There are many healthy and low-calorie desserts option available. These desserts look like any other dessert but they bring lesser calories. There are many choices and that range from healthy cookies to healthy brownies. Low-calorie desserts are the best choice if you are on a healthy diet.
Skinny Pineapple Cheesecake Bars
This is one of the healthy and low-calorie desserts that just offers 130 calories.
Ingredients
For Crust:
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tbsp. of melted butter
For Filling
- 6 oz. of brick-style light cream cheese
- The cream should be softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup of plain nonfat Greek yogurt kept at room temperature
- 2 large eggs and one large egg yolk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup pineapple juice
- 1 tsp. of pure vanilla extract
- Pineapple and cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
- Take a baking pan and keep it ready by lining
- Take a medium bowl mix graham cracker crumbs and butter
- Now evenly press the mixture to ready baking pan
- Bake for 8 minutes
Make filling
- Take a large bowl
- Beat the cream cheese on high speed
- Continue until it is completely smooth
- On medium-high speed beat yogurt
- Until it is completely combined
- Beat eggs and egg yolk until they are combined
- Finally, beat sugar, pineapple juice, and vanilla
- Continue until everything is combined and make sure there are no lumps
- Pour this filling onto the crust
- Bake for 30 minutes
- After baking, cool it for thirty minutes and refrigerate overnight
Low-calorie Desserts: Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 c. quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 c. old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 c. whole-wheat flour
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 c. of butter that is softened
- 1/3 c. granulated sugar
- One large egg
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 c. applesauce
- 1/2 c. dried cherries
- 1/3 c. chopped dark chocolate and little more for topping
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Line a large baking sheet along with parchment paper
- Take a medium bowl and whisk together flour, oats, baking soda, and cinnamon, add salt
- Take a large bowl and using hand mixer blend together butter and sugar
- Continue until it is light and fluffy
- Beat in vanilla, egg, and applesauce
- Continue until combined
- Now mix in flour mixture until just combined
- Add in dried cherries and chocolate
- Use a large cooking scoop and arrange balls of dough on the prepared baking sheet
- Bake until they are golden around edges and about 12 minutes
Low-Calorie Desserts: Final Thoughts
Low-calorie desserts are the right choice if you are on a diet plan. They are tasty and take care of your sugar cravings. The low-calorie desserts mentioned here are the best choices to consume at snack time and they will be liked by people of all ages.
