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Dry fruit barfi in a fluted white plate.
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Easy Khajur Burfi or Dry fruit barfi (Date Nut Roll)

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!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Hindu, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: date nut roll, dry fruit barfi, khajoor barfi, khajur burfi
Servings: 20 pieces
Calories: 87kcal
Author: Shilpa Joshi

Equipment

  • pan
  • Food processor

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

Instructions

  • Dry roast nuts on medium - high flame. Roast each set of nuts separately, as each will roast in different amount of time. About 1 minute each. Once roasted, roughly chop the nuts.
    Roasted and ground cashews, pistachios, walnuts and almonds roughly chopped in a steel bowl.
  • Roughly chop dates
    Chopped dates in a leaf vine designed white plate.
  • Add ghee to pan and heat on medium. Add dates to ghee. Roast and break apart the dates into a paste-like mixture. Use wide spoon smash pieces. Keep stirring/smashing. About 3 minutes. Then add milk and combine well continuing to mash another 3 minutes.
    Dates roasted in ghee on a pan with roasted ground nuts added.
  • Add nuts, rose water and cardamom to dates in pan.
    Nuts and cardamom added to a roasted date paste in a pot.
  • Mix to combine.
    Mixed date nut roll ingredients in a non-stick pot.
  • Once cooled, divide mixture into 4 parts and form logs/cylindrical shape. Roll in desiccated coconut.
    Date nut rolls barfi rolled in dessicated coconut on a glass plate.
  • Cut 1/2 inch slices and serve.
    khajur burfi on a plate with dessicated coconut sprinkled on the plate and on the burfi.

Notes

  • Get creative and add seeds or other dried fruits such as cranberries, figs or raisins to change up the flavor!
  • These will keep for 1 month in an air tight container in fridge
  • Great for gift giving as you can make ahead of time.
Cutting the rolls: If you have trouble cutting nice circle pieces, place rolls in freezer for 10-15 minutes.  They will firm up and make it easier to cut.
Milk: Adding milk helps break down the dates quicker and if your dates are not fresh and moist it makes the burfi smoother in texture.  If you have very fresh dates, you can skip the milk if you prefer.
Making it vegan: you can use any plant based milk as an alternative to dairy milk.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.4mg