Penda sweetmeats for Diwali on Expresso

instant pudding mix

🥗Healthier: homemade pudding

💰Cheaper: gelatin

Homemade pudding can be made with basic ingredients and is lower in preservatives.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

whipped topping

🥗Healthier: whipped coconut cream

💰Cheaper: whipped cream

Whipped coconut cream is dairy-free and lighter.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate chunks

Chocolate chunks can be more affordable and still provide chocolate flavor.

In a bowl, combine 1 cup powdered milk and 1 cup icing sugar.

Mix the powdered milk and icing sugar together until well combined.

Fold in 1/2 cup cream until the mixture starts to come together as a dough.

Add 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk to the mixture and continue mixing.

Sprinkle in 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cardamom and 1 teaspoon rose essence, then mix well.

If the mixture is too dry, add more cream; if too sticky, add more condensed milk.

Once the dough is formed, break off small pieces and shape them into balls.

Place the shaped balls into mini cupcake holders for presentation.

Divide 1 cup slivered almonds into two bowls, adding red food coloring to one and green to the other, then toss to coat.

Spread the colored almonds onto two separate trays and bake at 180°C for 10 minutes, then leave to cool.

To decorate, take two almonds of the same color and form a 'V' shape on top of each ball, adding a third almond in the center.

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