Our Top 5 Healthy Desserts for under 100 Calories!

culled from:tescohealthandwellbeing.com

Let’s be honest, we all want to have our cake and eat it too! Well, now you can! Here are our top 5 dessert recipes for under 100 calories. Not only will you love your virtuous treats, but so will your waistline!

Ice cream lollypops

These ice cream lolly-pops can be made with the kids, but will be enjoyed by everyone. Simple, quick and easy, they are the perfect low calorie dessert. These ice cream lollies come in at under 60 calories should you make a batch of six.

You’ll need :

• 250g low fat greek yoghurt
• 1 tbsp honey
• Half a banana (ripe)
• 20 raspberries

Method

1. Blend the banana, honey and raspberries until smooth
2. Stir the yoghurt a little, then spoon into ice lolly cases until about half full.
3. Add in one spoonful of the honey, banana and raspberry mixture.
4. Top with more yoghurt and leave in the freezer to set for about an hour.
5. Serve and enjoy!

Perfect popcorn

For the savoury lovers, we have spicy popcorn! Use this spice blend, use a totally different blend or even add in lots of different flavours and colours! Try out your ideas and let us know how you got on below! A 25g serving of air popped popcorn comes in at just 94 calories.

You’ll need :

• Popcorn
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp turmeric

Method

1. Make your popcorn as you normally do in the pan, or ideally in an air popping machine.
2. Combine the spices in a bowl and sprinkle over the hot popcorn.
3. Serve and enjoy!

Lemon mini muffins

With all the ingredients whizzed up in a food processor, these mini muffins are criminally easy to make. Enjoy as a dessert or an indulgent breakfast healthy enough to have everyday. By making 25 mini muffins, you can enjoy each muffin for just 55 calories.

You’ll need :

• 36g coconut flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 3 large eggs
• 85g honey
• 75g coconut oil
• Zest from 2 large lemons

Method

1. In a bowl combine the coconut flour and baking soda. Transfer to a food processor and pulse for a few seconds.
2. Add in all other ingredients and pulse until a smooth batter forms.
3. Spoon into mini muffin cases until just over half way full.
4. Bake in the oven at 175 degrees for about 12 minutes or until lightly brown on top.
5. Enjoy as a stand alone dessert, or add fruits and a little yoghurt.

Easy-peasy ice cream

This ‘ice cream’ is easily customised to your own tastes. Use different fruits, top with dark chocolate, nuts or even some passionfruit seeds. Have a great idea or combination? Tell us below! You can easily get 8 portions of this easy ice cream, especially if served in pretty espresso cups! If making 8 servings, these beauties rack up less than 90 calories!

You’ll need :

• 500g greek or natural yoghurt
• Frozen raspberries (can sub any frozen berries)
• Honey (2-3 tbs)
• White chocolate shavings (25g)

Method

1. Blend the frozen berries in a food processor for 1 min ( I always take mine out of the freezer around 20 minutes before I’m going to use them to soften the berries a little).
2. Add in the yoghurt and honey, and blend to a smooth consistency
3. Add your ice cream to glasses, pots or bowls. You can pop them in the fridge to set a little, or enjoy straight away. Sprinkle the white chocolate shavings over the top and indulge.

Sweet potato brownies

Do not knock these until you try them! They taste like real, gooey, chocolately brownies - without the worry. I like to sprinkle some icing sugar over the top and serve with fresh (or frozen & thawed) fruit. Beautiful! Now, the calories here depend on how big you like your brownie! As I like to enjoy something sweet everyday, I cut these into 20 little bites. Bigger brownies will mean more calories! 20 bites come in just under 100 calories each.

You’ll need :

• 1 medium sweet potato
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 170g honey
• 90 mls extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ tbs baking soda
• 1 tbs baking powder
• 60g cocoa powder
• 50g spelt / coconut flour

Method

1. Peel the skin off the sweet potato and grate using the large side of a box grater.
2. Add this to a food processor with the eggs, vanilla, honey and olive oil and mix together until smooth.
3. Add in all other ingredients and combine.
4. Add to an oven proof dish and cook for 25 minutes at 185 degrees.
5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before cutting into squares