Celebrate Diwali with Hershey India’s traditional delights infused with a chocolaty twist!

With Diwali just around the corner, the festive fervor is at an all-time high! In India, no celebration is complete without the delectable sweets. So, what could be better than adding a personal touch to your Diwali festivities by making scrumptious homemade sweets to relish with your loved ones?

This Diwali, let the noise of firecrackers be replaced with the sound of dry fruits being chopped and seasoned in aromatic ghee as you prepare mouthwatering sweets in your kitchen.

To elevate the festive occasion, Hershey India brings to you these lip-smacking recipes, Choco Coconut Karanji and Apple Pie Gujia recipe specially curated by Chef Ranveer Brar to make the festive occasion even more special!

So try your hand at these modern and fusion treats that are sure to bring joy to your celebration, filling your home with laughter and love as you indulge in this culinary adventure.

·         Choco-Coconut Karanji

·         Hershey’s Nuts Barfi

1.       Choco-Coconut Karanji

Ingredients

·         15-20 fresh dough sheets

·         Oil for deep frying

Ingredients for Stuffing:

·         Handful of raisins

·         30 gm chopped nuts like (pista, almonds, cashews)

·         2 tbsp HERSHEY’S Spreads Cocoa with Almond

·         4-5 dates cooked & pureed

·         5 tbsp desiccated coconut

·         1 tbsp milk powder

·         2 tbsp HERSHEY’S Chocolate Flavoured Syrup

Process

For Stuffing:

·         In a pan, add ghee, raisins & nuts and fry for 30 secs.

·         Add in HERSHEY’S Spreads Cocoa with Almond, desiccated coconut & HERSHEY’S Chocolate Flavoured Syrup and cook for 2 mins. add milk powder.

·         Remove it into a bowl so that it cools faster

·         Mix well and set the stuffing aside

 

For Outer layer:

·         Take 15-20 ready-made fresh dough sheets

·         Hold one of the circles in hand and place a ½ tsp of stuffing at the center and seal the ends with water to give it a karanji shape

·         Use a fork to give it a unique design at the edges

·         Repeat this process with the remaining dough. Make a batch of karanjis and keep them ready

For Frying:

·         Heat oil for deep frying.

·         Drop in the karanjis and deep fry until golden

·         Rest the fried karanjis on a wire rack and allow to cool completely

·         Drizzle some HERSHEY’S Chocolate Flavoured Syrup on top

·         Serve them any time of the day

2.       Hershey’s Nuts Barfi

Ingredients:

·         2 tablespoons ghee

·         1 cup cashew powder

·         ¹/₂ cup sesame seeds powder (white sesame seeds toasted and ground)

·         ¹/₂ cup Hershey’s Strawberry flavored Syrup

·         1½ tablespoons chopped almond

·         1½ tablespoons chopped pistachios

·         1½ tablespoons chopped cashew nuts 

Equipment Needed: 

·      1 heavy bottom pan

·      1 spatula

·         1 barfi dish/plate

Directions

·         In a heavy bottom pan, add ghee and heat it up.

·         To the ghee, add cashew powder, sesame paste and chopped nuts.

·         Cook this together till the moisture evaporates. Do not brown the mixture.

·         Add HERSHEY'S Strawberry Flavored SYRUP and cook till the mixture is combined and semi-dry.

·         Add the mixture to a barfi tray or any plate to set. Set it aside at room temperature for 2 - 3 hours. 

Tip

3.       To garnish, sprinkle the top of the barfi with chopped pista and serve.