For Dhanteras 2026, These Gold-Dusted White Chocolate

Pistachio Truffles

Are A Must-Try

Dhanteras 2026 is an occasion to bring home gold, which is considered auspicious and said to multiply wealth. But why confine this shiny metal to the vault? With edible gold sprinkled and applied on many festive mithai and desserts, try some sweet dishes for Diwali speckled with gold. Meet the gold-dusted white chocolate pistachio truffles. With a core of pistachio butter, which is nothing but pistachios in paste form, that swims in its own nut oils, coated with white chocolate, over which the gold dust goes. You can buy pistachio butter on niche e-commerce sites in India to make these Dhanteras 2026 special truffles, or make your own for this truffle recipe. The best part about this dessert is that you can make it ahead, store it in your refrigerator, and serve it later to your loved ones, guests or pack it in gift boxes with other mithai and desserts. You can experiment with this dessert and swap out the coating as well as the edible gold, which is also called vark, for milk or dark chocolate and silver instead of gold for the decorative touch. To make it feel more pistachio-ey, you can also use chopped pistachios and sprinkle them over the wet surface of the truffles and then put the gold foil or dust on them.