5 from 6 votes
The Easiest Vegan Ladoos
These 4-ingredient vegan ladoos are so creamy and delicious, you'll want to eat them before they even cool down. Did I mention it's a one-pot recipe?!
Cook Time
45 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
12
ladoos
Calories:
110 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- ¼ cup vegan butter 60 g, or vegetable ghee
- 1 cup besan aka chickpea flour
- ¼ tsp green cardamom see Note 1, ground
- 1 cup powdered sugar (see Note 2)
Instructions
- Melt vegan butter or vegetable ghee in a small saucepan on medium heat.
- Add chickpea flour and mix evenly with a spatula or wooden spoon to form a crumbly mixture.
- Stir continuously (to prevent scorching) until butter starts to seep out of the mixture, creating a paste that resembles thick peanut butter. This step can take a while so don't get impatient! Your first sign that the mixture is almost there is when it starts getting darker in places.
- Turn off the heat and mix in the powdered sugar and cardamom. Once thoroughly combined, take the saucepan off the heat.
- When it has cooled enough to handle, take handfuls of the mixture and roll with your palms into ping pong-sized balls. Let cool fully (see Note 3).
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Notes
- If you prefer less sweetness, you can start with 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and add more to taste.
- Cooling the ladoos is optional, but the inner texture is different when eaten warm (like a chewy peanut butter cookie) vs room temperature (crumbly and "fall apart" in your mouth). Try both and see which you prefer!
- If you don't have pre-ground cardamom powder, you can also use a blender or mortar and pestle to grind up whole green cardamom pods into cardamom powder. Note that it doesn't have to be super uniform and fine.
- If you prefer less sweetness, you can start with 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and add more to taste.
- Cooling the ladoos is optional, but the inner texture is different when eaten warm (like a chewy peanut butter cookie) vs room temperature (crumbly and "fall apart" in your mouth). Try both and see which you prefer!
Nutrition Information
Calories
110kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Sodium
38mg
(2%)
Potassium
72mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
3IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.01mg
(0%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 ladoos
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 110kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 38mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 72mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 3IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.