Where to buy Diwali sweets in your city if you have dietary restrictions

We know just how hard it is to resist bingeing on your favourite mithai when your social calendar is chock-full of celebrations. For people with dietary restrictions, whether it's of the allergic kind (gluten, nuts, dairy) or a bid to eat better (no refined sugar, vegan), the time around Diwali can be especially hard. Scroll ahead for our round-up of places that offer Diwali sweets for every kind of diet.

Mumbai

Bunty Mahajan has been churning out sweet confections and cakes for several years now. Her healthy offering, Lite by Deliciae, will ensure you can sample bite-sized Diwali sweets that are created using wholesome ingredients. Get the sugar-free box of assorted goodies, including the paleo energy bites (made with desiccated coconut and dates), keto chocolate bites (made with almond flour, peanut butter and apple sauce), or the sugar-free cookies. They also have boxes filled with dry fruit-stuffed dates and coated with sugar-free chocolate, which will make for great gifts.

Tel: 09029021260/ 09029021200

You can expect to find all-natural and unprocessed foods at this home-run bakery in Bandra. Get your fix of grain-free and gluten-free desserts this Diwali, like the nut butter fudge squares sweetened with coconut sugar and honey. Owner, Radhieka Pandeya rustles up these healthy bites in flavours like dark chocolate and sea salt with caramelised cashews, and pistachio, white chocolate and rose, among other options. There are also vegan cookies and mini eggless cakes in flavours like vanilla orange and chocolate chip with cream cheese, and chocolate truffle. Plus, Pandeya can also customise Diwali hampers according to your preference as well.

Tel: 07718918188

Plant-based vegan desserts are a specialty at Yogisattva, and they have a whole list lined up this festive season. You can look forward to vegan and gluten-free mithai like the saffron malai laddoos, gajjar ka halwa, raw cacao and orange bliss balls, vegan pistachio cookies, almond butter cookies and more. These are all made with organic coconut sugar and served in pretty gift boxes.

Tel: 09867455009

Bustaan has a whole selection of naturally sweetened mithai if you’re looking for healthy alternatives for Diwali. We suggest getting the assorted boxes including the coconut paan truffle, dates and almond barfi, besan chakki, pista kaju roll, and multi-grain halwa, among others. You can also order goodies like the stuffed dates, salted caramel rochers and cranberry chia energy bites.

Available on order at all Foodhall stores across Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru

If you’ve spotted some of your favourite celebs munching on gluten-free bakes and muffins on Instagram, it’s probably Healthy Treats run by home baker, Divya Ranglani. She has an extensive range of guilt-free desserts like the flourless coconut almond cake, healthy laddoos, and the gluten-free dark chocolate and orange cake, which is also her signature. Keto-conscious individuals can order the coconut keto cake, cookies and more.

Tel: 09833895857/ 09820154550

Delhi NCR

Indian mithai is undergoing a bit of a renaissance, thanks to several artisanal brands that are popping up in this space. Khoya offers a range of luxury Indian mithai in contemporary flavours like the pink coconut laddoo and fig barfi using all-organic ingredients. They’ll customise your Diwali sweets to include low sugar options as well, using ingredients like jaggery.

Available at The Chanakya and The Oberoi New Delhi. Tel: 09910096940

At Andaz Delhi’s sustainability focused restaurant, AnnaMaya, you can order special Diwali hampers comprising handcrafted goodies like the gulab gulkand laddoo, badam launj, and white roasted nuts barfi. These are all made using healthy grains and are sugar-free, sweetened only with dry fruits or jaggery. You can also pick from a selection of freeze-dried fruits—mango, jamun, chikoo and pineapple. The best part? The hampers are all eco-friendly, so you don’t have to worry about harming the planet.

Tel: 011-49031351

Chennai

Home baker Priya Rathnakumar will ensure you stick to your fitness goals this season, thanks to her gluten-free bakes, organic nut butters and cookies. Everything is made without refined sugars and maida, and is preservative-free. The alcove cake is a bestseller—a gluten-free, fudge-y chocolate and almond flour cake. Diwali hampers are customisable and can include an assortment of cakes, cookies, roasted nuts, and nut butters (like cashew, almond and pecan).

Tel: 09551777777. You can also DM @theleanbean on Instagram to place your order.

Bengaluru

This vegan restaurant has gained popularity for its approach to mindful, sustainable eating. So, you can order in special Diwali treats like the besan rava laddoo, boondi laddoo, cashew and almond barfis—all are vegan and made with organic sugar. They’ll deliver across Bengaluru.

Tel: 09632041340

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