From Gajar Ka Halwa To Peach Cobbler: Try These 5 Heart-Warming Winter Desserts

Winter season is in full swing. Come winters and my my, the urge to gobble our mouth with twice the food becomes irresistible and inevitable. And rightly so because our bodies need all the energies to live through the cold weather. Every season brings with itself its own specialties and with winters in Pakistan, you get to see some of the most fantastic assortments of cuisines and street foods to overcome the cold weather. People rush to local food stalls in throngs to devour on these winter delicacies while others remain indoors to feast on homemade delicacies.

So, today we have curated a list of delicious desserts that will warm your hearts and satisfy your winter gastronomic experience like no other.

Come winters and the brown households smells of sweet aromas of Gajar ka halwa because desi households are incomplete without this sweet delicacy. Be it desi winter weddings, get-togethers, or festive events, this creamy rich carrot pudding aka Gajar Ka Halwa is a unanimously favorite delicacy. Ghee, sugar, carrots, and milk is all you need to enter this sweet heaven. Keep stirring the milk and carrots till you get the right consistency. For the extra oomph do add lots of nuts like pistachios and walnuts.

Winters is all about getting curled up in your blanket with a hot mug of cocoa and some great music. But what if we told you that even better is a cookie version of y’all favorite beverage, e.g. hot chocolate that can be chewed. Yes, we are talking about Hot cocoa cookies. Get yourself fudge cookie and hot cocoa ingredients, whip this heavenly goodness, top it up with some marshmallows and bake away. They are so rich and decadent that they will disappear in a minute, no kidding!!

With the onset of winters, you will witness all mithai shops and local food stalls holding piping bags and making circular motions to make these hot, crispy orange swirlies called jalebis.  The origin of these desi pretzels roots back to Persian culinary (yes, they are called zulubiya in Iran) is the specialty of the winter season. You need all-purpose flour, chickpea flour yeast, and sugar syrup to make this yummy goodness that is jalebis. Usually, in the winter season, Jalaibies are enjoyed with milk thus giving it the name doodh jalebi.

Made from sweet yellow peaches, warm spices, and a buttermilk biscuit topping, this cobbler is baked until the fruit is tender and bubbling and the topping is crisp and golden. No worries if fresh peaches aren’t in season — you can use canned. Just be sure to add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of sweetened whipped cream on top.

That rich, decadent hot spoonful of Gulab Jamun is the stuff of dreams. There is no perfect time to devour sugary brown balls called Gulab jamuns than those winter chilly days. You need maida, khoya, Kesar and cardamoms, roll it into round balls and dip in the chaashni (sugar syrup), leaving it sweetened and heavenly.