on Oct 25, 2024 This Saffron Milk Pudding Bites is pure happiness! One bite into its creamy, jelly-like texture and warm, cozy flavors will transport you straight to your childhood’s halwai ki dukaan. Making this Diwali sweet is really easy too, and it’s perfect for beginners! It comes together with just 2 main ingredients – milk and cornflour. It’s then flavored with kesar and cardamom to make a cozy mithai that is soo perfect for Diwali 🫶 I love coating these kesar pudding bites in desiccated coconut at the end. And even though this is optional, I think it adds a beautiful nutty flavor and texture that really works here. Place these pudding bites on your Diwali dessert table and watch it disappear in no time!
Ingredients Overview
This saffron milk pudding bites recipe calls for ingredients you’ll mostly likely already find in your kitchen.
To make the pudding, we whisk together milk, sugar, kesar, and corn flour until it’s fully incorporated. The mixture should be smooth and lump-free before turning on the flame. Once the mixture starts to simmer, we add in cardamom powder and cook some more. When the mixture completely leaves the sides, is when we know the pudding is ready.
We then transfer this pudding to a greased tray and refrigerat it for a few hours until set. Then cut it into cubes, coat in desiccated coconut and serve!
Richa’s Top Tips
I highly recommend using whole or full fat milk for this recipe. Skimmed milk and plant-based milk have a lower fat percentage and the sweet won’t turn out as creamy. Milk and cornstarch mixture takes a while to cook and leave the sides, so be patient. Be sure to whisk continuously though because it can stick to the pan and burn quite easily. Desiccated coconut is an optional ingredients, but I would encourage you to source it. It adds a beautiful texture and nuttiness to these milk pudding bites that definitely takes it up a notch.
If you’re looking to make a simple Diwali dessert packs flavor & impresses your guests, then this saffron milk pudding bites is the way to go! If you want more easy, healthy-ish, yet flavorful dishes, be sure to check out my Orange Makhana Pudding, Coconut Pudding With Pineapple Jelly, Rose Kacha Golla, and Orange Kalakand! I can’t wait to see your recreations and Diwali food table pictures. So be sure to send them my way over my IG @my_foodstory.
