Walnut burfi recipe – The QUICK Indian sweet recipe made with walnuts, coconut and condensed milk.
Making some traditional Indian sweets like gulab jamun or rasgulla can be sometimes tricky. But making any kind of burfi is very very EASY. As you can see this walnut burfi recipe is also one of the easy recipes.
Usually the burfis are made from mawa or khoya. But this is little different and no khoya is required. I got this recipe from my mom. She learned it from a Gujarati cookbook she own.
This can be ready in just 15-20 minutes. The toughest part is letting it cool down and set. yes this waiting time is the toughest one (at least for me)!!
Along with walnut flavor, this burfi has some coconut flavor from desiccated coconut. It also has very subtle chocolate flavor from the addition of cocoa powder. All the flavors complement well together.
Check out more burfi recipes
Carrot burfi // Chocolate burfi // Kalakand
How to make walnut burfi recipe:
1) Take walnuts in a pan and dry roast them with stirring constantly on medium low heat. It may take around 7-8 minutes.
2) Once done remove it to a bowl or plate and let them cool. Meantime, grease the plate or container in which your are going to set the burfi and keep it aside. Once cooled down, make coarse powder using grinder with pulsing motion.
3) In the same pan, add sweetened condensed milk. Turn the heat on medium.
4) Add cocoa powder.
5) Mix well. Bring it to a boil.
6) As soon as it starts boiling add desiccated coconut.
7) Also add prepared crushed walnuts.
8) Mix well.
9) Continue cooking with stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes or till it becomes very thick and comes together like a dough. It also leaves the sides of the pan.
10) Remove it to greased container. Evenly spread and smooth out the surface.
11) Let it cool down and set completely. Once set, cut into squares using sharp knife.
12) Remove the pieces and serve or store in airtight container.
It stays good for 2-3 days at room temperature and more than a week in refrigerator.
Serving suggestion: This is usually made during festival like Diwali or on special occasions. Serve them as a dessert along with your meal or after. You can pack into decorative box and give away to the friends or relatives as a Diwali mithai gift.
Walnut burfi recipe
Ingredients
- 125 grams or 1 1/4 cups Walnuts
- 7 oz or ½ cup + 2 tablespoons or ½ can or 200 grams Sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons Unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons or 50 grams Desiccated coconut
Instructions
Preparation and Roasting walnuts:
- Take walnuts in a pan and dry roast them with stirring constantly on medium low heat. It may take around 7-8 minutes.
- Once done remove it to a bowl or plate and let them cool.
- Meantime, grease the plate or container in which your are going to set the burfi and keep it aside.
- Once cooled down, make coarse powder using grinder with pulsing motion.
Making walnut burfi recipe:
- In the pan, add sweetened condensed milk. Turn the heat on medium.
- Add cocoa powder. Mix well. Bring it to a boil.
- As soon as it starts boiling add dessicated coconut and prepared crushed walnuts. Mix well.
- Continue cooking with stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes or till it becomes very thick and comes together like a dough. It also leaves the side of the pan.
- Remove it to grease container.
- Evenly spread and smooth out the surface.
- Let it cool down and set completely.
- Once set, cut into squares using sharp knife.
- Remove the pieces and serve or store in airtight container.
Can i use sugar syrup instead of condensed milk?
no you cannot
Hi Kanan
Can one use almonds instead of walnuts?
Yes you can almonds.
HI Kanan,
Is there any other alternative for condensed milk?
No.
If I don’t want to add cocoa powder, then what alterations should I make in the recipe?
just skip. No other alteration needed.
CAN I skip adding coconut ?
instead of coconut, use the same amount of walnuts.