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Easy Healthy Dessert Ideas That Deliver Indulgence, Sans Guilt

Get your sweet tooth ready.

by Natalia Lusinski
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If you’re looking for a healthy cheesecake recipe, you’ve just found it. This one by Fit Mit Kitchen still contains cream cheese, but also another key ingredient to make it healthier: Greek yogurt.

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When you hear “oatmeal,” you may think, “No thanks.” But these Healthy Oatmeal Cookies by Well Plated will change your mind! Aside from the oats, walnuts (or pecans — your choice) also up the health ante and make for a great snack.

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You probably can’t think about dessert without thinking about something chocolate-y, which is where this cake comes in. Kirbie’s Cravings uses an all-natural sweetener instead of sugar in her four-ingredient chocolate cake recipe. (Yes, just four ingredients.)

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If you’re more of a lemon person, these Healthy Lemon Bars by Mind Over Munch will satisfy all your citrus-y cravings — and people won’t even know they’re low in sugar.

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For apple pie fans, you have to try out this Healthy Apple Crisp by The Clean Eating Couple. It’s so rich and delicious no one will know it doesn’t contain any butter or refined sugar. All people will ask you for is seconds.

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For ice cream fans, this dairy-free Paleo Matcha Ice Cream by What Great Grandma Ate — with just three ingredients — will definitely impress. Plus, matcha is good for you and has antioxidant properties.

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For another soft and sweet dessert, Love & Lemons has a great Chia Seed Pudding recipe. It looks way more indulgent than it is since it’s so good for you, packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats. And you can top it with any fruit that you’d like.

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If you’re not a matcha person, you can make one of A Sweet Pea Chef’s Fruit Sorbets. With ingredients like raw honey and lemon juice, you can still have dessert — sans guilt.

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Who doesn’t like pizza? And after you make this fruit pizza by Fit Foodie Finds — that’s also healthy — your life will never be the same. And the best part is, you can use whatever fruit toppings you’d like, from strawberries to blueberries to pineapple — and more.

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