How to make delicious Asian protein sweets?

3 min readSep 30, 2023

https://www.sizzlingtastebuds.com/cashew-coconut-barfi/

Introduction:

I’ve been noticing more and more that I don’t want just any candy that makes me feel sick or gives me an allergic reaction. After all, we don’t know the full ingredient list of what’s sold in packages in supermarkets. This is because they simply don’t write it, because people wouldn’t want to buy it if they knew what insects were found in it, or what dangerous chemicals were added to the composition of sweet food.

So my husband and I started making sweets ourselves.

Why Asian sweets?

My husband was born in India. India boasts a diverse range of cuisine, in contrast to Western countries where the selection, particularly in terms of healthier options, is comparatively limited, which is regrettable. My partner often pampers me by preparing Indian cuisine for me. And I’ll be honest, I’ve never tried anything like this before, and it’s so delicious.

So what is this sweetness?

Cashew Coconut Barfi

Ingredients:

Ghee https://amzn.to/3PVS0jQ (as per FTC Rules and Guides)
Cashew nuts
Ground coconut
Jaggery (natural cane sugar “Panela”) https://amzn.to/468zURt (as per FTC Rules and Guides)
Milk

Why protein candy?

Cashew nuts contain 21 grams of protein per 100 grams.

Instructions:

Take a regular grinder, pour your cashew nuts into it, grind them into crumbs.
Preheat a frying pan, add a little ghee. Pour in our ground cashew nuts, also ground coconut. Then we add Jaggery, mix everything in the pan and add milk to the consistency of dough or sour cream. The mixture should not be liquid. Mix everything and turn off the pan so it doesn’t burn. (We did everything by eye — we didn’t set the time, we didn’t weigh how much to add. So do it at your discretion.)
After that, transfer the resulting mixture to a plate and refrigerate for 30–40 minutes.