30+ Easy Indian Sweets (Dessert Recipes)

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Looking for easy Indian Sweet (Dessert) Recipes? Here are the best, 30+ simple and delightful Indian dessert recipes to satisfy your sugar cravings, from creamy kheer, and rich halwa to gulab jamun, rasmalai that your family will love.

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Who doesn't love desserts? There's something truly special about indulging in a comforting bowl of pudding. And when it comes to Indian sweets, mithai holds a soft spot in every Indian heart.

And with such a wide selection, it is impossible to avoid devouring a few. With everything from warm halwa to utterly delicious rice kheer and delicate barfis, crispy gujiya, and more, I just love having Indian desserts.

I, along with my family members, prepare a variety of Indian desserts on every special occasion, especially during festivals. Indian festivals are celebrated with much joy and endeavor, and food is an essential part of all these festivals. Every festival is known to have a dessert of its own.

For instance, Gujiya is one of the most beloved Holi treats of all time. During Diwali, people prepare motichoor ka ladoo, rasmalai, kaju katli, soan papdi, and more. The festival of Onam is known for dishes like ada pradhaman, paal payasam, rava ladoo, and more. P.S.: You can also choose to make all these desserts healthy by reducing sugar and ghee in a few recipes.

Most of these Indian desserts are made using simple ingredients like milk, sugar, ghee, all-purpose flour, gram flour, almonds, and semolina. Floral spices like cardamom, nutmeg, and saffron are also used to accentuate the flavors and aromas of these sweets.

Even though many places sell Indian desserts, creating them at home outweighs the sweets available in all the restaurants and shops. Additionally, you may use higher-quality foods and avoid using artificial coloring, sweeteners, and other additives.

For a healthy twist on the classic dishes, several of these recipes can be prepared in an Air Fryer. Several recipes are Instant Pot-based, which takes less time and effort to provide the same authentic taste.

Here are 30+ Easy Indian Sweets (Dessert Recipes)

instant coconut laddos placed over one another on a plate with light candle on the side

Coconut Ladoo With Condensed Milk

This Instant Coconut ladoo is a quick and easy Indian sweet made using 3 ingredients desiccated coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and cardamon in just 10 minutes.

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badam halwa with almond flour served in a bowl garnished with slivered almonds and saffron strands

Badam Halwa using Almond flour - Instant Pot

Badam Halwa or Badam ka halwa is a rich classic Indian Dessert recipe made with almonds flour, milk and sugar with generous amount of ghee in Instant pot Pressure cooker

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Milk Powder Burfi served on a banana leaf

Milk Powder Burfi (Instant Barfi under 15 minutes)

Milk Powder Burfi|Instant Burfi under 15 minutes is a simple, easy and delicious sweet made with just 4 main ingredients like milk powder, ghee, milk and sugar.

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shrikhand served in a bowl with poori, pista and saffron strands on the side

Shrikhand

Shrikhand is a rich, creamy, delicious, and easy-to-make Indian dessert made from thick yogurt, sugar, and flavored with saffron and cardamom.

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besan laddo served on a blue plate garnished with pistachios

Besan Ladoo Recipe (Besan Ke Laddu)

Besan Ladoo or Besan Ke Laddu is one of the most popular Indian desserts made using besan (aka gram flour), sugar, and ghee.

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rice kheer/pudding served in a copper bowl with cardamom pods on side

Instant Pot Rice Kheer/Pudding Recipe

Instant Pot Rice Kheer is a delicious, creamy Indian style rice pudding made with rice, milk and sugar and infused with saffron, cardamom and topped with dried fruits.

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Easy rasmalai in a serving bowl garnished with nuts and saffron

Easy Rasmalai Recipe (From Haldiram's Rasgulla)

Quick and easy way to prepare the popular Indian dessert Rasmalai using Haldiram's Rasgulla, without the hassle of preparing rasgullas from scratch. Enjoy a perfect and creamy sweet every time with this foolproof recipe.

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sabudana kheer (indian tapioca pudding) served in a bowl garnished with rose petals and nuts and spoon on the side

Sabudana Kheer (Tapioca Pudding)

Sabudana Kheer or Tapioca Pudding is a popular Indian dessert prepared using sabudana (sago), milk, sugar, and nuts during the fasting festival season.

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vermicelli kheer (semiya payasam) served in a bowl with a spoon and pista on the side

Semiya Payasam (Vermicelli Kheer) - Instant Pot & Stovetop

Semiya payasam also known as Vermicelli Kheer or Seviyan kheer is a traditional popular Indian dessert made with vermicelli, milk and sugar infused with saffron, cardamom and dried fruits made in the Instant Pot.

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Carrot Halwa served in a black bowl garnished with slivered almonds and pistachios

Carrot Halwa (Gajar Ka Halwa) - Instant Pot

Carrot Halwa - Rich Indian Dessert made with fresh carrots, milk and sugar with generous amount of ghee added.

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rava ladoos stacked on a plate

Rava Ladoo (Sooji Laddo)

Rava ladoo (aka suji ladoo) is a traditional and popular Indian sweet recipe made from semolina (rava/sooji), ghee, sugar, cardamom powder, and nuts.

