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79 Healthy Desserts to Satisfy Every Craving

Updated on April 09, 2025

From lightened-up cheesecake and brownies to tempting fruit desserts, you can feel good about treating yourself to these sweet bites.

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Our Best Healthy Dessert Ideas

Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean giving up all the foods you love—not even desserts! Whether you make smart swaps like using fruit to sweeten your baked goods, rely on clever baking hacks or reach for treats that are low in carbs, there are plenty of ways to incorporate sweets into your healthy eating plan. Take this bright, lemony pound cake, for example. Heart-healthy olive oil and protein-rich Greek yogurt take the place of butter. Egg whites also help reduce calories, fat and cholesterol, and whole-wheat flour boosts fiber. You’ll end up with a classic pound cake—that you can feel good about indulging in!

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Healthy Chocolate Pudding

This luscious chocolatey pudding has a secret ingredient – sweet potatoes! With the addition of creamy milk chocolate and rich cocoa powder, you’d never guess there are veggies inside this velvety treat.

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Fudgy Berry Bites

It only takes 10 minutes to prep these stunning, no-bake chocolate treats that are completely covered in juicy strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. This treat’s beauty secret is simple: we tightly pack the berries in a single layer in a loaf pan, then pour over a combination of melted chocolate, creamy almond butter and blitzed bananas. Once set, just flip over the pan and you’ve got a showstopper dessert or snack that no one will believe is just this easy.

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Blood Orange Curd Tart with Pomegranate Meringue

Make the most of special winter citrus with this show-stopping tart that’s filled with tangy blood orange curd and topped with a silky-smooth and pillowy pomegranate meringue. The tender, flaky tart crust comes together quickly, and the curd includes blood orange and lemon juice for the perfect sweet-tart balance. Reduced pomegranate juice gives the meringue the perfect concentrated flavor and a quick pass of a kitchen torch at the end (or a minute under the broiler) gives this gorgeous dessert a dramatic toasted finish.

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