Tirupati Laddu is the sweet offered as naivedhyam to Venkateswara at Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
The laddu is given as prasadam to devotees after having the darshan in the temple.
Tirupati Laddu received Geographical indication tag in 2009 which entitles that only Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams can make and sell it. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is an independent trust which manages the temples including the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple.
In 2017, as part of their cuisine series, the India Post unveiled a postal stamp that commemorated the Tirupati Laddu.
The holy sweet is made of chickpea flour, clarified butter, sugar, cashew nuts, raisins, sugar candy and cardamom. The recipe is a closely guarded 300-year-old secret.
The practice of offering laddu to Venkateswara at Tirumala Venkateswara Temple started on 2 August 1715.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams prepare an average of 2.8 lakh laddus a day in the Laddu potu (temple kitchen).