 10 Minutes}

Chocolate Burfi Recipe

Chocolate burfi is a deliciously tempting treat made during the Diwali festival. This two-layered burfi is made with 3 ingredients only and is super easy to make.

Kaju Katli Recipe {No-Fail Recipe!}

This is the BEST kaju katli recipe around the web! You get a soft, smooth and melt-in-your-mouth texture with of course full of cashew flavor.

Peda Recipe (Doodh / Milk Peda)

This instant version of milk peda or doodh peda is made in microwave and gets ready in 10 minutes only.

Chocolate Peda Recipe

Easy Chocolate Peda – it’s delicious, rich, chocolaty with the right amount of sweetness. Perfect to pack in a gift box to giveaway during the Diwali festival.

Besan Barfi Recipe (No Sugar Syrup)

The easiest way to make besan barfi at home, and it’s ready in no time! This burfi is perfectly sweet with great texture.

Kalakand Recipe

This is really the best kalakand sweet you’ll ever taste! It has a moist, juicy and grainy texture with a perfectly sweet milky taste

Magas Recipe (Magaj Ladoo)

The easiest magas recipe you’ll ever make and it only needs 6 ingredients. This is a popular traditional Gujarati sweet (mithai) that is made during the Diwali festival. It is also known as magaj or magaz.

Walnut Burfi Recipe

These walnut burfi are the perfect festive treats for Diwali. They only need 4-ingredients, they take no time at all to make, and of course, they’re incredibly delicious!

Gajar Barfi Recipe (Carrot Burfi)

Carrot burfi recipe is the modified version of the popular gajar ka halwa. This gajar burfi is made with condensed milk, khoya, cream, and carrot.

Lauki Barfi

Lauki Barfi Recipe – made using bottle gourd, milk, sugar, and khoya. For the flavoring, cardamom powder and rose water are added.

Kopra Pak Recipe (Gujarati Topra Pak)

Kopra pak recipe – This is Gujarati style of making coconut burfi.

Chocolate Pista Rolls

easy to prepare and delicious looking Diwali Mithai or sweet.

Sukhdi recipe (Gur papdi or Gol Papdi) Gujarati Sweet with Jaggery

Sukhdi recipe – Authentic Gujarati sweet made with jaggery (gur or gol), ghee, and atta. This quick dessert requires only 10 minutes.

6 Ladoo Recipes

Coconut Ladoo Recipe (With Condensed Milk)

My favorite coconut ladoo recipe with condensed milk (aka Indian coconut balls)! These are not to be missed. It has full of coconut flavor with a perfectly sweet taste.

Besan Ladoo Recipe

The BEST Besan Ladoo Recipe! Easy to make and deliciously sweet! These ladoos are soft, creamy yet you can taste the granular feel from the besan.

Boondi Ladoo Recipe

The only homemade boondi ladoo recipe you will ever need! These turn out deliciously sweet, soft with perfectly round boondis every time. Plus they’re so easy to make.

Churma Ladoo Recipe {Without Frying}

This no fry churma ladoo is perfectly sweetened with jaggery and has a rich, soft and melt-in-your-mouth kind texture with nuts and raisins in every bite.

Rava Laddu Recipe (With Condensed Milk)

This rava laddu (ladoo) is the easier version made with condensed milk. I have mentioned all the tips and tricks to make it soft and perfect every time.

Rava Besan Ladoo Recipe

Rava besan ladoo is a delicious Maharashtrian sweet and is made during festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, etc. These are similar to besan ladoo but with slightly different texture.

11 Halwa/Sheera Recipes

Moong Dal Halwa Recipe {No Soaking}

Moong dal halwa is a classic Indian dessert made with 5 main ingredients only. It is perfectly sweet, rich, fluffy and melt-in-your-mouth kind halwa.

Rava Sheera Recipe (Satyanarayan Prasad Recipe)

There is nothing quite like a bowl of homemade rava sheera. It comes out deliciously sweet, soft, fluffy, and rich every time and is always sure to satisfy the sweet tooth. The same sheera (garnished with tulsi leaves and served with sliced bananas and pomegranate arils) is made for Satyanarayan Katha (puja) as a prasad.

Badam Halwa Recipe (Almond Sheera)

The BEST Badam Halwa you’ll ever eat! It is a perfectly rich and heavy festive dessert.

