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    Coconut Ladoo Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Coconut Ladoo or Nariyal ke laddu is made using coconut, condensed milk and ghee. No time on hand during festive season, Make this simple ladoo in less than 15 minutes. Less than 5 ingredients used to make this coconut ladoo and you will be happy that you made it! Learn how to make the delicious coconut ladoo with step by step pictures and video.

    coconut ladoo displayed on a black serving dish scattered with desiccated coconut and red cherries

    Coconut Ladoo Recipe

    Ladoos, my favorite sweets of all time. You can make it with of course anything. Any powders from wheat flour, gram flour or anything. I have quite a few ladoo recipes in my blog. My favorite kind of ladoos is motichoor ladoos.

    Table of Contents

    • About Coconut Ladoo
    • Watch Coconut Ladoo Recipe Video
    • Coconut Ladoo Ingredients
    • Success Tips for Perfect Coconut Ladoo
    • Coconut Ladoo Recipe (Step-wise Pictures)
    • Coconut Ladoo with Milkmaid
    • Coconut Ladoo with Desiccated Coconut
    • Variations
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Coconut Ladoo Recipe | Nariyal Ke Laddu Recipe

    About Coconut Ladoo

    This ladoo is so simple to make, just take few minutes to whip up. But the taste is just phenomenol. The condensed milk makes it just wow. In my opinion condensed milk is one of the most versatile ingredient to have on hand. Because you could whip up many sweets with that. Check out my 10 min palkova recipe, which i made using that.

    Watch Coconut Ladoo Recipe Video

    YouTube video

    Why this Recipe works?

    • Easy, Quick & Affordable Ingredients
    • Minimum ingredients used and basic recipe
    • Tasty & Delicious Ladoo which you can never stop eating.
    • Makes Perfect Gift for your loved ones on special occasions.
    • Easily adaptable recipe with different flavours.

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    Coconut Ladoo Ingredients

    ingredients for making coconut ladoo

    Coconut

    Nariyal ke laddu or coconut ladoo can be made with fresh or desiccated coconut. If using fresh coconut, dry roast in a pan till the moisture dries up and then proceed to extend their shelf life.

    Milkmaid

    Basic coconut ladoo recipe is made with only milkmaid for rich milky taste. You can opt to add little sugar along with milkmaid.

    Nuts

    I used nuts like cashews, almonds or pistachios which I chopped finely using a small food processor.

    Ghee

    Little ghee makes the ladoo non sticky and adds flavour. Apply ghee on your hands to prevent the mixture from sticking to your hands when rolling.

    coconut ladoo displayed on a black serving dish scattered with desiccated coconut and red cherries

    How to Make Coconut Ladoo

    Pre-preparation

    Take grated fresh coconut in a blender and grind without adding water till fine textured. Take coconut in a dry kadai and toast them for 3 mins. If using dry toast them for a min.

    Making coconut ladoo

    Now add in condensed milk and mix well.  Add in almond powder, ghee and mix well. Keep cooking for 5 to 10 mins till it leaves the sides. Once it started leaving, remove it to a bowl. Allow to cool down.

    Shaping Ladoos

    Now grease your hands with some ghee. Shape this into small ladoos. Now take desiccated coconut in a plate. Roll the ladoos in the coconut till it is coated. 

    Serving & Storage

    Place it in an air tight container and Store in fridge for a good 2 hours. Remove it before 30 mins from the fridge before serving.

    coconut ladoo stacked on a black serving dish scattered with desiccated coconut and red cherries

    Success Tips for Perfect Coconut Ladoo

    • If you are using fresh grated coconut, They will be in big grates. So i suggest you to take them in a blender and pulse them for a few mins till it is crushed into small tiny bits.
    • Adjust the condensed milk as per your taste.
    • Rolling the laddu in desiccated coconut is optional.
    • You could add cashew powder or any of your favourite nut powders.
    • Store in fridge for a 2 hours, so it gets little hard and sets a little.
    • Always serve this at room temperature or little cold.
    • You can keep this in fridge for upto a week.

