eid sweets

Ladoos (or laddus) are small, spherical sweets made from flour, sugar and butter. Saliha infuses coconut and rose petal jam into hers for a festive treat.

Coconut rose ladoos

150 grams/5½oz desiccated coconut

260 grams/9 ounces condensed milk

butter

rose

¼ tsp ground cardamom

pink food colouring

tbsp freeze-dried strawberry

tbsp desiccated coconut

tbsp toasted pistachios, chopped

Ghribas are Moroccan cookies that come in various flavours, but this chocolate and almond version is one of our favourites. They have a cracked top and chewy centre, and are deliciously rich and fragrant.

Chocolate and almond ghriba

dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)

grams/1¾oz unsalted butter, softened

grams/3½oz caster sugar

free-range eggs

tsp vanilla extract

almond extract

150 grams/5½oz ground almonds

grams/3½oz plain flour

baking powder

salt

150 grams/5½oz icing sugar

Nadiya's chewy, almond and raspberry amaretti have a fresh raspberry hidden in the middle. They make a lovely gift, but are best eaten straight away. 

Raspberry amaretti biscuits

butter,

340 grams/11¾oz caster sugar

340 grams/11¾oz ground almonds

grams/¾oz freeze-dried raspberries, blitzed to a powder

raspberries

icing sugar

Barfi is a dense, milky, Indian fudge. Maunika Gowardhan combines peanut, ginger and chocolate in these moreish little treats!

You will need a 28x20cm/11x8in baking dish to make this recipe.

Barfi

unsalted butter

condensed milk

100 milliliters/3½fl oz double cream

peanut butter

milk powder

ginger,

60 grams/2¼oz flaked almonds

75 grams/2½oz dark chocolate chips

These gorgeous chewy, chocolate coated florentines make a beautiful gift, if you can bear to part with them!

Traditionally they have one side covered in chocolate, but that doesn’t agree with me – where am I supposed to hold it without getting melted chocolate all over my fingers? So I like to half dip. No messy fingers and I get to taste the florentines in two different ways. 

Ginger and almond florentines

softened,

grams/1¾oz brown sugar

golden syrup

grams/1¾oz plain flour

75 grams/2¾oz crystallised ginger, finely chopped

grams/1¾oz almonds

orange, zest only

chocolate

65 grams/2½oz white chocolate

This refreshing fruit salad is perfect to bring to summer al fresco gatherings when melons are at their peak. It can be made in advance and chilled, without the fruit going brown.

Each serving provides 110kcal, 2g protein, 20g carbohydrate (of which 20g sugars), 0g fat (of which 0g saturates), 7g fibre and 0g salt.

Chilled fresh fruit salad 

cantaloupe melon

mangoes

orange

papaya

passion fruit

crème fraîche, to serve (optional)

These crunchy, flaky filo pastries are filled with sweetened cheese and chocolate spread, soaked with syrup and topped with nuts. Warbat are the perfect gift or dessert for your Eid festive table after a whole month of fasting and restraint. 

Chocolate and hazelnut warbat  

filo pastry

grams/3½oz unsalted butter, melted

mascarpone

150 grams/5½oz ricotta

grams/1¾oz icing sugar

9–12 tsp chocolate hazelnut spread,

rose petals

tbsp chocolate curls

½ tsp flaky sea salt

These crunchy, flaky filo pastries are filled with sweetened cheese and chocolate spread

Chocolate hazelnut warbat

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Coconut rose ladoos

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Raspberry amaretti biscuits

Barfi

Ginger and almond florentines

Chilled fresh fruit salad

Chocolate and hazelnut warbat

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Coconut rose ladoos

Chocolate and almond ghriba

Raspberry amaretti biscuits

Barfi

Ginger and almond florentines

Chilled fresh fruit salad

Chocolate and hazelnut warbat

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