Dates and Nuts Roll

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking Time:10 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Servings:4

Dates and Nuts Rolls is a healthy and crunchy sweet that can be made in a jiffy. A slice of this dates roll is enough to recoup your burst of energy. This sweet can be made diabetic - friendly by substituting the coating of sugar with desiccated coconut or powdered nuts. It is very simple sweet that basically needs just dates and nuts. The coating on the rolls is just a matter of your choice and preference.

Ingredients:

300 grams dates deseeded and chopped
50 grams cashew nuts chopped
50 grams almonds chopped
50 grams pistachios chopped
3 to 4 tablespoons of evaporated milk or condensed milk
1 tablespoon oil or Ghee
1/2 to 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional)
FOR COATING: 2 to 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar or desiccated coconut or powdered nuts

Method:

In a pan, dry roast the chopped nuts on medium heat for a minute taking care not to burn the nuts. Keep them aside.
Take oil or ghee in another heavy bottom skillet and saute the dates. Stir at regular intervals.
In between add the evaporated or condensed milk to the dates. Within 3 to 4 minutes the dates become soft mushy mass.
Add the nuts to the dates and saute for a minute. Now put off the flame.
Add the Vanilla essence at this stage.
Mix nicely and let the dates mixture cool slightly.
Once the dates mixture is cool enough to handle, grease your palms and make 2 or 3 smooth cylindrical logs with this mixture.
Make sure that the rolls are tightly packed and there are no.air bubbles.
Coat these dates rolls with powdered sugar.
Tightly wrap the rolls in a foil paper and refrigerate for an hour.
After an hour take the rolls out from the refrigerator and cut into 1/4" thick slices.
Serve and enjoy.
You can store the remaining dates rolls at room temperature or in a refrigerator.