Healthy Desserts

Everyone loves desserts. But how to make desserts healthy? What are some ways of making desserts healthy?

Sugar substitutes

What are some natural substitutes than putting refined sugars in desserts. You can use honey, molasses, and minced dried fruits for sweetening.

Apple sauces for moisture

Besides adding too much butter or margarine or even the best vegetable oil, you can add apple sauce to give moisture to cakes and cookies.

To find healthy dessert recipes online, put "healthy dessert recipes" in your favorite search engine.

Some healthy desserts we suggest:

Dessert Pizza

Use your favorite pizza recipe, but to make the dessert pizza healthier, use whole wheat flour for the crust and add sesame seeds. Include your favorite dessert fruits on top, strawberries, bananas, pineapple, etc.

Creamed banana fruit

Cream bananas with your favorite fruit and a tablespoon lemon juice and top with whipped cream.

Assorted fruit and nut bowl

Put your favorite assorted fruits and nuts in a bowl.

Grapefruit with honey

Fresh grapefruit slices dribbled with honey.

Oatmeal Crisps

Two cups oatmeal, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix and spoon onto baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Cook at preheated 325 degrees. Cook until crisp. Serve with sliced peaches.

Pineapple and coconut

Sliced pineapple topped with sliced coconut.

Yogurt fruit cup

Your favorite fruit topped with yogurt.

For more healthy dessert recipes go to:

http://www.healthycookingrecipes.com

For a list of The World's Healthiest Foods go to:

www.whfoods.com

From this list make a list of dessert foods, then incorporate these "world's healthiest foods" into your dessert dishes. These include:

Select among the fruits:

Fruits
Apple
Apricot
Banana
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cranberries
Fig
Grapefruit
Grapes
Kiwi fruit
Lemon and Limes
Orange
Papaya
Pear, Bartlett
Pineapple
Plum
Prune
Raisins
Raspberries
Strawberries
Watermelon

Among the vegetables, you can also add these to desserts:

Vegetables
Avocado
Carrots
Sweet potato, with skin
Yam



Select among the nuts and seeds:

Nuts & Seeds
Almonds
Cashews
Flaxseeds
Peanuts
Pumpkin seeds
Sesame seeds
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts


Select among the grains:

Grains
Barley
Corn, yellow
Oats
Rice, brown
Rye
Wheat


Select among the spices & herbs:

Spices & Herbs
Cinnamon, ground
Cloves
Ginger
Peppermint leaves, fresh
Sage


Select among the natural sweeteners:

Natural Sweeteners
Blackstrap molasses
Cane juice
Honey
Maple syrup

When shopping for dessert ingredients, make a list of these healthy foods. Add them to your traditional dessert recipes.