Cadbury Desserts for Chhath Puja Rituals Easy to Make Sweet Treats
Written by jheelum basu | October 14, 2025
Chhath Puja, an ancient Hindu practice of worshiping the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, is an integral part of India and Nepal’s religious culture. Acknowledging the Sun’s vital energy and the eternal cyclical power of nature is at the core of the celebration rooted in the cultural ethos of both the nation.
While the devotees pray for longevity, prosperity, and well-being, Chhath Puja’s true spirit lies in the traditional rituals and offerings, which require utmost purity. Devotees are expected to take a bath, wear clean clothes, and avoid non-vegetarian food, onion, and garlic.
While traditional ‘Sattvik’ Chhath Puja offerings don’t include chocolate or any other commercially processed ingredients, the chocolate-infused items can be offered as additional items instead of replacing the traditional ceremonial ones.
Respectful yet creative Cadbury desserts for Chhath Puja rituals bring more flavor to the food palette of the sacred festival. From the classic Thekua and Rasiya Kheer to Kasar Laddoo and Halwa, all the traditional dishes can be served with a chocolatey twist, while keeping the other simple ingredients like wheat flour, ghee, jaggery, and coconut at their core.
Here, we have crafted seven delicious Cadbury desserts for Chhath Puja rituals as the festival is just around the corner. Let’s get started.
Chocolate Thekua
A thekua is a dry, fried, crunchy cookie-like item with the strongest cultural connection with Chhath Puja. As the primary sacred offering to the Sun God, Thuekuas are at the very center of the Chhath Puja celebrations. The classic Chhath sweet is offered to the setting and rising Sun as a gesture of worship and reverence.
While the traditional recipe of Thekua includes ghee, jaggery, and wheat flour, including chocolate and cocoa powder in the recipe gives it a nice modern twist. Moreover, once the frying is done, you can also consider drizzling some melted dark chocolate over them for that added decadence.
Chocolate Malpua
This classic sweet and syrupy delicacy heightens the festive spirit of Chhath Puja like nothing else. During Chhath Puja, Malpua is widely offered across Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, which invariably represents the true essence of the festival. Traditionally, the pancake-like delicacy is dipped in sugary syrup. Adding chocolate to the Malpua batter adds value to its taste and flavor profile like nothing else. It has a golden, crispy exterior and a soft, tender, and juicy interior.
Following just a few simple steps, these sweet treats can be prepared at home to enjoy with your friends and family. Dipping the Malpuas in sugar syrup lends that perfect sweet taste and texture.
Chocolate Kasar Laddoo
Kasar Laddoo is one of the most popular traditional Chhath Puja sweets that symbolize prosperity, well-being, and abundance. Made from roasted rice flour, jaggery, ghee, fennel seeds, and grated coconut, Kasar Laddoo is an integral part of Chhath Puja offerings. Giving it a chocolatey twist with Cadbury only adds to the popularity and wholesomeness of the simple sweet treat enjoyed by many during the auspicious occasion of Chhath Puja.
To prepare this, take jaggery, ghee, fennel seeds, coconut, dry fruits, and chopped chocolate together and mix them well. Once done, take small portions of the mixture and turn them into small balls, and serve.
Chocolate Rice Kheer/Rasiya Kheer
During Chhath Puja, Rasiya Kheer is a household ceremonial dish in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The quintessential rich and creamy Rasiya Kheer (rice pudding sweetened with jaggery) is made from rice, thickened milk, spices, and a generous amount of jaggery. Now, if we have some Cadbury Dairy Milk, why not give it a chocolatey spin?
To make chocolate Rasiya Kheer, just combine the primary ingredients and chocolate with boiled milk and blend with jaggery, and cook well to form the creamy and enriching kheer dessert. The thickened milk is often flavored with spices and garnished with crushed dry fruits like pistachios and almonds, which further elevate its texture. What chocolate kheer adds is that luscious chocolatey comfort with the rich-tasting basmati rice.
5. Chocolate Coconut Ladoo
On Chhath Puja, you can also consider making a simple chocolate-coconut-jaggery laddoo as a sacred offering to the Sun God. To make the delicious laddoos, all you need is some desiccated coconut, oil, jaggery, and chopped chocolate for that added decadence. Just mix the primary ingredients over a low flame. Once the mixing is done, take small portions of the mixture and shape them into small, bite-sized balls.
6. Dark Chocolate Bark With Cranberries
This Chhath Puja, besides adding modern twists to the traditional recipes, you can also consider making dark chocolate bark as a chocolatey offering, featuring cranberries and almonds, crafted with rich dark chocolate. Studded with chewy dried cranberries and crunchy almonds, this chunky dark chocolate bark is a delightful sweet treat.
It is an extremely simple, antioxidant-rich, and easy-to-make-at-home dessert recipe that you can prepare in no time. In simple words, a dark chocolate bark with cranberries and almonds is best described as a sheet of melted and cooled chocolate, covered with nuts and dried fruits. This dessert has got ‘bark’ in its name owing to its resemblance to the uneven, craggy surface of a tree.
7. Chocolate Halwa
Halwas are a must for any auspicious occasion in India. And Chhath Puja is also not an exception. Chocolate halwa is the twisted version of the traditional recipe that includes semolina for traditional flavors with a chocolatey makeover. Moreover, Cadbury Dairy Milk’s gooey, creamy consistency makes it even exquisite in taste and texture.
Basically, a chocolate semolina (sooji) halwa resembles pudding in texture and is prepared using semolina (sooji), clarified butter (ghee), sugar, water, and chocolate. The rest of the ingredients, such as cardamom, saffron, nuts etc,. are optional. For garnishing, you can use the nuts of your choice to provide a delightful crunch.