Stick to Your Healthy Eating Goals with These Healthy Dessert Recipes (2024)

On its own, popcorn is more of a healthy snack — but paired with a judicious helping of white chocolate and peppermint candies, it becomes a delectable dessert.

Get the recipe for Sweet-and-Savory Peppermint Popcorn.

Orange-flavored liquor give these grown-up pops a bold, fruity flavor, while a touch of agave syrup keeps them from being overly sweet.

Get the recipe for Watermelon Amaro Pops.

Dark or white chocolate work equally well for this easy bark, but the pomegranates are a must: Besides nutrients and fiber, the fresh juicy burst of the seeds provides a perfect counterpoint to the chocolate.

Get the recipe for White Chocolate Pomegranate-Pistachio Bark.

Cover it with foil and bake it over coals for a smoky, toasty, fruit-forward treat that can't be matched!

Get the recipe for Campfire Pear Crumbles.

One of the benefits of these tasty hand pies is that they come in single-serving portions!

Get the recipe for Spiced Peach Hand Pies.

These simple cookies are easy to make in a variety of shapes (though stars for July 4th are classic), and they have just four ingredients. Cut back on the dusted sugar to make them less sweet.

Get the recipe for Puff Pastry Star Cookies.

Another fresh fruit treat, this simple dessert is easier to make than a pie—and (we think) prettier, too!

Get the recipe for Spiced Plum Galette.

This decadent dessert is made from just three ingredients: dark chocolate, flaky salt, and toasted nuts. The darker the chocolate, the less sugar is in it!

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You can cut back on the sugar to make this simple dessert even healthier—or skip the whipped cream and use yogurt instead!

Get the recipe for Strawberry Shortcakes.

This light, tart dessert has rolled oats, a touch of brown sugar, and whatever fresh fruit your heart desires!

Get the recipe for Any Fruit Crisp.

Fresh fruit is always a good way to get a healthy sweet treat. Oat-based crumbles add a bit more fiber than a standard pie crust topping.

Get the recipe for Strawberry-Almond Crumble Pie.

These rich cookies have just 2 teaspoons of sugar per bar, and are flavored primarily with tahini paste!

Get the recipe for Marbled Tahini Shortbread Cookies.

Rye flour adds fiber and cuts down on the calories in this tangy mixed-berry pie.

Get the recipe for Mixed Berry Pie with Rye Crust.

Fresh poached rhubarb is surprisingly easy to make, and when paired with good yogurt and homemade granola, it's the perfect sweet way to finish a meal.

Get the recipe for Poached Rhubarb with Yogurt.

This cake slices up neatly for a not-too-sweet after-dinner treat. Serve it with dollops of whipped cream, or cut the sugar (and fat) with sour cream, or plain yogurt.

Get the recipe for Lemon-Rosemary Tea Bread.

It's like a sneaky way of getting everyone to eat their vegetables!

Get the recipe for Carrot Nut Bread.

This quick bread scratches that cake itch without being quite so decadent. And because you're making it yourself, you can decide exactly how much sugar goes in.

Get the recipe for Chocolate-Cinnamon Marble Bread.

Fresh blackberries and coconut make for a delicious, not-too-sweet dessert.

Get the recipe for Blackberry Coconut Tart.

Just a small slice of this salty-sweet combo goes a long way. Halve the sugar to make it even healthier.

Get the recipe for Banana Bread with Salted Peanut Streusel.

These crumb bars are full of rolled oats and fresh raspberries.

Get the recipe for Raspberry Crumb Bars.