Birthday Parties
Birthday Party Sweets in Durban
Traditional Indian sweets, swiss rolls and desserts for your birthday party, handmade in Durban by Eastern Essence.
Sweets for the birthday table
Eastern Essence makes traditional Indian sweets and mithai by hand, plus swiss rolls and desserts and combo packs for every occasion. For a birthday party you can order a spread of sweets in bulk, or a combo pack, so the dessert side of the party is done before it starts. We cater parties, weddings, festivals and corporate events, and we have catered over 500 events.
We serve Durban, Chatsworth, Phoenix, Pinetown and the wider KwaZulu-Natal area. To order, message us on WhatsApp on 061 353 3751.
Sweets you can order for a birthday party
Traditional favourites, grouped by type. Swiss rolls and desserts are part of our sweets range. Message us to confirm which are available for your date.
Barfi, fudge & milk sweets
- Milk barfi
- Dense, smooth milk-based fudge cut into squares.
- Coconut barfi
- Barfi made with coconut, soft with a light chew.
- Kaju katli
- Thin, diamond-shaped cashew fudge, a Diwali gifting favourite.
- Pistachio barfi
- Barfi flavoured with pistachio.
- Peda (penda)
- Soft, rounded milk sweets, often flavoured with cardamom or saffron.
- Kalakand
- A moist, slightly grainy milk cake.
- Mohanthal
- A rich gram-flour fudge made with ghee.
- Mysore pak
- A gram-flour and ghee sweet that melts in the mouth.
Ladoo
- Besan ladoo
- Roasted gram-flour balls cooked in ghee.
- Motichoor ladoo
- Soft, fine-textured balls made from tiny fried gram-flour droplets.
- Boondi ladoo
- Larger boondi pearls bound together with sugar syrup.
- Coconut ladoo
- Coconut rolled into soft, sweet balls.
- Rava (sooji) ladoo
- Semolina ladoo, often made with coconut.
Fried & syrup sweets
- Gulab jamun
- Soft milk-solid dumplings, fried and soaked in cardamom-scented syrup.
- Jalebi
- Crisp spirals of fried batter soaked in sugar syrup.
- Balushahi
- A flaky, doughnut-like sweet with a sugar glaze.
Halwa & milk puddings
- Carrot halwa (gajar halwa)
- Grated carrot slow-cooked with milk, sugar and ghee.
- Sooji halwa
- A warm semolina halwa cooked with ghee and sugar.
- Kheer
- A creamy milk pudding, traditionally flavoured with cardamom.
- Seviyan (vermicelli)
- Fine vermicelli cooked in sweetened milk.
Bengali-style & chilled sweets
- Rasgulla
- Soft cheese dumplings in light sugar syrup.
- Rasmalai
- Soft cheese discs in sweetened, thickened milk.
- Sandesh
- A delicate sweet made from fresh cheese.
- Chum chum
- Syrup-soaked cheese sweets, often finished with coconut.
- Kulfi
- A dense, Indian-style frozen dessert.
- Falooda
- A chilled dessert of vermicelli, milk and syrup.
Flaky, crunchy & everyday favourites
- Soan papdi
- Light, flaky sweet that pulls into fine threads.
- Chikki
- A crunchy nut and jaggery brittle.
- Swiss rolls
- A South African teatime classic, part of our range.
- Desserts
- Other desserts from our sweets range. Ask what we have for your date.
Combo packs and bulk trays for parties
If you would rather not choose sweet by sweet, ask about our combo packs, put together for every occasion. For larger parties, we supply bulk trays of sweets. Tell us your guest numbers and the date, and we will help you decide what suits.
What to tell us about your party
Guest numbers
Roughly how many people are coming, so we can help you work out how much to order.
Date and time
The date of the party and when you want the sweets, so the order arrives when you need it.
Venue
Where the party is, at home or elsewhere, so we can arrange pickup or delivery.
The rest of the menu
Savouries or other food you are serving, so we plan around it. See birthday party savouries.
How to order birthday party sweets
- Choose your sweetsPick from the list above, or ask about a combo pack or bulk trays.
- Message usWhatsApp 061 353 3751, use our contact page, or email info@easternessence.co.za.
- Tell us the detailsWhich sweets, roughly how many guests, and the date of the party.
- We confirm and arrangeWe get back to you, confirm the order and arrange pickup or delivery.
Party sweets in Durban and KwaZulu-Natal
Eastern Essence is based in Durban and serves Durban, Chatsworth, Phoenix, Pinetown and the wider KwaZulu-Natal area, with pickup, delivery and event catering in and around Durban.
We can also serve venues outside these areas. Message us with your venue and date and we will take it from there.
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Pickup, delivery and event catering in and around Durban.
- Durban
- Chatsworth
- Phoenix
- Pinetown
- KwaZulu-Natal
Why order party sweets from Eastern Essence
You deal directly with the people who make your order. Our food is handmade from traditional recipes, and we have been cooking for more than ten years and have catered over 500 events. One WhatsApp conversation can cover your sweets and savouries for the same date.
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Birthday party sweets questions
Can I order sweets for a birthday party?
Yes. We cater parties, weddings, festivals and corporate events with bulk trays of samoosas, sweets and more. Tell us about your party and we will put together an order.
Which sweets can I order?
We make traditional Indian sweets and mithai, plus swiss rolls and desserts. You can ask us about barfi, kaju katli, peda, ladoo, gulab jamun, jalebi, halwa, rasmalai and more. Message us on WhatsApp on 061 353 3751 to confirm what is available for your date.
Do you have combo packs?
Yes. We make combo packs for every occasion. Message us and tell us how many people the party is for.
Can I order sweets and savouries together?
Yes. We also make samoosas, spring rolls and other savouries, so one order can cover both. See our birthday party savouries page.
Where do you deliver?
We serve Durban, Chatsworth, Phoenix, Pinetown and the wider KwaZulu-Natal area, and we can also serve venues outside our usual areas. Message us on WhatsApp with your venue and date.
How do I place an order?
The quickest way is WhatsApp on 061 353 3751. You can also use our contact page or email info@easternessence.co.za. Tell us which sweets you would like, the quantity and the date, and we will get back to you.