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Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) kheer served in a wooden bowl with chopped almonds on the side

Paneer Kheer

Paneer kheer (aka paneer payasam) is a delicious and creamy Indian dessert made with crumbled or shredded paneer, milk, and sugar infused with saffron, cardamom, and dried fruits.

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gulab jamun served in a bowl garnished with rose petals.

Gulab Jamun (with khoya and milk powder)

Gulab Jamun is a popular Indian dessert made from deep-fried milk solids soaked in sugar syrup

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coconut jaggery burfi served on a plate

Coconut Jaggery Burfi

Healthy and Delicious burfis made with coconut and jaggery on special occasions and festivals

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Carrot almond kheer served in a mud pot garnished with pistachios and saffron stands

Carrot Kheer - Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Carrot kheer or carrot payasam recipe is a rich, delicious Indian Style Carrot pudding/dessert prepared from carrots, almonds, milk, dates or sugar, saffron, pistachios made in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or stovetop.

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suji ki kheer served in a bowl

Sooji Kheer (Rava Payasam)

Sooji/Suji Kheer or Rava Payasam is a quick, tasty sweet recipe made with rava (semolina), milk, nuts, and flavored with cardamom powder.

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Gujiya served in a bowl with chopped nuts on the side

Gujiya

Fried sweet dumplings filled with thickened milk (mawa), nuts, coconut & raisins.

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sooji halwa served in a bowl

Sooji Ka Halwa (Rava Kesari)

Sooji ka Halwa is a rich and delicious classic Indian dessert recipe made with semolina (sooji), ghee, sugar, and nuts. It is often served during festivals or special occasions.

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kaju katli in a plastic box with raw cashews on the side

Kaju Katli

Kaju Katli is a delicious sweet made by grinding cashews to a powder & simmering it with sugar and shaped like diamond.

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pressure cooker beetroot halwa served in a black bowl garnished with pistachios

Beetroot Halwa(Instant Pot & Stovetop)

Beetroot Halwa is a rich, healthy and vibrant popular Indian dessert made with grated beetroot, full fat milk, sugar, cardamom powder and nuts.

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instant pot sweet pongal served in a bowl garnished with roasted cashewnuts

Sweet Pongal (Sakkarai Pongal)

Sweet Pongal (Sakkarai Pongal) recipe is a delicious South Indian sweet dish made with rice, moong dal, jaggery, ghee, dry fruits and flavored with cloves, cardamom in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Stovetop.

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Sheer Khurma served in clay bowls with spoons on the side

Sheer Kurma

Sheer Khurma is a Rich and creamy vermicelli pudding filled with lots of nuts, raisins and dates often made during Eid.

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Moong dal Payasam served in a bowl garnished with fried coconut and nuts

Instant Pot Moong Dal Payasam

Moong dal payasam is a delicious creamy sweet dish made with moong dal, jaggery, cardamom, ghee, nuts and coconut milk!

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Puranpoli served on a plate with ghee on the side

Puran Poli (Holige)

This traditional Indian dessert which is a sweet flatbread made with sweet lentil filling.

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instant pot meethe chawal (sweet rice) served on a plate

Zarda Pulao | Meethe Chawal - Instant Pot

This Zarda Pulao or Meethe Chawal is a delicious, flavorful popular North Indian and Pakistani sweet rice preparation delicately flavored with saffron, nuts, and aromatic spices made in the Instant Pot pressure cooker

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kalakand sweets on the parchment paper and few in the mould

Easy Kalakand Recipe

This two-ingredient, super fast recipe for Kalakand (a.k.a. Indian Milk Cake) comes together in just 15 minutes.

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makhana kheer in a bowl with a spoon

Phool Makhana Kheer (Instant Pot & Stovetop)

A delicious, creamy and healthy pudding made with puffed lotus seeds cooked in milk with cardamom flavour.

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Bottle Gourd Halwa served in a bowl with pistachios and almonds on top

Instant Pot Lauki Halwa

Bottle Gourd Halwa or Lauki ka halwa is a rich Indian Dessert recipe made with fresh shredded bottle gourd, milk and sugar with generous amount of ghee in Instant pot Pressure cooker or stovetop.

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Pumpkin Halwa served in a glass bowl with pistachios on top

Pumpkin Halwa Recipe (Pumpkin Pudding)

Pumpkin Halwa or Kaddu ka halwa is a rich Indian Dessert recipe made with pumpkin, milk and sugar with generous amount of ghee in Instant pot Pressure cooker or stove top

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fruit custard served in 2 glass bowls with a spoon

Fruit Custard

Fruit custard is an easy-to-make and refreshing popular Indian dessert recipe made of a creamy custard base and a variety of fresh fruits.

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Two glass bowls of mango coconut milk chia pudding topped with diced mango and pistachios along with mango on the side.

Mango Chia Pudding

This easy Mango Coconut Chia Pudding is made with mango, coconut milk, chia seeds, maple syrup, and cardamom powder; It is perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert.

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30+ Indian Sweet Recipes

Looking for easy Indian Sweet (Dessert) recipes? Here are the best, 30+ simple and delightful Indian dessert recipes to satisfy your sugar cravings, from creamy kheer, and rich halwa to gulab jamun, rasmalai that your family will love.

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