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Healthy desserts

The desserts here are made without table sugar or sweeteners. They’re sweetened with fruit, dates, honey, maple syrup or coconut sugar – and that’s sugar too; the amount per serving is in the nutrition facts. The collection has puddings, creams, cakes, ice cream and bakes – from a quick dessert to a weekend cake.

Here you’ll find desserts from chocolate cream and chia pudding to fruit cake with crumble and banana ice cream. They’re sweetened with fruit, dates, honey, maple syrup or coconut sugar, never with table sugar or sweeteners. These are sugar too; the nutrition facts show how much a serving contains.

Frequently asked questions

What do the recipes use instead of sugar?

Dates, honey, maple syrup and coconut sugar – sparingly. Dates bring fibre, the others only traces of minerals. They’re all sugar, so we go easy on them. There’s no refined sugar.

How much dark chocolate is OK?

One or two squares of dark chocolate with at least 85 % cocoa make a good finish. It contains sugar too – less than milk chocolate – and plenty of fat. Brands differ in cadmium and lead; independent product tests show the differences.

Why no sweeteners?

Our recipes contain no sweeteners like erythritol, stevia or sucralose. Sweetness comes from fruit, dates, honey or maple syrup – in small amounts. Over time, less sweetness starts to taste completely normal.

Are there quick desserts?

Yes. Yoghurt or skyr with berries and nuts, banana ice cream from frozen bananas or a microwave baked apple are ready in minutes. The “Under 30 minutes” filter shows every dessert that’s ready in 30 minutes or less.

Are there desserts with no added sugar?

Yes. Desserts sweetened only with fresh fruit are in the no-added-sugar recipes. Desserts with dates, dried fruit or fruit purée are in “Desserts sweetened only with fruit”.

What is a healthy dessert?

For example yoghurt or skyr with berries and nuts, a baked apple, chia pudding or banana ice cream. Good choices have little added sweetness and bring fruit, nuts or dairy. Quark or skyr add protein – those recipes are in protein desserts.

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