Dessert Recipes That Are A *Little* Less Unhealthy

INDEX OF DESSERT RECIPES:

Just to be clear, as I’ve said before, you really shouldn’t have sugar / sweet desserts all that much. I admire those who have kicked the sugar habit completely – I’m totally convinced that their bodies are much healthier, and will be for much longer, than someone like me who indulges now and then. (Read more about the various types of sweeteners.)  But I have found some ways to at least make the following recipes a little less unhealthy…

1. Chocolate or Lemon Torte – there are many delicious variations to this recipe, and also see the comments for homemade pudding recipes!
2. Healthy Dessert? Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies from Sonia – Soft, Delicious, and Even a Little Healthy! - but only a little, as you’ll read more about in the comments here.
3. Lemon Blueberry Pie - my favorite dessert of the summer!
4. Crystal’s Healthy Chocolate Mousse Recipe - when you see the ingredients you won’t expect this to be as dreamy as it is.
5. Healthy Popsicle Alternatives – thankfully, many of you commented to tell us about the healthy options out there.
6. Sonia’s Organic Strawberry Bruschetta - Mmmm, nothing better in the middle of strawberry season.
7. Organic Homemade Chocolate Brownies Recipe - these brownies are super moist and delicious, and perfect if you want cake-like brownies. This new ‘just like boxed‘ brownies recipe is really good, too, and more like fudgy brownies!
8. Organic Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe - I stumbled upon this recipe by accident.
9. Uncooked/Raw Applesauce in my Bosch – More Nutrition! This is so good, you could call it a dessert…but I’m still calling it a side-dish.
10. The BEST Homemade Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream – amazingly smooth, creamy and delectable…I’m craving some right now. You don’t have to feel guilty, either! There are many nutrients in it!
11. Crème Brule – another one that is full of nutrients!
12. Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream - the creamiest and dreamiest
13. Smoothies – a great way to get more coconut into your diet!
14. Better than Garrett’s caramel corn / Christmas baking
15. Organic Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe
16. Coconut Chocolate Candy/fudge
17. Double Chocolate Raspberry Bars
18. Homemade organic pie filling or fruit syrup recipe – also at the comments here you’ll find good recipes for apple custard bars and fruit crisp!
    
19. Organic lemon cherry coffee cake
20. Probiotic Fudgesicles!
21. Nut Bars/Energy Bars
22. Strawberries & Cream (& other seasonal fruit treats)
23. How to make real whipped cream
24. Sonia’s multi-grain chocolate chips cookies (they don’t taste ‘healthy’, honest!)
25. Chocolates you can feel good about eating!
26. Whoopie Pies/Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
27. Kettle Corn made with coconut oil – a healthy fat!
28. Gluten-free Almond Cookies – w/ good info here about Arrowroot flour
29. Caramel Apples – no mess!
30. Chocolate Fondue – with lots of ideas for dippers!
31. Easy Chocolate Cheesecake
32. Flourless chocolate cake – gluten free!
33. Probiotic cream cheese frosting (scroll down at that post)
34. Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
35. Stag’s Antlers – Festive Fall Cookies
36. Homemade Honey Caramel Apple Dip or Ice Cream Topping
37. Cranberry Cake with Butter Sauce
38. Flourless Blonde Brownies – gluten free!
39. Orange cream cooler
40. Homemade strawberry shakes – recreating billboard food
41. Check out this homemade jello that’s actually good for you!
42. Grain-free gluten-free apple crisp!
43. Grain-free pumpkin cream cheese bars
44. No-coconut Macaroons – grain-free, gluten-free, fairly low-carb and ADDICTING!
45. Homemade vanilla bean pudding…from Colorado?

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