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    Home » Recipes » Meal Type

    Healthier Sweets

    Who says you can't have your cake and eat your veggies too? These fun recipes feature vegetables or other plant foods in sweet treats. When you're in the mood for dessert but wanted a little extra nutrition, check out the Carrot and White Bean Vegan Blondies, the Fudgy Beet Brownies, and the Candied Vegetable Popcorn Mix.

    • Oatmeal walnut cookies with fresh cranberries on a counter.
      Healthy Oatmeal Cranberry Walnut Cookies
    • Easy pumpkin pie mousse in a cup topped with whipped cream and chocolate chips.
      Easy Pumpkin Mousse Recipe
    • Pumpkin banana muffins in a basket lined with a napkin surrounded by ingredients.
      Pumpkin Banana Muffins (Healthy and Moist)
    • Banana zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting on a blue plate.
      Zucchini Banana Cake (Low Sugar)
    • Oatmeal raisin cookie with carrots and chocolate chips with a bite taken out next to other cookies.
      Easy Oatmeal Raisin Carrot Cookies
    • Chocolate cupcake with bite taken out of it next to spoon of sweet potato.
      Almond Flour Chocolate Cupcakes (with sweet potato!)
    • Healthy chocolate frosting with avocado in a cup next to avocados and a napkin.
      Avocado Chocolate Frosting
    • Almond flour cookies stacked on top of each other with a bite taken out of the top one.
      Almond Flour Ginger Cookies
    • A basket of homemade sweet potato cornbread slices.
      Sweet Potato Cornbread
    • Spinach chocolate muffin with a bite taken out of it on a counter.
      Spinach Chocolate Muffins
    • Close up of two sweetened date cookies with chocolate chips.
      Healthy Date Cookies
    • A no bake carrot cake bar square with frosting, next to a fresh carrot and other bars.
      Healthy Carrot Cake Bars (No Bake)
    • butternut squash muffin with a bite taken out of it on a counter next to full muffins
      Healthy Butternut Squash Muffins (Low Sugar)
    • 7 vegan buckeye balls on a plate with chocolate chips
      Healthy Vegan Buckeyes
    • 14 avocado truffles dusted with cocoa powder or coconut on a plate
      Healthy Avocado Chocolate Truffles
    • healthy dirt cup with gummy candies and Oreo crumbs in a glass jar
      Healthy Dirt Cups
    • tofu chocolate mousse in a bowl with berries on a counter
      Protein Chocolate Mousse (with Tofu)
    • veggie brownies on a counter sprinkled with shredded carrots
      Veggie Brownies
    • a beet muffin sliced in half on a counter next to other muffins
      Healthy Apple Beet Muffins
    • s'mores balls on a counter surrounded by mini marshmallows and chocolate chips
      Healthy Freezer S’mores Balls
    • chocolate coconut chickpea cookie dough balls on a serving plate
      Coconut Chickpea Cookie Dough Balls
    • banana chia pudding topped with sliced bananas and coconut in a jar
      Banana Chia Pudding
    • loaded oatmeal cookie with coconut, pineapple, and carrots on a counter
      Morning Glory Cookies (Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies)
    • tahini oatmeal cookies with chocolate and coconut on a counter
      Vegan Tahini Oatmeal Cookies
    • pumpkin bar with cream cheese frosting on a plate with a fork
      Sheet Pan Pumpkin Bars (Lightened Up)
    • acorn squash bread with cider glaze on a counter surrounded by ingredients
      Acorn Squash Bread with Apple Cider Glaze
    • eight almond butter energy balls with cherries on a serving plate on a napkin
      Cherry Almond Butter Energy Balls
    • an almond butter bar topped with chocolate and sliced almonds on a counter
      Oatmeal Date Almond Butter Bar Recipe
    • blood orange smoothie in a glass with an orange wedge in front of honey bottle
      Blood Orange Smoothie
    • orange carrot muffins made with oatmeal on a counter next to fresh cranberries
      Oatmeal Orange Carrot Muffins with Cranberries
    • avocado chocolate mousse topped with pistachios and pomegranate arils in a serving bowl
      Vegan Avocado Chocolate Mousse Recipe
    • mini cranberry pumpkin cheesecake with graham cracker crust on a counter
      Mini Cranberry Pumpkin Cheesecakes
    • pumpkin peanut butter balls on a serving plate with chocolate chips surrounded by seasonal props
      Pumpkin Peanut Butter Balls (No Bake)
    • zucchini chocolate chip cookie on a striped dish towel on a counter
      Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • mini peach cobbler in a ramekin with a small spoon next to a napkin
      Mini Peach Cobblers in Ramekins
    • red, white, and blue fruit salad on a large serving dish on a counter
      Red, White, and Blue Fruit Salad
    • seven berry cupcakes on a circular serving platter next to a sliced cupcake and napkin
      Mixed Berry Cupcakes with Coconut Buttercream
    • small bowl of vanilla ice cream with rhubarb sauce on a counter
      Rhubarb Sauce for Ice Cream
    • close-up photo of a strawberry rhubarb brownie surrounded by more brownies
      Double Chocolate Rhubarb Brownies
    • green drink in a glass with shaved chocolate on top
      Healthy Shamrock Mint Banana Smoothie

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