badam ladoo

Badam ladoo (Almond ladoo)

By Swasthi on August 8, 2022, Comments, Jump to Recipe

Badam ladoo are healthy & delicious ladoos made of almonds, jaggery, nuts & raisins. With the festive season around, thought of sharing this quick badam laddu recipe. These healthy nutrient dense almond ladoo can be one of the best easy diwali sweets that can be prepared in a jiffy. These badam ladoo are made without any additional fats like ghee, oil or even milk.

badam ladoo almond ladoo

Badam ladoo are made often at home for my kids school box. I also make so many other healthy ladoo varieties like ragi ladoo, dry fruits ladoos, peanut ladoo & sesame ladoo.

The method I have followed here can easily be adapted to make healthy ladoos using most kind of nuts like peanuts, pista, peanuts, sesame seeds etc. Healthy fats or oils in the nuts help to bind the badam ladoo without adding any ghee or oil.

The best part is they can be made using jaggery and can be a great inclusion in your kids diet especially if they are under weight.

For more Easy ladoo recipes, you can check
Coconut ladoo
Besan ladoo
Dates laddu
Maladu
Rava ladoo

How to make badam ladoo recipe with jaggery

1. Grate the jaggery or coconut palm sugar.

2. Dry roast almonds until aromatic. In the same pan, roast coconut and cardamoms just for 2 mins. Set aside to cool.

roasting almonds for badam ladoo

3. Powder them in a blender.

powdered almonds in a blender to make almond powder

4. Add grated jaggery and cardamom powder. I used more cardamom powder.

adding jaggery cardamom for almond ladoo

5. Run the blender until well mixed and the mixer becomes just warm , not hot.

blended jaggery almond powder

6. Roll the mixture to badam ladoo while the mix is warm.

badam ladoo

How to make badam laddu with sugar

1. If making with sugar, set aside the coconut and badam powder. Then powder the sugar. Add back the badam powder.

sugar and almond powder to make badam ladoo

2. Run the blender.

3. Add the nuts and raisins. Roll the mix to balls when it is warm. You can also add some hot ghee if the mixture doesn’t bind. I did not use ghee. Store badam ladoo in air tight jar.

nuts and raisins to make badam ladoo

The sugar ones are very delicate and just break up while eating since there are no added fats to bind the ladoo. But they are great to pop one at a time into your mouth while you are busy. You can add little hot ghee if you wish to.

almond ladoo with sugar

Tips to make badam ladoo

These can be prepared with any powdered sweetener of your choice like sugar, brown sugar, molasses, palm jaggery , coconut palm jaggery or regular jaggery too.

To make these badam ladoo, you can use blanched almonds or almonds with skin. Almonds are one of my most preferred nuts. Usually I prefer to make my sweet snacks without sugar, ghee and milk as these ingredients do exist in our diet in many other forms.

I made 2 versions of these almond ladoo, one with coconut palm jaggery and the other with sugar. I have used dry coconut (copra) since it is a good source of calcium. It is optional and you can make without coconut too.

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Badam ladoo

Badam ladoo are healthy & delicious ladoos made with almonds, jaggery, nuts & raisins. These almond laddus make a great snack not only for toddlers & kids but also for grownups.
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Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings15
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )

  • 1 cup almonds (or 1¼ almond flour)
  • 1 cup dried coconut or desiccated coconut or copra (optional)
  • 1 cup jaggery or ½ cup sugar (adjust to taste)
  • 4 to 5 green cardamoms (adjust to preference)
  • ½ tbsp raisins (optional)(you can ghee roast them if you wish)
  • 1 tbsp roasted nuts (I used ghee roasted pistas)


Instructions

Badam ladoo (using sugar)

  • Dry roast almonds on a medium flame evenly till you get an aroma. Set this aside to cool. Then dry roast cardamoms and coconut till you get a good aroma. This takes hardly 2 mins. Do not burn or brown it. Set this aside to cool.
  • Powder almonds, coconut and cardamoms in a mixer. Set this aside. Powder sugar finely. Next add the almond coconut powder.
  • Run the mixer till the powder becomes warm. The mixture looks oily at this stage. Add the raisins and nuts.
  • Take small portions of this warm mix and roll them to badam ladoo. If the mix cools up, it will be difficult to roll them, so run the mixer again.

