Chocolate Peda Recipe with Milk Powder

Last Updated on November 10, 2021 by Babita

Chocolate peda is a delicious tweak of the classic and humble Indian peda recipe. It is a bite-size yummy sweet that I like to make for Diwali as a variation to our regular pedas.

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What is a Peda

Peda is a bite-size sweet treat popular around the Indian sub-continent. It is a sweet made from milk solids, ghee, and sugar. However, there are many variations to the peda recipe depending on the region and the different ingredients. Peda is also known as Pedha, Penda (Gujarati), and Pera.

If you love chocolate and love peda, this combination of peda recipe is the one for you. This chocolate peda has a fudge-like texture (chewy) and tastes like both milk peda and chocolate.

About this recipe

Chocolate Peda recipe is easy to make peda. I like to make this for my kids and more so for me. When I am craving chocolate but don’t want to eat store-bought chocolate, I make this peda. This peda is a combination of two of my favorite sweets; chocolate and peda. Not only is this peda easy to make, but it also does not take a long time to make and is perfect as Diwali gifts.

Ingredients for Chocolate Peda

Milk Powder: is one of the main ingredients in this recipe. I bought dry milk powder from the Indian store. However, you can use any brand of milk powder.

Cocoa Powder: is the one that adds a flavor of chocolate. For this recipe, I used Hershey’s cocoa powder. You can use any good quality brand of cocoa powder

Condensed Milk: is used as a substitute for sugar. Any brand of condensed milk is good for this recipe.

Milk: I use 2 % milk for this recipe. However, you can use whole milk for a richer taste.

Ghee: As with most of my recipes, I like to use home-made ghee. You can use the store-bought ghee or melted butter.

How to Make Chocolate Peda

• Heat a non-stick pan.
• Add condensed milk and melted ghee. Mix it well.
• Add cocoa powder and mix it well.
• Next, add milk powder and milk and mix.
• Stir this mixture well until it starts to thicken (approx 2 to 3 mins).
• Remove from heat and allow it to cool.
• Knead this peda dough a little bit
• Grease a silicone candy mold. Place a small amount of peda dough in the cavity and press it firmly. Remove it and place it on a serving platter. You will have beautiful-looking pedas in seconds.
• Serve and Enjoy!

Want to know how to pack these pedas. Check out my post below for Diwali decorative boxes (diy). It is a fun little project that will get your creative juices flowing.