Cashew nut candies with sugar

Cashew nut candies with sugar

Desserts

Crispy and sweet pistoles, made in-house with roasted cashew nuts, sugar, and coconut oil.

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Cashew nut balls are a delicious traditional Indian dessert. Perfect for holidays or special occasions, these small, sweet balls are easy to make and taste great.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpan
  • Estimated cost$2.95 $0.37 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

8 people
  • $2.77
  • $0.12
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Continue cooking the lentils until they are slightly golden.
  2. Crush the sugar and place it on the side. ≈ 4 min
  3. Place sugar and water in a pot and heat until the sugar dissolves.
  4. In this thick bread dough, add this fruit jam and bake until it is fully cooked.
  5. When preparing the dough, add oil paint, cinnamon, and dried spices. ≈ 3 min
  6. Next, add the cooked lentils and blend until smooth. ≈ 4 min
  7. After a certain amount of time, turn off the heat and, once it has cooled, form sugar balls by hand.

The bill

Cashew nut candies with sugar

  • green beans – 1 cup$2.77
  • Sugar syrup – 1 cup$0.12
  • Salt – a pinch$0.06

Total$2.95

that's $0.37 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • green beans – 1 cup
  • Sugar syrup – 1 cup
  • water – 1/2 cup
  • Spices – 3 (in powder or ground form)
  • Dried hemp powder – 2 tablespoons
  • Peas – 2 tablespoons
  • Salt – a pinch
  • peeled mango – 1/2 cup (optional)

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