Badam ladoo (using Jaggery or palm sugar or palm jaggery)

  • Dry roast almonds on a medium heat until you get an aroma. Set them aside to cool.
  • Next dry roast cardamoms and coconut till you get a good aroma. This takes hardly 2 mins. Do not burn or brown it. Set this aside to cool.
  • Powder almonds, cardamoms and coconut in a blender. Add jaggery to the powdered almond and coconut powder. Run the mixer till the mixture becomes warm. It looks oily at this stage.
  • Take small portions of this warm mix and roll them to balls. If the mix cools up, it will be difficult to roll them, so run the mixer again to warm up and then repeat.
  • Store badam laddu in an airtight jar. Stays good for about 8 to 10 days if handled with moist free hands.


Notes

i doubled the recipe and made 2 batches, one using sugar and other using coconut palm sugar.

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Badam ladoo
Amount Per Serving
Calories 137 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Sodium 5mg0%
Potassium 96mg3%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 14g16%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 23mg2%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Badam ladoo (Almond ladoo)

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Can make this receipe for 1year baby

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Thanks for the recipe. The laddoos came out yummy but I reduced the sugar to half and it was perfect for me .

Is dried coconut is desiccated coconut ? or i can use normal coconut which is grated

Please advise

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Hi,
Lovely recipe….can I serve this to my 1 year old todler….and how long wil this stay good if stored airtight…
Thnk u

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Thnks a lot for ur quick revert….i shall surely try th recipe for my son nd let u kno th results….

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Hi..tried your recipe. Was an instant hit with my kids n hubby! Very easy n can be prepared in a jiffy..tried quite few of ur other recipes too..simply wonderful for workinh mothers like me.thank u!!

I am vegan and I liked all recipes with out ghee and milk.. can you please upload more of vegan recipes. In almond yogurt do I need to add other milk yogurt. Is there any other options.

Too good recipe Almond laddos,,,,gone through few more recipe,,,,Fabulous …

Thank you

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Hi Swathi,Thanks for sharing such a lovely yummy recipe,which u have explained in an easy way.Can I know is there any substitute for dessicated coconut?Kindly reply.. Thank u.

Hi Swathi,Thanks for posting such a lovely yummy receipe.U have explained it in a simple way..I just want to ask u whether I can avoid using dessicated coconut in this..Is there any other substitute? Kindly reply.. Thank you..

I was looking fr such yummy n healthy sweets. thanks alot n thy were very tasty. my bro liked it (almond ladoo) too much. thank you!

hi swasthi..it has been quiet a few months now that I am wandering in your blog 😉 have tried few receipes
like..paneer butter masala….masala pasta…almond ladoo all dishes were
simply superb…i made these ladoos for friends,
relatives and for hubby as well :p and it was a big hit! Thank you…keep up good work! 🙂

Very beautifully explained

I love the simplicity of it and yes, I can easily replicate and get ready for the festive soon.

wowoo.. love these so yummmm

wow lovely pics.. n im sure laddu would taste awesome. bookmarked .. its super easy. thx for sharing lets stay in touch 🙂

lovely and healthy ladoos…very nice presentation

I like the jaggery ones better, they absorb less oil and stick together 🙂 Lovely pictures btw, the close ups are just so tempting !!

wow love these stacked ladoo's 🙂 simply irresistible !! both the ladoo's look super delicious !!! awesome clicking done 🙂

Loved both the version of ladoos.. Healthy and delicious Ladoos and very easy to make.. Perfect!! 🙂

yummy ladoo's .. love both the versions 🙂

Such a beautiful clicks, you have explained it very well.