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Krishna Janmashtami is a festival of joy and food. This year, Janmashtami is being celebrated on 26th August, 2024. Without some decadent sweets on this day, the celebration is incomplete.

But does that mean we should break all our healthy diet goals and indulge in heaps of sugar and cream? No! Sweets and desserts can be made healthy as well! We bring to you some healthy dessert recipes to choose from. Whip these in your kitchen, with uber-healthy ingredients and lots of love. We bet these desserts for Janmashtami can fulfil your sweet cravings for the day without that extra lump of sugar in it.



Also Read: Janmashtami 2024: Why Lord Krishna's Birthday Tradition Includes Offering Butter Here Are 7 Healthy Desserts To Make | Healthy Desserts 1) Dates And Nuts Laddoo Janmashtami celebration without laddoo is such a let-down. Switch to this healthy alternative. Blend juicy dates and crunchy nuts.

Add desiccated coconut if you want. Roll them into balls and relish. 2) Cranberry, Almond Rice Kheer Ditch the sugar and replace it with honey for this recipe.

Give your regular rice kheer a delicious twist by adding cranberries and grated almonds to it. It's a dessert bowl no one needs to say ‘no' to. 3) Makhana Kheer This is a hit recipe for all the low-fat diet enthusiasts.

Cook makhana (foxnut or waterlily seeds) in milk and add almonds, pistachio, and cardamom powder to it. Low-fat kheer couldn't get tastier. 4) Gluten-Free Coconut Almond Barfi Barfi is another mithai that peps up.

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