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    Easy Bread Halwa Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Bread Halwa is very popular sweet served during marriage occasions and on special occasions. To make bread halwa, bread cubes is fried in ghee and cooked with milk and sugar. You can make this easy bread halwa in less than 30 minutes. Learn how to perfect bread halwa recipe with step by step pictures and video.

    bread halwa scooped with a spoon

    Bread Halwa

    This Easy Bread halwa is one thing which i wanted to try for very long time. I have never tasted this before, but i am sure it will taste good and similar to wheat halwa. Since it is Diwali i decided to give this a go and it turned out to be super yummy.

    This recipe is very simple and basic. You just need a handful of ingredients which you might already have on hand. This halwa is so easy and it gives a good amount of halwa with just few slices of bread. So if you make a bigger batch, you can store this in fridge and whenever you want, you can heat it again in microwave or in a small pan and enjoy hot or warm. I like to make my wheat halwa, cornflour halwa, carrot halwa for sudden sweet cravings.

    Table of Contents

    • About Bread Halwa Recipe
    • Watch Bread Halwa Recipe Video
    • Bread Halwa Ingredients
    • Expert Tips
    • How to Make Bread Halwa (Step-wise Pictures)
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Easy Bread Halwa Recipe

    About Bread Halwa Recipe

    Halwa is a popular Indian sweet made during Diwali occasions. Bread halwa is getting so popular these days. Specially it is served during marriage functions and special occasions.

    Halwa is made with bread, ghee, sugar, milk and dried fruits and nuts. Traditionally bread pieces are fried in ghee separately. Sugar syrup is made until it reaches one string consistency. Syrup is poured over the fried bread along with crumbled khoya, milk powder or milkmaid. It is cooked until the halwa leaves the sides of the pan. Bread halwa is ready to serve in less than 30 minutes.

    My version is more easy. Fried bread is cooked in milk, sugar is added and cooked till halwa consistency is reached.

    Watch Bread Halwa Recipe Video

    YouTube video

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    bread halwa ingredients

    Bread Halwa Ingredients

    Bread - Use white bread slices for making this halwa. Brown bread can be used instead of white bread. Make sure you remove the crust out of the bread. The colour of the bread halwa is determined by the colour of the fried bread. So fry the bread in generous amount of ghee till golden brown and crispy.

    Sugar - If you are using milkmaid when making bread halwa, add less sugar.

    Milk - Full fat milk is added into fried bread. Bread is cooked in milk until it disintegrates and thickens.

    Ghee - Bread should be fried till crispy in ghee which enhances the flavour.

    Dried Fruits & Nuts - cashews and kishmish is common ingredient used in halwa. You can add any nuts as you prefer.

    Cardamom Powder - optional can be skipped too.

    top angle of bread halwa served on a white plate garnished with cashews

    Bread Halwa in Three Easy Steps

    Frying Dried Fruits & Bread

    Remove the crust of the bread and chop it into small pieces. Heat ghee in a pan, add in cashews and fry till golden.Add in kishmish and fry. Remove it and set aside. Now add in chopped bread in the ghee and fry till golden brown.

    Cooking Bread in Milk

    Now pour milk over fried bread and mix well. Mash the bread into the milk and cook till it thickens. You have to keep mashing the bread into the milk. The bread will disintegrate and start to thicken.

    Adding sugar

    Add in sugar and mix well. Keep cooking till it starts to leave the sides. Finally add a tblspn of ghee and mix well. Add in fried nuts and cardamom powder and mix well. Serve.

    bread halwa served on a white plate garnished with cashews

    Expert Tips

    • The colour of the bread halwa is determined by the colour of the fried bread. So fry the bread in generous amount of ghee till golden brown and crispy.
    • If your bread halwa looks too thick, you can add more milk.
    • Any nuts and dried fruits can be added. Fry them in ghee and use.
    • You can add 3 tbsp of sweetened condensed milk or khoya into the halwa for more rich taste.
    close shot of bread halwa served on a white plate garnished with cashews

    How to Make Bread Halwa (Step-wise Pictures)

    1)Take bread slices. I used white bread. You can use brown bread as well.

    white bread slice on a yellow cutting board

    2)Remove the crust off. Bread crust doesn't cook evenly when making halwa. So I like to remove the crust. You can add the crust in food processor and make breadcrumbs.

    remove crust off the bread

    3)Cut it into small pieces.

    bread cut into cubes

    4)Fry cashews and kishmish in ghee, strain and set aside.

    dried fruits and nuts frying in ghee

    5)Add bread in the ghee

    bread cubes added in ghee

    6)Fry the bread till golden brown.