    Coconut Ladoo Recipe (Step-wise Pictures)

    Coconut Ladoo with Milkmaid

    1)First take fresh grated coconut in a blender and pulse few times so the coconut grates are fine and even. Take coconut in a kadai. I used a nonstick kadai.

    fresh coconut in a kadai

    2)Saute the coconut in the pan for 2 mins so the excess moisture dries a little.

    dry roast to remove moistness

    3)Add in milkmaid.

    pour in milkmaid

    4)Mix well. Taste the mixture to see whether the sweetness is okay for you.

    mix milkmaid with the coconut

    5)Add in crushed nuts. I used almonds, you can use cashews or pistachios too.

    add in crushed nuts

    6)Mix everything really well.

    mix well with the coconut

    7)Add ghee little at a time and cook till it comes together.

    add ghee to the coconut mixture

    8)Now the mixture is thick.

    coconut ladoo mix done

    9)Remove the mixture to a bowl.

    remove it to a bowl to cool

    10) Take desiccated coconut in a plate for rolling the ladoo.

    take desiccated coconut in a plate

    11)Take small portion from the mixture and roll it into smooth ball.

    shape ladoos

    12)Coconut ladoos done.

    coconut ladoos shaped

    13)Roll the ladoos in coconut.

    roll each coconut ladoo in desiccated coconut

    14)Because of the moisture of the ladoos, the coconut will stick to it.

    coconut ladoo rolled in desiccated coconut

    15)Coconut ladoo with milkmaid is ready to serve.

    coconut ladoos ready to serve

    16)Enjoy

    coconut ladoo displayed on a black serving dish scattered with desiccated coconut and red cherries

    Coconut Ladoo with Desiccated Coconut

    This recipe of coconut ladoo is made using desiccated coconut and khoya. The combination is just awesome and delicious. Cook Khoya with sugar and saffron, add in desiccated coconut and cook till thick. I shaped into small ladoos and rolled in more coconut. Thats it.

    Ingredients you will need

    • 1 cup unsweetened khoya
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 2 cups desiccated coconut
    • a pinch saffron or yellow food colour

    Here is how you make it

    1)Take coconut and sugar in a pan.

    khoya mixed with sugar

    2)Add in saffron or yellow food colour and cook till the sugar melts.

    khoya with sugar and saffron colour added

    3)Add in dried coconut or desiccated coconut.

    add in desiccated coconut

    4)Cook till the mixture gets thick and leaves the sides of the pan.

    cook till it comes together

    5)Shape the mixture into small balls and roll into ladoo.

    shape it into ladoos

    6)Roll the ladoo in desiccated coconut.

    roll in coconut

    7)Thats it, khoya coconut ladoos is done.

    khoya coconut ladoos ready to serve
    coconut ladoos made with khoya and desiccated coconut

    Variations

    Chocolate Coconut Ladoo

    The ladoos has dark chocolate in them instead of cocoa powder which makes it set and makes it taste yummy. You can add some chopped dark chocolate or 2 tbsp of cocoa powder when making the ladoos for a chocolate flavour.

    📖 Recipe Card

    Coconut Ladoo Recipe | Nariyal Ke Laddu Recipe

    Coconut Ladoo or Nariyal ke laddu is made using coconut, condensed milk and ghee. No time on hand during festive season, Make this simple ladoo in less than 15 minutes. Less than 5 ingredients used to make this coconut ladoo and you will be happy that you made it.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 20 servings
    Calories: 222kcal

    Ingredients

    Coconut Ladoo with milkmaid

    • 2 cups Coconut
    • 1 cup Milkmaid | Sweetened condensed milk
    • ¼ cup Almonds powdered
    • 1 tbsp Ghee for greasing hands
    • ¼ cup Desiccated Coconut for rolling

    Coconut Ladoo with Khoya & Desiccated Coconut

    • 1 cup Unsweetened Khoya / Mawa
    • ½ cup Sugar
    • 2 cups Desiccated Coconut
    • ¼ tsp Saffron or Yellow food colour

    Instructions

    Coconut Ladoo with milkmaid

    • Take fresh coconut in a dry kadai and toast them for 3 mins. If using dry toast them for a min. Now add in condensed milk and mix well. Add in almond powder, ghee and mix well. Keep cooking for 5 to 10 mins till it leaves the sides.
    • Once it started leaving, remove it to a bowl. Allow to cool down.
    • Now grease your hands with some ghee. Shape this into small ladoos. Now take desiccated coconut in a plate. Roll the laddu in the coconut till it is coated.
    • Place it in an air tight container and Store in fridge for a good 2 hours. Remove it before 30 mins from the fridge before serving.

