These are the best healthy dessert recipes to make this an amazing holiday season. You can definately have sweet, rich, indulgent, healthy treats this year. Just because you are folling a healthy diet doesn’t mean that desserts are off the table at all!
The Best Healthy Desserts This Year
The holidays are upon us. We are inundated with family get-togethers, cold dark nights, and rich family favorites. When trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy diet this can feel like torture!
Many family favorite recipes are loaded with bleached white flours, processed white sugar, and empty calories.
When you are looking for a healthier way does that mean that you have to abandon all sweets? Constantly feel like you’re missing out? Or maybe get pegged as the weird health-nut who is always turning down dessert?
Not at all!
Instead of feeling like you’re missing out, choose to partake in the merriment of the season! Just learn how to do it in a healthier way. I’ve got a free ingredient replacement guide available that can help you to enjoy every family favorite in a healthier way.
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How do the best healthy desserts taste?
The years of chalky and grainy tasting healthy desserts are gone. There are so many amazing recipes using clean ingredients available so that you can have dessert and holiday treats every day.
Chocolate is actually good for you. I’m sure you’ve heard that by now. But just knowing that the ingredient cacao is beneficial to your health doesn’t mean that supplementing your sweet cravings with store-bought dark chocolate will keep you slim OR enhance your health.
My ebook teaches you exactly the right way to eat chocoalte every day! How much to eat. AND the right types. Plus it has a whole bunch of tasty and satisfying recipes that will make you feel satisfied after every meal.
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Let’s get to those healthy desserts!
I’ve done some digging for you and rounded up 9 yummy and healthy desserts for you to partake in this holiday. Whether you are folling a low carb, Keto Diet, or simply clean eating, there will be things for you in this post!
I can’t wait to hear what your favorite recipe from the rouup is in the comments below.
1. Vegan Fudge
Vegan Fudge from Rhian’s Recipes
Everyone loves the indulgence of fudge during the cold winter holidays. Did you know that you can make a delicious vegan fudge without added sugar this year? With an addictive blend of dates and cashews, this vegan fudge begs to be tried for the holiday season.
2. No Bake Post Holiday Energy Bites (Vegan and Gluten Free)
No Bake Post Holiday Energy Bites from Food Meanderings
These protein packed energy balls are the perfect healthy dessert through the holidays! These absolutely decadent energy bites pack a wallop of flavors all into one little treat. It contains a black licorice flavor as well. You either love black licorice or hate it, there is no in between. If you hate it, just leave out the fennel in the recipe.
3. No Bake Keto Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites
No Bake Keto Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites from Beauty and the Foodie
This healthy dessert recipe is soft and absolutely indulgent. This low carb delight is no bake and so easy! If you are on a Ketogenic Diet this recipe will fit right in and indulge all your holiday desires.
4. Low Carb Keto Cranberry Lime Bread
Low Carb Keto Cranberry Lime Bread from Vigor it Out
Just because you are trying to eat less carbohydrates, doesn’t mean you have to miss out this holiday season! This fluffy and moist cranberry bread is so indulgent you will have trouble not reaching for a second slice. This low carb delight is made with coconut flour and the perfect addition to your Ketogenic Diet.
5. Instant Pot Baked Apples
Instant Pot Baked Apples from Recipe from a Pantry
This recipe is utterly simple and perfectly indulgent for the cold winter months. Baking the apples brings out their natural sweetness and topping this recipe with dried cranberries adds a delectable tartness that will excite your palate.
6. Pistachio and Pomegranate Frozen Yogurt Bark
Pistachio and Pomegranate Frozen Yogurt Bark from Recipes from a Pantry
This holiday recipe is the perfect frozen treat. Mixing the rich flavors of pistachio and pomegranate with the sweetness of maple syrup, this healthy dessert recipe is perfect for when you are craving something cold and sweet.
7. Chocolate Cheesecake Blueberry Fat Bombs
Chocolate Cheesecake Blueberry Fat Bombs from Vigor it Out
Staying healthy and fit through the holidays is not about restricting yourself from desserts and indulgences. Instead, it is about supplementing with healthy versions of rich and delicious desserts! These addictive fat bombs will curb satisfy all your cravings! Cheesecake, chocolate, sweet blueberries, low carb, and sugar free!
8. Raspberry Cheesecake Fat Bombs with Coconut
Raspberry Cheesecake Fat Bombs with Coconut from Vigor it Out
These soft ice cube tray fat bombs are the perfect low carb dessert treat for the holiday season. The rich cream cheese is perfectly complimented by the tartness of the raspberry in this Keto dessert delight.
9. Oven Baked Apple Chips
Oven Baked Apple Chips from Tasting Page
There is something addicting about delicious crunchy snacks. This healthy crunchy fall snack is perfect to please the kids and munch on during a holiday movie night.
If you loved these healthy dessert recipes:
There’s a good chance you might adore my last healthy desserts roundup! It is for all healthy desserts pumpkin spice. And every recipe is phenomenal!
I love healthy recipes that adapt on old time favorites. Which of these recipes are you dying to try? What are the indulgent flavors of Christmas that you’re dying to know how to substitute in a healthy way? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
Free Resources You’re Going to Love:
- My free printable Ingredient Replacement Guide
Because you don’t have to eliminate your family favorites to move in a healthier eating direction! You simply need to be aware of ingredients and with this substitution guide you can still have all of favorites! Just slightly altered to add in nutrients and eliminate empty calories and bad fats.
