Khajur burfi (Indian Date and Nut Roll)
Khajur burfi is an Indian date and nut roll that has no added sugars but is naturally sweetened by dried fruit. It has crunchy nuts like pistachios, slivered almonds, and walnuts, which makes it the perfect snack for a long hike or a great sugar-free dessert.
Ingredients
- 15 (290 g) medjool dates pitted
- ¼ cup (32 g) walnuts roughly chopped
- ¼ cup (36 g) roasted and salted pistachios roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsalted ghee
- ¼ cup (32 g) slivered almonds
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1 tablespoon white poppy seeds or finely ground pistachios
Instructions
Prep Ingredients
- Remove the seeds from the center of 15 medjool dates.
- Roughly chop ¼ cup walnuts
- Roughly chop ¼ cup roasted and salted pistachios
Main Recipe
- In a food processor, pulse the pitted dates into a coarse paste.
- In a medium pan on medium heat, add half of the 2 tablespoons unsalted ghee along with the ¼ cup slivered almonds, ¼ cup walnuts, and ¼ cup roasted and salted pistachios. Toast the nuts with the ghee until they become golden brown. Make sure to constantly stir to prevent burning. Remove the nuts from the pan and set aside.
- To the same pan, add the remaining ghee and ¼ teaspoon cardamom powderand mix until combined. Add the blitzed dates and stir the date and ghee mixture until the dates soften from the heat. Once softened, add the nuts and fold them into the date mixture.
- Transfer the date mixture onto a piece of parchment paper. Allow the date mixture to cool enough to touch, and roll it with the help of the parchment paper into a 6 inch long log. Unwrap the parchment paper and spread poppy seeds along the length of the log. Roll the log over the1 tablespoon white poppy seeds until they adhere to the outside of the khajur burfi.
- Cover and chill the khajur burfi in the fridge for 20-30 minutes so it will cut cleanly. Using a serrated knife, cut ¼ inch discs across the log with sawing motions resulting in approximately 24 discs. Khajur burfi can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks or tightly covered in the freezer for months.
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Notes and Tips
- Instead of shaping the burfis into discs, you can shape them into date balls instead!
- Khajur burfis can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks or tightly covered in the freezer for months.
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