    Coconut Ladoo with Khoya & Desiccated Coconut

    • In a nonstick pan, take crumbled khoya, sugar and heat till it gets little liquidy. Now add in food colour or saffron and mix well.
    • Add in coconut and mix well. Cook this till it leaves the sides and form into a soft dough.
    • Cool this down a little. Take small portion from this and roll into a ladoo, roll this in more desiccated coconut and arrange in a plate. Chill for 30 mins before serving.

    Video

    YouTube video

    Notes

    • If you are using fresh grated coconut, They will be in big grates. So i suggest you to take them in a blender and pulse them for a few mins till it is crushed into small tiny bits.
    • Adjust the condensed milk as per your taste.
    • Rolling the laddu in desiccated coconut is optional.
    • You could add cashew powder or any of your favourite nut powders.
    • Store in fridge for a 2 hours, so it gets little hard and sets a little.
    • Always serve this at room temperature or little cold.
    • You can keep this in fridge for upto a week.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Marisa G

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      Hi, Aarthi, long time we don't visit each other, but be sure, I follow your posts.
      I love this recipe and I'm sure I'll prepare it after Christmas. Have a goood weekend. Cheers from Valencia

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    2. Tamilarasi Sasikumar

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      That looks simple & tasty...Love it...

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    3. Maha Gadde

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      Very yummy n easy laddus..

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    4. xinex

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      Looks delicious! Do you know where I can get almond powder? Is it in the grocery baking section?...Christine

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    5. chitra

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      mouth watering aarthi. yummy ladoos

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    6. Aarthi

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      @xinex Yes it will be available. But i powdered my own badam to make powdered almond.

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    7. ELel

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      I love the recipes like this: simple, but very very good!

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    8. silby

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      Hi.........seems very good recipe.sure will try .. thanks ......

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    9. Anonymous

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      Can this recipe be made without condensed milk? What can be an alternative for that?

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    10. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousNo condensed milk is a important ingredients in thos ladoos..

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    11. Anonymous

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      Hi aarthi how long we cn storage the ladoo?

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    12. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousYou can store this in fridge upto a week

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    13. Soumya S

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      Hi Aarti
      Thank you for these quick and easy sweet recepies.Very helpful for working mom's like me.

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    14. Sandhya G.

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      can we use fresh coconut for rolling the ladoos ?

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    15. Aarthi

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      @Sandhya G.u can use, but it wont stay good for more days..

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    16. Anonymous

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      I just made it n it s mixure tastes so yummy rich n creamy..Thanks a lot for the sweet n simple recipe.

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    17. bharti kaushik

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      Thanks aarthi for this yummy lodoos

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    18. Anonymous

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      Dont we nedd to add any suger in these ladoos.

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    19. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousdont need to add sugar, condensed milk give the sweetness

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    20. Sukanya

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      Can it be made without the nut powder ??

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    21. Aarthi

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      @Sukanyayes u can make it without nut powder

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    22. Priya K

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      Hi,
      There is no sweetening content added. what will it taste like???

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    23. Aarthi

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      @Priya Kthe condensed milk is sweetened one..so it is enough

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    24. Rachna

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      Pls suggest a receipe for kaju katri.

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    25. Anonymous

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      How much ghee are we supposed to add

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    26. Anonymous

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      The mixture turned out too soft....so i heated it again....where i went wrong?

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    27. Anonymous

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      The mixture turned out too soft....so i heated it again....where i went wrong?

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    28. Ambika

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      1 cup equals to ????

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