Who doesn't melt at the sight of the creamy tasty 'Peda'.Yep the child in us, still loves to eat a handful.Especially when no one is looking.Mango recipes are another delight.When you combine both,you have a winner at hand.You will always relish a sugar free mango peda.You have so many festivals in India and it is always a chance to have sweets.Even a hardcore diet freak, cannot escape it.There are many a mango sweet recipe to cherish like burfi, pudding,mango kalakand,aamrakhand or mango shrikhand.
Only issue with sweets is extra calories.We all want to enjoy sweets with all our sedentary lifestyle.You really have to look out else the waistline expands in no time.
Here is a recipe without those ill-effects of commercial sugar.We make it with natural sugar like stevia and erithrytol.Also,fruit pulp is naturally sweet.Hence addition of too much sweetness is not required. I always love a fruit based sweet as you do not need too much sugar to be added.
Yes! You heard it right.
You can still enjoy sweets without cheating on diet.
Yes, this mango peda is sweet yet good for your health.
Note: Please check with your medical practitioner before incorporating them in your diet.
Scroll below to read the recipe of Sugar free mango peda
Peda can be made in many flavors like cardamom,saffron,fruit puree based and chocolate flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 large mango or 1 ½ cup mango puree
- 1/2 cup lukewarm milk
- 1/3 cup erythritol
- 2 tsp. stevia
- 1/2 cup light evaporated milk
- 1 1/4 cup skimmed milk powder
- 2 tbsp. ghee
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 3-4 cardamom seeds/pods
- 5-6 saffron strands
- 6 pistachios chopped
Instructions
- Puree the mango pieces in a blender for 2-3 minutes with minimal water/milk
- Keep the saffron strands with 2 tbsp warm milk in a separate bowl.
- Add rest of the warm milk, light evaporated milk, erythritol, stevia and ghee to a bowl and mix well.
- Slowly add the milk powder to the milk and mix well with a whisk.
- Heat a pan and add the mango puree, Stir continuously for 3-4 minutes on a medium flame.
- Add the milk powder mix to the mango puree and mix well for 2-3 minutes.
- Now,add shredded coconut to the mix, this will make the mix thicken a bit.
- Add the saffron milk and cardamom powder to the mix.
- Stir continuously till the mixer forms dough and starts leaving the side of the pan.
- Turn off the heat, allow it to cool at room temperature.
- Take some butter/ghee in your hands and mold the dough in small peda.
- Garnish with pistachios.
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