Instant Pot Gajar Halwa Recipe

This instant pot gajar halwa is rich, full of carrot flavors and perfectly sweet. This carrot halwa gets ready in just 20 minutes, thanks to your pressure cooker.

Rava Kesari Recipe (Kesari Bath)

This classic South Indian dessert, rava kesari (aka kesari bath) is perfectly rich with soft, fluffy and melt-in-your-mouth (no chew) texture. It requires only 20 minutes.

Dudhi Halwa Recipe (Lauki Halwa)

The Best Homemade Dudhi Halwa You’ll Ever Taste! This lauki halwa is rich and creamy with perfectly moist, tender, sweet bottle gourd shreds. It is deliciously sweet and flavored with cardamom powder—a must-try halwa for the summer season!

Pumpkin halwa

Pumpkin halwa recipe – It is made from orange pumpkin aka kaddu, sugar, jaggery and milk. It has a touch of flavor from cardamom and coconut.

Atta Halwa Recipe (Wheat Aate Ka Halwa)

Atta Halwa!! Who could resist a spoonful of this? It’s perfectly sweet, smooth, rich and melt-in-your-mouth kind

Pineapple Halwa (Pineapple Sheera, Kesari)

Pineapple halwa recipe – The simple old sooji halwa (sheera) is flavored with pineapple. It is also called pineapple sheera or pineapple kesari.

Banana Sheera Recipe

The BEST Banana sheera recipe!! It is sooji halwa with banana aka banana sooji halwa.

Beetroot Halwa Recipe {BEST Ever!}

Beetroot halwa recipe – Try this healthy, nutritious, delicious sweet for the next festival or make it for your kids/toddlers.

8 Kheer/Payasam Recipes

Rice Kheer Recipe

Making rice kheer at home is very easy. Learn how to make kheer with this easy, no-fail recipe.

Kheer With Condensed Milk (Milkmaid)

My go-to kheer recipe with condensed milk! It’s deliciously rich, creamy and perfectly sweet with irresistible flavors.

Phirni Recipe

This rice phirni is the traditional Indian dessert and is nothing but ground rice sweet pudding garnished with almonds, pistachios and saffron.

Carrot Kheer (Carrot Payasam)

This carrot kheer is easy to make and delicious Indian sweet. In south India, it is called carrot payasam.

Lauki Ki Kheer (Dudhi Kheer)

An Indian dessert made from bottle gourd vegetable. It is like the sweet pudding.

Pumpkin Kheer (Kaddu Ki Kheer)

Pumpkin kheer recipe – Pumpkin is called kaddu in Hindi, so it is kaddu ki kheer recipe.

Paal Payasam Recipe

This perfectly rich and creamy sweet paal payasam made in a jiffy in the pressure cooker.

Paruppu Payasam Recipe (Moong Dal Kheer)

This paruppu payasam is one of the easiest payasam recipes you’ll ever make! This creamy, delicious payasam gets ready in 20 minutes only.

18 Traditional Diwali Sweets

Gulab Jamun Recipe (With khoya)

The popular Indian sweet, gulab jamun made with khoya. This traditional method is a no-fail recipe, give it a try.

Rasgulla Recipe {NO-Fail Method}

This rasgulla recipe is a foolproof recipe that is nearly impossible to mess up. It makes perfectly soft and spongy with melt-in-your-mouth kind.

Rasmalai Recipe

This is the quick and easy to make rasmalai where we are using ready-made rasgullas. This rich dessert is perfect for festivals.

Milk Powder Gulab Jamun

Milk powder gulab jamun – a must try Indian dessert! It’s deliciously rich, soft, juicy, melt-in-your-mouth kind that always gets compliments every time it’s served.

Basundi Recipe (Traditional Method)

This is the BEST basundi recipe you’ll get around the internet. It is super creamy, rich, perfectly sweet with the crunch of nuts in every spoon.

Rabri Recipe (Lachha Rabdi)

This is the BEST rabri recipe you’ll find on the internet. This classic North Indian dessert is made with the traditional method.

Shahi Tukda Recipe

Shahi tukda is a super-rich Mughalai dessert that is prepared by frying the bread slices in the ghee, soaking in sugar syrup, then topping it with thick rabdi and garnished with chopped nuts.

Shrikhand Recipe (With Greek Yogurt + Traditional)

Shrikhand Recipe – it’s silky, smooth, creamy with a hint of saffron flavor and crunch of nuts. It gets ready in 5 minutes or less (when made with greek yogurt)!