    bread frying in ghee

    7)This is the colour you are going for.

    bread fried till golden brown and crispy in ghee

    8)Pour in milk.

    pour in milk over fried bread

    9)Mix bread with the milk so the fried bread disintegrates and cooks in milk.

    mix bread with milk till it mash up

    10)Keep cooking till the bread thickens.

    fried bread cooked in milk

    11)Add in sugar.

    add sugar to bread milk mixture

    12)Mix well until the sugar melts completely.

    mix sugar with the bread

    13)Cook this halwa on medium high heat till it starts to leave the sides of the pan.

    cook bread till it comes together

    14)I like to add a tbsp of ghee in my bread halwa and cook till it looks halwa consistency.

    add ghee and mix well

    15)Add ground cardamom.

    add ground cardamom to bread halwa

    16)Add in fried nuts and dried fruits.

    add fried nuts and dried fruits to bread halwa

    17)Mix well.

    bread halwa cooked till correct consistency

    18)bread halwa done and ready to serve.

    top angle of bread halwa served on a white plate garnished with cashews

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    Easy Bread Halwa Recipe

    Bread Halwa is very popular sweet served during marriage occasions and on special occasions. To make bread halwa, bread cubes is fried in ghee and cooked with milk and sugar. You can make this easy bread halwa in less than 30 minutes. Learn how to perfect bread halwa recipe with step by step pictures and video.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 329kcal

    Ingredients

    • 3 slices White Bread
    • ½ cup Sugar
    • 2 cups Milk
    • ½ cup Ghee
    • 3 tbsp Cashews
    • 3 tbsp Golden Raisins
    • ½ tsp Ground Cardamom

    Instructions

    • Remove the crust out of bread slices and chop it into small pieces.
    • Heat ghee in a pan, add in cashews and fry till golden. Add in kishmish and fry till it is puffed and golden. Remove it and set aside.
    • Now add in chopped bread in the ghee and fry till golden brown. You can add more ghee if needed. You have to fry till golden brown.
    • Pour in milk and mix well. Mash the bread in milk and cook till it disintegrates and thickens. Keep cooking till it thickens.
    • Add in sugar and mix well. Keep cooking till it starts to leave the sides. It will take around 10 minutes or so.
    • Finally add a tblspn of ghee if needed and mix well. Add in fried nuts and cardamom powder and mix well.
    • Serve.

    Video

    YouTube video

    Notes

      1. The colour of the bread halwa is determined by the colour of the fried bread. So fry the bread in generous amount of ghee till golden brown and crispy.
      2. If your bread halwa looks too thick, you can add more milk.
      3. Any nuts and dried fruits can be added. Fry them in ghee and use.
      4. You can add 3 tbsp of sweetened condensed milk or khoya into the halwa for more rich taste.
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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Indira Rajini

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      Awesome one, can I use wheat bread too?

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    2. Anonymous

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      Hi aarthi! 2 cups of milk means!!!plz tell the clear measurement sugar and milk.

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    3. Anonymous

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      What type of bread we have to use?

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    4. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousmy 1 cup measures 240 ml..Hope this helps

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    5. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousYou can use white, sweet, milk or wheat bread too

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    6. yuva rani

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      Tried at home for Diwali...its was my first cooking experience...and it turned out well...mom and dad appreciated me a lot for this...thanks for making me a good cook..

      Reply
    7. daania

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      Hi aarthi,
      How long the halwa be good,can I prepare it today and have it by tomorrow evening,gonna give this as birthday gift for my niece mirudullah,suggestion please

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    8. Aarthi

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      @daaniathis will stay good for 2 to 3 days in fridge. you can reheat it when serving

      Reply
    9. Ashwini Raj

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      Whenever I want to make any dish. I always follow your recipes. Going to try bread halwa today. Thanks a lot for all the recipes.

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    10. Anonymous

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      2 cups of milk means - iz it a raw milk or already boiled one should b used?

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    11. Anonymous

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      Hie Aarthi, this is the 4th dish of yours that I tried.. It was very delicious like the other 3 dishes.. My family and friends loved it.. I can easily trust all the recipes that you put up.. because in my case it has always been a great success.. I have one small request, I would be happy if you could put up the recipe of Chocolate Ganache. Thankyou

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    12. mano chitrar

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      It came so well. Thanks aarthi my son likes too 😺👨

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    13. Abinaya Sindhu

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      I tried this recipe for Diwali. It came out well. Thanks for sharing 🙂
      Happy Diwali 🙂

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    14. Sangita desai

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      It's a saurashtrian delicacy ,made it .the recipe is perfect

      Reply
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