Ganesh Chaturthi 2021: Try These 7 Sugar-Free Dessert Recipes For Diabetics

The auspicious festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is knocking at our doors. Irrespective of what part of the country it is celebrated, food plays an important role during the fastivity. Lord Ganesha, who is worshipped during the 10-day-long festival, loved feasting on sweets, as per Hindu beliefs. Hence Ganesh Chaturthi is incomplete without an array of desserts. But what if someone is diabetic or is bound to a sugar-free diet? Does that mean they should be deprived of a good chunk of the festivity’s fun? Not at all. They can indulge in sugar-free desserts without care. Here are seven sugar-free dessert recipes to whip up at home. 

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All the seven recipes below are sugar-free. Try them:

1. Modak

Modaks are popularly known as Lord Ganesha’s favourite sweet. Make healthy and sugar-free modaks by using dates, nuts, raisins, coconut, poppy seeds and ghee. Store them in airtight jars for later use.

_{This Phirni recipe is guilt-free and diabetic friendly}

2. Two-In-One Phirni

This unique phirni has a layer of pista and another layer infused with rose essence. Use soaked rice, skimmed milk and artificial sweetener for the base. For the first layer, add ground and blanched pistachio. Then, add drops of rose essence.

3. Grilled Almond Barfi

This sugar-free barfi can be a showstopper at the dining table. The recipe uses two basic ingredients: grated khoya and roasted and crushed almonds. Artificial sweetener is optional for the dish.

4. Rice Pudding

Sugar-free rice pudding anyone? In order to amp up its health factor, add coconut milk to this recipe. This dessert is a riot of flavours with ingredients like lime leaves, cinnamon sticks, lemongrass and cardamom pods.

Make this delicious sugar-free malpoi or crepe by stuffing carrot halwa (without sugar) into it. Serve them with rabri.

_{Oats kheer tastes delicious.}

6. Oats Kheer

Ganesh Chaturthi desserts can’t get healthier than this. Relish this sweet dish with the goodness of oats and dry fruits.

7. Dates and Nuts Ladoo

Don’t want to miss laddoos during these festivities. Make this fruity delight with dates, nuts and desiccated coconut.

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These are some sugar-free delights to enjoy on Ganesh Chaturthi. Try them at home.