Turn Eid-e-Milad treats into a healthy delight with these amazing ideas. These healthy dessert swaps for Eid celebrations would be a perfect way to lighten up the celebration.

Eid-e-Milad is a festival of light, love, and remembrance of the Prophet’s teachings. On this day, the birth of Prophet Muhammad is celebrated. This day is special, and just like other Eid festivals, it is celebrated with prayers, community service, and family celebrations. When it comes to Eid gatherings, sweets are an integral part of the celebration and without festive sweets to share with loved ones the day feels incomplete. From preparing the sweets at home with the entire family to handing them out to friends and neighbors, Eid is all about celebrating the day with sweets on the table. In almost every household, you can smell the fragrance of something sweet being cooked in the kitchen. That is one of the special things that makes Eid so memorable.
One way to make Eid's special sweet treats even more special is by adding chocolate to them. You might not know how great chocolate pairs up with the flavors of classic milk based sweets like barfi, gulab jamun, and malpua all taste heavenly when you add a touch of chocolate into them. With these continental fusion recipes on the table, you can create a delightful festive platter for Eid-e-Milad festival and give the traditional classics a new and innovative twist. Check out these ideas and prepare them for the ultimate Eid feast for your loved ones.
Chocolate Sheer Khurma

Bring a luxurious take on the classic festive vermicelli milk pudding by adding some melted dark chocolate into it. With the simple addition of chocolate, the seviyan kheer will turn out to be a gourmet dessert. You can use chocolate as a simple drizzle over the sheer khurma, stir it in the milk, and even use shredded chocolate for garnishes.
Chocolate Phirni
When rich rice phirni pudding gets an upgrade with the addition of cocoa powder, it instantly becomes a chocolatey indulgence. Rice soaks up the cocoa flavor and every kernel becomes rich in flavor, giving you the utmost experience. With the addition of chocolate, rice phirni becomes rich and indulgent. You can surely enhance it more with the addition of melted dark chocolate.
Chocolate-Stuffed Gulab Jamun

Gulab jamun is special in itself with its rosy flavor and rich texture. However, you can still make it more delightful with the addition of chocolate. Place a chunk of chocolate in the center of gulab jamun while making the balls and then fry and glaze the gulab jamun balls. With the heat, the chocolate will melt and turn into a gooey chocolatey core.
Chocolate Malpua
Malpua batter gives you a lot of opportunities to try various flavor mix-matches. With chocolate, you can enhance the richness of malpua batter and when you fry it up, it turns crispy and delicious. Instead of regular sweet glaze, use melted chocolate ganache as the drizzle and see how wonderful it turns out.
Chocolate Barfi
Layered khoya barfis are a great way to put together many flavors in one bite sized delight. When combined with chocolate fusion, barfi becomes even better than chocolate brownies. Prepare layered barfi with white chocolate and dark chocolate flavors and top it off with almonds and edible silver for a festive garnish.
Chocolate Shahi Tukda
Shahi tukda carries the royal essence with its creamy and indulgent flavor loaded with fats and luscious cream. You can make shahi tukda more flavorful with the addition of dark chocolate into it.
Chocolate Baklava

If you want something Middle Eastern in your Eid festive platter, then baklawa is a perfect addition. Prepare a fusion baklava with chocolate layered between phyllo and nut mix, baked and drizzled with chocolate and honey.
Chocolate-Filled Dates
Dates are a timeless staple. It is present in almost every Islamic treat. You can elevate the simple dates with the addition of dark, milk, or white chocolate plus nuts, dipped or drizzled, and optionally topped with sea salt or rose petals.
Chocolate Fudge
Chocolate fudge is like a western counterpart to Indian barfi. It is sweet but richer and denser in texture than traditional barfi. Since it is made with condensed milk and butter, you get an elevated yet mild flavor which acts as a perfect backdrop for other flavor ingredients like spices and chocolate. Give the chocolate fudge a traditional twist with the addition of pistachios for a festive vibe.
Chocolate Kunafa
Redefine the classic Middle Eastern kunafa with chocolate by layering the filo pastry with melted chocolate ganache. This combination will bring together continental and middle easter flavors for a special festive feast.
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