Khajur burfi dry fruit burfi recipe

Name: Easy Khajur Burfi or Dry fruit barfi (Date Nut Roll)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: ¼ cup Cashews (65g); ¼ Cup Pistachios (65g); ¼ cup Almonds (65g); ¼ Cup Walnuts (65g); 1 Tbsp Ghee; 2 Cups Dates (355g); ½ Tsp Cardamom powder; ⅛ cup milk; ¼ tsp rose water (optional, I used Nielsen Massey brand, it is strong); coconut powder (to coat, optional)

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ByShilpa Joshi August 15, 2021October 31, 2023 Updated on October 31, 2023

Dry fruit barfi or khajoor barfi or date roll burfi is so easy and a sweet treat. It is a dates sweet or date burfi that is sweet, crunchy and delicious. This dry fruit burfi is made of nuts, dates, cardamom and coconut. There is no added sugar and it comes together in minutes!

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khajur date barfi cut in slices laying on dessiccated coconut.

Time to make: 25 minutes

Khajoor or Date Nut Roll Barfi or Date Burfi

No sugar added – natural sweetness from dates
Nuts add crunch and protein
Great for gifting or even just as an energy bite for home!

This recipe uses only dates to make the sweet. But, you can also add in raisins, cranberries, apricots or really any other dried fruits you may have! If you add figs you will have anjeer barfi!

Date nut rolls or khajur burfi on a white plate.

Dates, cashews, almonds, pistaschios and walnuts on a plate.

Key Notes on Ingredients and Substitutes

Nuts: Use roasted nuts for best flavor. I have used a blend of nuts, however you can use whatever you have on hand! Just keep the ratio of nuts and/or seeds to dates the same and you will be set.
Dates: I have used only dates in this barfi. You can substitute some of the dates for raisins. You can also add in cranberries, apricots or other dried fruits that you enjoy.
Desiccated Coconut: After the dates roll is made, I roll the sweet in desiccated coconut. You can also roll it in toasted poppy seeds or even skip the step.
Vegan: To make this vegan, instead of ghee I would use plant based butter or ghee alternative.

This dry fruit barfi lasts up to a month in an airtight container. So, you can make it ahead of time for gift giving season! Just like Kaju Katli

Making Dry Fruit Barfi

Prep: First, chop the dates and roughly chop the roasted nuts. (if not roasted, roast the nuts first!)

To save time, use a food processor to give the roasted nuts about 3 pulses. A few pulses is all you really need to roughly chop them in the food processor.

Get cooking!

Then, heat ghee in pot on stove and add dates to pan.
Cook on medium about 3 minutes while stirring. They will begin to break down and form a thick paste. (The more moist and fresh your dates are the quicker this will go).
Then add milk and combine well continuing to mash another 3 minutes.
Add in cardamom, rose water and nuts and mix thoroughly.
Let cool.

Dates roasted in ghee on a pan with roasted ground nuts added.

Nuts and cardamom added to a roasted date paste in a pot.

Make the date nut rolls: Once the mixture is cool roll with hands into log shape. I divided the mixture into four equal parts and made rolls. Roll them in desiccated coconut.