How’s this week treating you so far? I had a great morning catching up with my girlfriend over breakfast before rushing home to take photos for this recipe.
Diwali is just around the corner and I had a few pounds of apples to utilize, besides juicing.
Have you had an epiphany where ideas seems to be working so well in your brain and it’s equally delicious after taste-testing? This barfi is definitely a game-changer. It’s not really a fudgey-fudge, but definitely a delicious change to what is norm on our Diwali menu.
In the name of desserts, I’m always willing to be more creative 😉
There’s no binding agent (eggs), so the key is to make sure the apples are cooked down completely without too much liquid, before adding coconut flour.
Ingredients:
- 6 to 7 apples or 4 heaping cups of diced apples, peeled and cored
- 2 apples, peeled, cored, chopped and pureed
- 6 tbsp ghee, melted
- 1/3 cup sugar
- a few strands of saffron
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp orange blossom extract
- 1/3 cup of fine coconut flour
garnish: chopped raw pistachios
Directions:
- Heat a heavy bottomed vessel (kadhai) on medium high. Once pan is heated, add ghee. Wait for ghee to heat before adding diced and pureed apples with sugar and saffron.
- Cook apples until softens. It would take about 15 minutes or so. Stir frequently in between. Cook apples until most of the moisture evaporates and oil separates on the sides.
- Add cardamom + cinnamon powder, salt and orange blossom extract. Stir to combine before adding finely ground coconut powder.
- Remove kadhai from heat and continue stirring until fudge thickens. Allow fudge/barfi to cool to touch before spreading it in a bread pan, lined with parchment.
- Spread barfi evenly and top it with chopped nuts. Cover with a cling wrap and refrigerate for a few hours before slicing and serving!
Off to clean every nook and cranny of our home before Diwali. There’s so much to dust and I’ll make sure to snack on these deliciousness to boost my cleaning enthusiasm 😉
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Deepavali!!!
Have you tried apple barfi before? What’s on your Diwali menu?
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Happy Diwali Kiran. Love the sound of this barfi. Coconut dessert calls for my name.
On a side note, somehow I have been missing your new post notifications. Not sure what happened. Off to check out all the ones I missed.
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Nice twist to the usual burfi with Apples!! Happy Diwali!!!
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Glad you loved it, Shibi. Thank you and hope you had a great Diwali 🙂
Love the sound of this! And I have so many apples at the moment – this would be a great way to put them to use! 🙂
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Ashley — thank you! put those apples to good use, now 😀
I have not tried apple barfi before but it certainly sounds delicious and I love that it’s made with coconut flour!
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Sylvie — I’ve never tried it too, until I had a few pounds of apples begging to be used. Turned out so so delicious 😀
There are some of my favorite flavors in these bars, so I know I’d love them — and I’m curious about the orange blossom extract, I didn’t know it existed, and now I won’t rest until I get some!
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Sue — you shouldn’t rest until you get to taste orange blossom extract. go get some 😀
Good tip to completely cook down the apples. This looks like a terrific recipe! Never had apples in fudge — but I will! Thanks for this.
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apple burfi, this is so creative!!!
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Oh yum! This looks so tasty, Kiran!
And you have the best serving ware/props! It’s all so unique and gorgeous!
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YUM!! This looks delicious!! I love apple recipes this time of year!! It’s just so …fall!! It just feels right!! Great job 🙂
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Cailee — thank you so much. i have the same affection for apples this time of the year 🙂
Delicious, gluten-free treat… So perfect for Autumn!
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Oh this looks so good – I love the saffron and cardamom paired with apples. It sounds so tasty! Happy Diwali!
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Wow a wonderful yummy. Fudge, but not fudge. I hope you got all cleaned as you envisioned prior to your festival. Enjoy!
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Carol — lol, thanks! yes, it’s a fudge without a fudge 😉
They look scrumptious! I just love anything with coconut.
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Angie — thanks dear, and I love coconut too!
Happy Diwali! That’s a New Year celebration, right? My Indian friends posted these greetings on Facebook so I knew it’s a holiday this week! 🙂 These apple treats look so adorable! Wanna grab one right through the screen!
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Thank you so much, Julia! Yeah, it’s a celebration of good against evil and new year 🙂
Happy Diwali! What a perfect barfi to try, this is so delicious 😀
I love apple!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Uru — Happy Diwali to you too 🙂
Happy Diwali, Kiran. This post is full of enthusiasm and joy (despite the cleaning thing :)), I like it! These apple barfi are mouthwatering.
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What a treat, I’d love a piece with my tea!
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Happy Diwali Kiran! This looks gorgeous. I’ve never had apple barfi, never knew it even existed, but I suppose you can turn anything into barfi these days. I love the addition of coconut flour. And I love the photo with the diyas. You really should consider doing a post on photography, your work is amazing!!!
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Thanks Nisha and a very Happy Diwali to you too! I’ve never had apple barfi before as well but thought why not try creating it with pounds of apples I had laying around, begging to be used 😀
ps: I’m working on an ebook for food photography!
I’ve been eating my weight in Barfis since the past week but nothing even comes CLOSE to this delish beauty! Apple barfis? YUMMMMM I’m sooooo making these while the festive spirit lasts! hehe! <3
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Samina — yay! let me know how it tastes!! ’tis the season for barfis 😉
These barfi look and sound so terrific! Cant wait to try. Hope you had a fun and safe Diwali!
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Tanvi — thanks love and hope you had a great Diwali with the family, too 🙂
Goodness me..this is absolute perfection! Happy Diwali Kiran..though belated I hope you had a great one. I would be over-indulging if I had access to these:-)
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Sonali — Happy Belated Diwali to you too! I’d be happy to over-indulge with you 🙂
This look simply amazing! I could use some right now with my tea!Yummy pictures and recipe of curse!
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I’ve never tasted apple fudge but it sounds really good. I also admit that I don’t know much about Diwali. I’m off to do some research. All I know (and I’m embarrassed about this) is that there are lights, people clean everything and buy new clothes. I’m sure that’s just the incidentals.
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Maureen — i’ve never tasted it until recently, when I was forced to do something with pounds of apples we had begging to be used. it’s never too late to learn about Diwali, my friend 🙂
Looks like a very delicious dessert!
very nice fruit bar recipe
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Hope you had a great Diwali Kiran. Simply awesome and palatable barfi flavors here – inspires me to new levels!
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Thanks Meeta! Hope you had a great Diwali too 🙂 xo