Puran Poli Recipe (Vedmi)

Puran poli is a traditional Indian stuffed bread with sweet lentil filling. Learn how to make vedmi at home with this no-fail recipe.

Gujiya Recipe (Mawa Gujia)

Gujiya is a traditional sweet, deep-fried, half-moon shaped dumpling.  Holi or Diwali festival is incomplete without this mawa gujiya recipe.

Fruit Cream

Fruit cream recipe – Mixed fruits are mixed with sweetened, whipped cream. This is also called fruit salad with cream.

Karanji Recipe (Maharashtrian)

This Maharashtrian karanji recipe makes crispy and flaky (khuskhusit) outer cover with sweet coconut stuffing. A must-have sweet snack for festivals

Fruit Custard

Fruit custard recipe (custard fruit salad) – mixed fruits are added into a sweet, rich and creamy custard.

Sandesh Recipe (Bengali Sweet Sondesh)

Sandesh (Sondesh) sweet is the traditional Bengali dessert that is made from chenna and sugar only. A must-try dessert for the Diwali festival.

Meethe Chawal (Zarda Rice)

Simple, Easy method of making meethe chawal. In other regions this sweet rice is called zarda pulao or zarda rice.

Churma Recipe

Rajasthani Churma Recipe – When we serve dal bati, a side of this is the best accompaniment. Hence it is called dal bati churma.

Malpua Recipe

This is the BEST malpua recipe on the internet. You’ll get crispy edges with a soft, spongy center with a perfect amount of sweetness from the syrup.

Lapsi Recipe (Gujarati Fada Lapsi)

The BEST Lapsi Recipe! A perfectly delicious and festive sweet dish! Fada lapsi is a traditional Gujarati sweet made of cracked wheat (fada or dalia).

Nankhatai Recipe (Indian Cookies)

An easy nankhatai recipe – Indian cookies! It’s deliciously rich, lightly sweet with a crisp, flaky and melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Non-Traditional Diwali Sweets

Rasmalai Cake Recipe (Eggless)

This eggless rasmalai cake is the ultimate Indian fusion dessert. The spongy cake soaked in flavored milk, rasmalai, and whipped cream, you’ll get all of these in a single bite. This makes the perfect treat for the festive season.

World’s BEST Eggless Brownies Recipe

These cake-like eggless brownies are made with cocoa powder. These are soft, moist, rich and chocolaty. 

Tutti Frutti Cake Recipe (Eggless)

BEST eggless tutti frutti cake that is exactly like Indian bakeries made! This cake is light, very soft and moist with tutti frutti dotted throughout.

Eggless Tutti Frutti Cookies Recipe

US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml)

Eggless Vanilla Cupcakes

This is my favorite recipe for classic, homemade eggless vanilla cupcakes recipe. These are buttery, soft, moist and fluffy, in short, the best and perfect. You must make them. (1 cup = 240 ml)

Eggless Chocolate Mousse Recipe

To make this eggless chocolate mousse recipe you’ll need 5 ingredients and 15 minutes only. Decadently creamy, light and pillowy, and indulgently chocolaty.

Frozen Desserts

Mango Kulfi Recipe (With Custard Powder)

A homemade mango kulfi recipe that everyone will love! It is super creamy, rich, dense, loaded with mango flavor and so much better than store-bought!

Falooda Recipe (with Ice Cream)

Falooda is a unique rose-flavored dessert drink with many layers of different elements such as jelly, basil seeds, vermicelli, rose syrup, sweetened milk, ice cream, and the topping of nuts and rose petals. 

Vanilla ice cream recipe

easy to make basic and eggless ice cream recipe. This homemade vanilla ice cream made without ice cream maker.

Instant Kulfi Recipe (No-Cook)

This one is QUICK to make instant kulfi recipe where no cooking is required.

Basic Recipes To Make Diwali Sweets

Khoya Recipe (Homemade Mawa)

Learn how to make Homemade khoya or mawa recipe. This is very easy to make and require only one ingredient.

Instant Khoya, Mawa Recipe (From Milk Powder)

Instant khoya recipe or mawa recipe This can be the BEST khoya substitute. It is made from full-fat milk powder.

How To Make Chenna (Chhena)

Learn how to make chenna at home with this easy, step-by-step, fool-proof recipe! All the tips are shared to make perfect homemade chhena.

Happy Diwali