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1 From Healthy Cookies to Good-For-You Cakes: a Year's Worth of FitSugar Desserts
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2 20 Surprisingly Healthy Chocolate Recipes
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3 A Reader Recipe: Grain-Free Cookie Dough Truffles
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4 Sweet and Satisfying Desserts Under 20 Grams of Sugar
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5 Get Baking: Treats With Only 200 Calories Per Serving
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6 A Reader Recipe: Chia Cranberry Apple Crisp
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7 5 Healthy, Delicious Winter Dessert Ideas
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8 A Reader Recipe: Skinny Blueberry-Lemon Coffee Cake
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9 A Reader Recipe: Raw "Nutella" Bites
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10 Healthy Desserts For Valentine's Day
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11 Gluten-Free, Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes With Cinnamon
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12 Healthy Halloween Treats That'll Satisfy Trick-or-Treat Cravings
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13 Healthy Snack: Creamy Peanut Buttery Apples With Grapes
FitSugar reader dairyfreechick has an Easter treat for you — raw cocoa and hazelnut balls. She shared her dairy-free recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. 1 cup raw hazelnuts (with skins on . . . more fiber!) 3 tbsp cocoa powder 3 tbsp honey 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 1 pinch of salt Get the full recipe at dairyfreechick's blog and remember to share your own recipes in our Healthy Recipe group! Read more
FitSugar reader Whipped is getting ready for the warmer weather with this Summer-evoking recipe for blueberry-lemon coffee cake, posted in our Healthy Recipe group. So with all of this Summery weather we're being spoiled with in Chicago, I was in the mood for one of my favorite warm weather treats . . . blueberry-lemon coffee cake! When I was a kid, we’d get together with all of our Read more
Craving something crunchy and nutty but don't want all the calories and fat that come along with straight-up peanut butter? Here's a sweet low-cal alternative that's also high in protein (over eight grams per serving!). This filling and fun-looking snack is great for a postworkout treat and is even sweet enough to satisfy your dessert cravings. It's only 150 calories, so keep reading to see Read more
If the chilly Winter wind is still blowing where you live, baking is one cozy way to warm up. But you don't need to make high-calorie treats! We've rounded up some delicious homemade baked goods, and every one of these recipes creates a treat with a serving under 200 calories so you won't feel guilty about indulging in a little something sweet. Read more
Chocolate doesn't have to be a guilty pleasure. In fact, it can be downright good for you! This Valentine's Day, give the gift of decadence without guilt; check out these recipes that will satisfy chocolate cravings without the added calories. Read more
Whether it was in our own kitchens or those of our community members, there was a lot of baking happening at FitSugar this year. Take a look at the desserts that had us drooling this year — cakes, cookies, muffins, and more. What's great is that all of these sweet treats are healthier than their traditional counterparts; some are even nutritionally boosted with things like superfoods, chia Read more
Winter fruits lend themselves to tasty desserts. And luckily, there are many in-season fruits to choose from to satisfy your sweet tooth. Don't just stop at pumpkin pie; from apples to persimmons, here are five fun ways to enjoy in-season fruits for your next dessert! Read more
From sodas to breakfast cereals loaded with more sugar than a Twinkie, sugar — and large amounts of it — can be found in almost every element of the American diet. Sugary foods raise blood sugar levels, but the levels quickly drop, signaling our brains to crave more sugar. Naturally occurring sugars are much healthier choices since they are found in fruit and dairy products, which also Read more
FitSugar reader For the Love of Fiber has a healthy recipe to satisfy sweet cravings. She shares it with us in our Healthy Recipe group in the Fit Community. This dessert is really not all that guilt-inducing. Honest. It's loaded with fiber, thanks to just about every ingredient, and omega-3s, the essential fatty acids responsible for improving heart, brain, joint, skin, mental, bowel, and Read more
Vowing to stay healthy on Halloween doesn't have to mean forgoing all the sweet treats. Whether you're throwing your own waist-friendly party or trying to sneak in a few healthier options at someone else's, you don't have to ditch the candy and cookies just yet. Here are some healthy sweet options for your Halloween bash! Read more
