Oats and Date Lollipop

Ingredients list for Oats and Date Lollipop

• 3/4 cup Oats quick rolled
• 20 Seedless dates
• 1/4 cup Almonds and cashewnuts chopped
• 2 tablespoons White sesame seeds
• 4 teaspoons Ghee
• 1/4 teaspoon Green cardamom powder

Method

1. Soak dates in very hot water for two to three hours. Grind the dates into a smooth paste using a little of the water in which they were soaked.
2. Dry roast almonds, cashewnuts and white sesame seeds. Dry roast oats separately till fragrant.
3. Cool and grind oats and nuts into a coarse powder.
4. Heat two teaspoons ghee in a non-stick kadai and add the date paste. Mix well and cook on low heat for three to five minutes.
5. Add ground oats-nuts mixture and mix well. Add two more teaspoons ghee and mix well.
6. Cook till the ghee starts leaving out the sides (four to five minutes). Add cardamom powder and mix well.
7. Remove the mixture from heat and let it to cool slightly.
8. Apply some ghee on hands and shape the mixture into small laddoos, insert a lollypop stick if needed. Let cool thoroughly. Serve or store the laddoos in an airtight container.

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