By Aditi Saraswat
February 5, 2026
Bread halwa is made from everyday ingredients to make a comforting dessert. Bread slices are roasted slowly in ghee and soaked in milk and flavoured. This halwa is soft, fragrant, and excellent when you are looking for a quick, easy dessert to make.
6 slices of white bread 3 tbsp ghee ½ cup full-fat milk ¼ cup sugar ¼ tsp cardamom powder 2 tbsp chopped mixed nuts 1 tbsp raisins
Remove the crusts from bread slices and tear them into small pieces. This will ensure the bread roasts evenly and absorbs milk properly.
In a pan, heat ghee on a low flame. Add bread pieces and roast them slowly until it turns crisp and golden on both sides.
In another pan, warm milk and add sugar to it. Add the cardamom powder and mix it well to make the milk lightly sweet and aromatic.
Pour the warm milk over the roasted bread. Stir it gently so the bread turns soft and absorbs the milk, without turning mushy.
Cook this on low heat, and stir constantly, until the mixture has a thick texture, leaves the sides of the pan, and has a soft halwa-like consistency.
To this, add the chopped nuts and raisins, mix everything well, and cook for another 1-2 minutes and serve it warm.