“An Apple a Day keeps the doctor away!”
This quote has got the apple a fixed place in everyone’s kitchen and gradually the heart. So, if your secret indulgent food is dessert then apple Halwa can beat your desire for the sweet tooth. Nothing like the delicate combination of the health and sweet which is perfectly cultivated in the Apple Halwa Recipe. The best time to try this recipe is when you have too many apples in your pantry and you are wondering whether to eat them raw or make something interesting. While your mind is running on the thoughts of some sweet, you can choose apple Halwa over apple pie or apple cake.
Apple Halwa
- Author: Karishma Shah
- Recipe Category: Sweets
- Cuisine: Desserts
Description: The Apple Halwa Recipe is simple to follow and easy to grasp. The sweet and delicate dessert is made from apples and vanilla, cinnamon and cardamom. Enjoy!
Apple Halwa Recipe Ingredients:
- Apples – 2 ½ cup (6 to 7 apples)
- Condensed Milk – 1 cup
- Cloves – 1 small piece
- Khoya – ¼ cup (crumbled)
- Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp.
- Vanilla Powder – 1 tsp.
- Cinnamon Powder – ½ tsp.
- Orange Food Essence – a pinch
- Pistachios – ¼ cup
- Walnuts – ¼ cup
- Almonds – ¼ cup (buy it from here)
- Dates – ¼ cup
- Raisins – ¼ cup
- Sugar – 5 tbsp.
- Butter – 1 tbsp.
- Ghee – 1 tbsp.
- Warm Water – 1 tbsp.
Note: It is preferable to use granulated sugar, and not the sugar cubes. You may also use either of ghee or butter. Oil can be substituted in place of butter.
Apple Halwa Recipe Steps:
Pre-Preparation:
- Cut the Apples:
- Take approximately 7 fresh and ripe apples.
- Wash each of them properly under the fresh water tap.
- Rinse and clean the apples.
- Peel off their skin and keep them.
- Now take the knife and still it throughout the apple to the core.
- This will give you to two equal halves of an Apple.
- Now insert the knife inside and remove the core.
- Now, slice and chop the apples into small cubes.
- Finely grate 1 or 2 pieces of apple.
- Blanch and peel the nuts you have. Chop into pieces.
Note: Do not still the knife through the core. We peel off the skin of the apples because they might be wax coated. Once you remove the apple skin layer there is no concern and consume apples safely.
Preparation:
- Take a non-stick saucepan and melt the ghee over a medium flame.
- Once the ghee is melted, add the chopped apples. Sauté the apple cubes till they are complete cooked and the raw smell vanishes.
- Fry the apples for nearly 5 minutes till they become golden.
- Once they have become soft, add the warm water into the pan.
- Uncover the pan and let the apples merge with each other.
- With help of spoon, mash the apples and keep stirring.
- While you cook the mixture, take care that it does not burn.
- Now add sugar and again continuously keep stirring well.
- Add milk after 5 minutes and stir the mixture continuously for another 5 minutes.
- Now mix in the grated apples.
- Reduce the milk over the low flame and let the apple milk mixture become tender and soft.
- Wait till the mixture becomes one and pulls away from the bottom.
- Shift the knob of gas from medium to high, raising the flame.
- At this point, add the orange food color essence and mix well into the mixture so that Halwa gets it original color.
- Now sprinkle the cinnamon powder, cardamom powder and vanilla powder over the mixture and stir.
- Add khoya to this mixture and whisk well. Keeping stirring the runny mixture so that it does not get stuck to the pan.
- Add ghee in the increase of 1/3 tbsp.
- When you feel the mixture has turned sticky, add cardamom powder. Simmer until the milk evaporates.
- When you feel the mixture has become translucent then take it away from the flame.
- Season the mixture with the chopped almonds, pistachios, dates, raisins, and walnuts.
- Again transfer it over to the gas and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Transfer the Halwa on the plate, spread it evenly.
- Cut into the thick small cubes
And the hot amiable Apple Halwa is ready to end the desire of sweet.
Note: For the creamier Halwa, add more milk.
Additional Information:
- Calories: 674 calories
- Total Time: PT50M
- Serves: 2
- Date Published: 2016-09-21
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The glamorous apple Halwa is one of the best desserts to serve during the festivals and occasions. This gorgeous bright red and slight orange colored Halwa having the creamy texture can be liked by anyone who detested it in the beginning. The taste of saccharine Halwa is so affable that it would remove all the aversion you have for this lovely fruit. Apart from taste and texture, another reason to prefer it over pie and cake is health. It is not one of those categorized heavy desserts which use milk and whipped cream in abundance. The sweet base Halwa has the warmth of various condiments.
The basic ingredient for this recipe is the fresh apple. So if the preparation of the Apple Halwa Recipe is in your mind then instantly pick up apple whenever you go to buy fruits. Whatever shape, whichever size get the raw apples which are strong from out and sweet from inside. The rest of ingredients like condensed milk is used to give the creamy taste and look. The use of cardamom powder, vanilla powder, and cinnamon powder enhances the flavor of raw apple and gives the dish an aromatic touch. Whereas, the topping with the chopped dry fruits adds the crunch to the soft Halwa.
