Crumbled Date Slices Recipe (Dessert Recipe) by Healthy Kadai

Dates are the most popular fruits which contains some of the most essential nutrients, vitamins, and mineral, which are required for normal growth and development. Dates can be consumed as it is but its taste further gets enhanced with dry fruits in form of date slices.

Ingredients:

Seedless dates – ½ kgs

Dessicated coconut – 1 cup (200gms approx.)

Cream/ Malai – 1 cup (200 gms)

Dry fruits mixture (Cashewnuts, raisins, almonds) – 1 cup

Parle-G Biscuits powder – ½ cup

Method:

1.       Cut the seedless dates into small pcs.
2.       Take a non-stick pan, put the dates and cream together and cook for atleast 15-20 min till both are completely mixed together and are soft. Allow the mixture to cool down completely.
3.       Add the biscuits powder to the above mixture and make a dough. Divide the dough into 2-3 balls.
4.       Spread a plastic sheet and flatten out each dates dough in between 2 layers of the plastic. This will help to avoid sticking the dough on the base.
5.       Once the dough is flattened out, spread a layer of dry fruits mixture and roll the date dough to form a cylindrical roll. Ensure to pull out the plastic while rolling the rolls and roll should be firm enough to hold the shape.
6.       Spread desiccated coconut on the plastic sheet and cover the date roll so that it gets completely covered with the coconut. Again cover the date rolls with the same plastic and keep it in refrigerator for minimum 1 hour and maximum for 3-4 hours.
7.       Once the rolls are set, unwrap the plastic sheets from the rolls. Cut it into slices with minimum ¼  inch thickness and the crumbled date slices are ready to serve.