Vegan Pear Halwa
Make this vegan pear halwa that tastes like a traditional Indian dessert, comes together in little to no time, and uses very few ingredients like ripe pears, spices, dried fruit and nuts!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 pears ripe or semi-ripe
- 1-2 tbsp brown sugar depending on your sweet tooth
- 4-5 cardamom pods shelled and crushed
- 4-5 strands saffron optional
- 1/4 cup plant milk of choice warm, I used soy milk
- 1 tbsp Vegan ghee or neutral oil
- 6-7 almonds
- 6-7 cashews
- 7-8 raisins
- Dark chocolate melted
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Add the saffron strands to 1/4 cup warm milk and set aside. This helps bloom the saffron strands and extracts the flavour.
- Wash the pears and grate them. You can choose to keep the skin on or peel them. I don’t really mind the skin and if your pear is ripe enough, you won’t notice it at all.
- Add the grated pear to a heavy bottom pan and turn on the heat. Let the pear cook on medium to low heat until they turn soft and brown, about 10-12 minutes.
- Add brown sugar, a pinch of salt, crushed cardamom, and the saffron-infused milk to this and mix well. When the right consistency is achieved, turn off the heat and set aside.
- In a small pan, heat up the vegan ghee/oil to it on medium to low heat and add the nuts and raisins to it. Let it get golden brown, be careful not to burn it.
- Add it immediately to the pear halwa in the other pan and mix well.
- Melt dark chocolate in a separate microwave-safe bowl in the microwave or on a double boiler on the stove.
- Serve the pear halwa in cute bowls and pour the melted chocolate on top.
- You can also chill the pear halwa and melt and pour the chocolate right before serving!
Notes
Storage: This pear halwa stays good in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, in an air tight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1(without chocolate)Calories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 2.1gFat: 5.9gSaturated Fat: 0.7gSodium: 12mgPotassium: 319mgFiber: 7.1gSugar: 25.3gCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
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