Coconut Ladoo With Condensed Milk

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

5 from 6 votes

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.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Keyword coconut ladoo, coconut ladoo with condensed milk, instant coconut ladoo

Diet Gluten-Free, Vegetarian

Method Stovetop

Cook Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings ladoos

Calories 168kcal

Author Bhavana Patil

Ingredients

2 cups desiccated coconut
¾ cup condensed milk (milk maid) (about 220 gms)
¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
2 tablespoons milk (optional)

Garnish:

¼ cup desiccated coconut to rollover

Instructions

In a heavy bottom pan, add the desiccated coconut and condensed milk. Mix well.
Keep stirring and cook on low flame for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture starts coming together leaving sides of the pan. Do not overcook ladoos they will turn hard.
Add the powdered cardamom. Combine well and turn off the flame.
Transfer the ladoo mixture in a bowl or a plate and let it cool.
Grease your palm with some ghee. Then take some mixture in your hand and make round balls. You will get around 12 medium ladoos.
Note: If the coconut ladoo mixture is too dry to form ladoos, add 1-2 tablespoons of milk and mix well.
Take remaining desiccated coconut in a plate and roll the prepared laddus in the coconut.
Instant Coconut ladoos are ready. You can garnish the ladoos with pistachios or slivered almonds.

Notes

Expert Tips

If you have coarse desiccated coconut, blend it in a mixer grinder for a few seconds.

You may also roast desiccated coconut for 2-3 minutes in a teaspoon of homemade ghee before mixing condensed milk to get maximum flavor.

If the coconut ladoo mixture looks dry and cannot form a ladoo, add a little milk and mix it. Adding milk gives a nice soft texture and is also easy to hold.

If you use fresh coconut, roast in a little ghee for 4-5 minutes until the moisture disappears or turns aromatic.

Cook the coconut and condensed milk mixture on a low flame with constant stirring, or else it may burn.

Variations

Nuts: Add chopped roasted nuts like almonds and cashews.

Milk Powder: Add 2 tablespoons of milk powder while cooking the desiccated coconut and condensed milk. This enhances the taste and richness of the ladoos.

Chocolate coconut ladoo: Add 1 tablespoon of good quality unsweetened cocoa powder to the mixture for chocolate variation.

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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