The mushiness of Halwa beautifully integrates with the sweet apples. The crunchy nuts and smooth the milk mixture are made for each other. It is easy to make at home with some efforts of continuous stirring. Still, the preparation is not so tough and you can add a twist to the original flavors of Halwa according to your taste palates. This dish made from the apples will always be on the top when you think about the list of sweets from fruit! Make at home and impart the taste of this amiable Halwa as a treat to your family.
Remarks:
- The Apple Halwa Recipe gets together in around 50 minutes.
- At times, the Halwa might be prepare quickly compare to other days. It is because of the quality of the apples.
- Refrain from adding sugar till the apples have become golden.
- It is recommended to use a heavy utensil.
- It can be stored for at least 3 days in the refrigerator.
- The texture of the color will vary with the measurement of ingredients.
- You may use various seasonal fruits in making of this Halwa.
- You can use cook and Sautee apples before using them.
- If you are a diabetic, then buy the sweet apples so that you do not need to add sugar. If apples are sweet, then you can skip sugar.
- If you do not have vanilla powder, then substitute it with the vanilla essence.
Garnishing:
You can cut the square pieces of Apple Halwa and serve the dessert in a bowl or plate and garnish it with:
- Pistachios Pieces
- Cashews and Raisins
- Saffron Strands
- Grated Coconut
Quick Tip:
- You can add the cashew powder instead of chopped cashews.
- You may add the grated Jaggery as an alternative to granulated sugar. But both taste and texture of Halwa would be different.
- Refrain from using honey as it becomes toxic on heating.
- If you have dried cranberries, then add them as well with raisins.
- Check before buying the apples, if they are tart then your Halwa will be sour in taste. Add more sugar to balance the sourness.
- The apples can be cooked even after you grind them.
- Prepare this sweet apple pudding for the festival of Karvachauth.
The combination of Apple with vanilla powder and dry fruits is heavenly. It’s indeed a match made in heaven when you take the bite the sweet apples with crunchy nuts. The cooked mushy apples infuses the sweetness in the Halwa whereas the roasted walnuts gives the nutty aroma to the Halwa. This apple Halwa with the perfect blend of taste and flavors is easy to make at home. It has the most admirable taste and the affable fragrance. TO prepare this tasty Halwa from ripe apples, you have to first Sautee the apples, then cook them in mixture of milk and Mawa. The sprinkle of the flavoring agents gives a rich flavor to the dish. Lastly, we season the Halwa with the chopped nuts to gives the crunchiness texture to the smooth Halwa texture.
This is the perfect sweet dish which you can make for small parties or get to-gathers at home. You can prepare this for almost anytime tread for the special family occasion or when you are off for the picnic. Serve it as an after meal dessert or surprise your kids with this bright red colored Halwa after they return form school. This cannot be made for the tiffin but you can have it anytime within an hour of its preparation. If you tend to eat after a delayed time then its flavors would tend to vanish. Apples when cooked, impart a beautiful aroma all over the kitchen and into the Halwa as well. The lovely looking Halwa is extremely delicious.
The Apple Halwa Recipe is simple to follow and easy to grasp. It is one of the type of the traditional Halwa from the North Indian food. The fresh apples gives a bright, vibrant, colorful and a gorgeous look to Halwa. This sweet and delicate dessert is made from apples and powder of vanilla, cinnamon and cardamom. It is most flavorful dessert dish with wonders of taste in it. The basic way to make this dessert recipe is with fresh apple cooked in milk and seasoned with dry fruits. You can tweak with the original method and add any of your favorite ingredient. Make now and enjoy!
One more dish from the sweet apples is the Apple pie, which is the most popular dessert dish across the globe. The other tempting dishes from apples are apple cake, apple muffins, apple subzi, apple syrup and apple jam. If you like spicy dish then try apple pickle and if you prefer to have the tanginess in your apple dish then make apple chutney from green apples.
Similar to Halwa you can make colorful Barfi with flavorful ingredients at home. Try out each of this Barfi which are easy and quick recipe to follow for the upcoming festivals. The other Indian sweets similar to Halwa is the different types of delicious Ladoo. They are the popular Indian sweet recipe which are healthy for kids as well. Generally the kids love to eat the small round balls of Ladoo of different flavors and taste.
If you want to learn how to make various sweet recipes for fesitvals then check recipe of Chocolate Modak, Jalebi, Rabdi, Falooda, Malpua, Sheera, Paneer Kheer and Phirni. If you are looking for more halwa recipes then check how to make beetroot Halwa at home. It is healthy and tasty to have because of the health benefits of beetroot. The most common of all the available Halwa collection is the carrot Halwa. You can also make Atta Halwa, Sooji Halwa, Lauki Halwa and Mango Halwa at home. You can also find more Desserts recipes like Rainbow Cupcakes, Eggless Chocolate Chips Muffins, Eggless Chocolate Mousse, Mango Panna Cotta and all the sweet colorful eggless cakes.