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Indulge your sweet tooth with some of my delicious, lightened-up treats! From vegan vanilla pudding to gluten-free brownies to microwave peanut butter fudge, there’s something for everyone!

All of these desserts are healthier than their traditional counterparts, and many have gluten free and/or vegan alternatives. But the most important part is that they are all so tasty, so satisfying, and are total crowd pleasers!

Be sure to try other reader favorites like this healthy hot chocolate, our healthy edible vegan cookie dough, and these peanut butter bliss balls!

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Lemon popsicles on a white tray with lemon slices as a garnish.

Lemon popsicles are perfect for a hot summer day, or anytime of year! These 3 ingredient lemonade popsicles are gluten free & vegan too!

Lemon Popsicles

Mango mochi stacked on a white plate.

Mango mochi are mochi balls stuffed with either mango ice cream or a fresh mango fruit filling. Sweet, tasty, and the perfect dessert!

Mango Mochi

Healthy lactation brownies on parchment paper, drizzled with chocolate.

Vegan, gluten free, healthy lactation brownies are perfect for any breastfeeding mom to help boost milk supply. They taste amazing too!

Lactation Brownies

Lemon bars with graham cracker crust stacked on parchment paper.

With a sweet, tart, lemon curd filling, and gluten free crust, these lemon bars with graham cracker crust are the perfect dessert!

Lemon Bars With Graham Cracker Crust

Spiced pear compote in a glass jar with a spoon.

This easy, healthy, spiced pear compote is a delicious fruit topping that is great for a variety of recipes, and has zero processed sugar!

Pear Compote

Easy edible brownie batter served in a glass jar, topped with chocolate chips.

Easy edible brownie batter is the chocolate dessert of your dreams! Ready in 10 minutes, it's egg-free, with a vegan & gluten free option!

Edible Brownie Batter

Peach cobbler pound cake served on a white tray with fresh peaches on the side.

This easy peach cobbler pound cake is moist, sweet, and a total crowd pleaser! Great for a get together, a picnic, or serving with coffee!

Peach Cobbler Pound Cake

Rasmalai tres leches cake served on a white plate, topped with pistachios and the sweetened milk mixture.

Rasmalai tres leche cake is the best fusion dessert made with a cardamom infused saffron milk, whipped cream, and topped with pistachio nuts!

Rasmalai Tres Leches Cake

Make this super easy biscoff mug cake recipe in just 6 minutes with 6 basic ingredients! Satisfy your sweet tooth with this indulgent treat!

Biscoff Mug Cake

Peach milk drink served in a glass with a straw, garnished with fresh peaches.

This easy peach milk recipe is a bright, fruity, and refreshing drink that you just have to try! Easily made vegan and family friendly too!

Peach Milk

Homemade pistachio muffins stacked on a wooden cutting board.

This bakery style homemade pistachio muffins recipe is made with real pistachios, and is light, fluffy, with a crunchy muffin top!

Pistachio Muffins

Creamy homemade lychee ice cream served in a glass with a mint garnish.

This easy lychee ice cream recipe is creamy, delicious, and only requires 5 ingredients! Great dessert anytime, includes a vegan option!

Lychee Ice Cream

banh bo nuong - Vietnamese honeycomb Cake cut to show green pandan inside, served on a white plate

This delicious, vibrant green honeycomb cake gets its color from Pandan Extract. This traditional Vietnamese cake is known as Bánh Bò Nướng.

Pandan Honeycomb Cake (Bánh Bò Nướng)

easy healthy vegan apple curd recipe in a glass jar

Learn how to make this sweet and creamy spread with fresh apples and no dairy! Apple curd tastes delicious on oatmeal, toast, and yogurt.

Easy Apple Curd

White chocolate and raspberry blondies stacked on a white plate.

These white chocolate and raspberry blondies are chewy, gooey, buttery and perfectly decadent. Get the recipe here!

White Chocolate And Raspberry Blondies

easy healthy matcha muffins recipe on a white plate with lemon frosting

These matcha muffins are unbelievably delicious, moist, and filled with flavor! This recipe comes with easy gluten-free and vegan options!

Matcha Muffins

Rainbow chocolate cake sliced and displayed on a white plate.

This gorgeous rainbow chocolate cake will make your birthday party or other special event a day to remember!

Rainbow Chocolate Cake

Vegan chocolate chip muffins on a white plate.

These vegan chocolate chip muffins are soft, moist, fluffy, and a perfectly sweet breakfast option for busy mornings.

Vegan Chocolate Chip Muffins

Easy homemade vegan nutella in a glass mason jar.

Dark, rich, creamy vegan nutella is made with raw hazelnuts, dark chocolate, naturally sweetened with maple syrup. It's a decadent spread!

Vegan Nutella

White chocolate hazelnut spread in a mason jar.

Sweet white chocolate and fresh raw hazelnuts make this homemade white chocolate hazelnut spread deep, rich, and decadent!

White Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Low calorie breakfast fruit salad served in a white bowl, topped with yogurt and mint.

This easy breakfast fruit salad is sweet, healthy, and is perfect for busy mornings! Simple to customize and ready in less than 15 minutes!

Breakfast Fruit Salad

strawberry simple syrup in a mason glass jar

This 3 ingredient homemade strawberry simple syrup requires just fresh strawberries, sugar and lemon. Perfect for cocktails, drinks, & more!

Strawberry Simple Syrup

Healthy beet brownies cut and presented on a white tray.

These easy dark chocolate beet brownies are so decadent and chocolately, you won't believe there are beets in the batter!

Beet Brownies

Homemade blackberry simple syrup recipe in a glass jar with fresh herbs and blackberries on the side.

You'll need just 15 minutes and 4 simple ingredients to make this mouthwatering blackberry simple syrup recipe.

Blackberry Simple Syrup

Powdered peanut butter cookies stacked on a sheet of parchment paper.

Delicious powdered peanut butter cookies are moist, chewy, perfectly sweet, and so easy to make! Great for any peanut butter lover!

Powdered Peanut Butter Cookies

Homemade oat milk hot chocolate in a mug on a saucer.

Oat milk hot chocolate is a creamy, rich, decadent hot drink, perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth. Vegan, dairy free and easy to make!

Oat Milk Hot Chocolate

Rainbow unicorn popcorn in a unicorn popcorn bag.

Enjoy this vibrant and whimsical treat for kid's birthday parties or celebrations! Unicorn popcorn is a delicious, easy snack everyone loves!

Unicorn Popcorn

Slice of chocolate walnut cake on a white plate.

This chocolate walnut cake features a moist chocolate cake with whipped ganache and crushed walnuts! It's a light yet decadent cake.

Chocolate Walnut Cake

Traditional English vegan Christmas pudding topped with berries on a white plate.

This vegan Christmas pudding is a dairy and egg-free take on a traditional British pudding! Easy to make, rich, moist, and gluten-free!

Vegan Christmas Pudding

Chocolate mango cake on a white cake platter.

This chocolate mango cake features a moist chocolate cake with a light yet decadent mango frosting! Top this sweet cake with fresh mango!

Chocolate Mango Cake

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