Recipes with no added sugar

No added sugar means no ingredient that's there to sweeten – no table sugar, no honey or syrup, and no dates, dried fruit or fruit purée either. Fresh fruit is allowed: it brings its own sugar, and the nutrition info shows it per serving.

These recipes do without any sweetening ingredient: no table sugar, honey, maple syrup or coconut sugar, and no dates, dried fruit, fruit purée or juice either. If they taste sweet, it's from fresh fruit such as berries or apples. There are lots of savoury dishes too.

• Quick chicken korma – 420 kcal
• Vegan Mediterranean lentil soup with turmeric and lemon – 380 kcal
• Low-carb quark Schmarrn with cinnamon and warm blackberries – 449 kcal
• Vegan creamy hummus and veg bowl – 340 kcal
• Chicken tikka masala with basmati rice – 480 kcal
• Vegan turmeric and ginger juice with orange – 95 kcal
• Low-carb cinnamon overnight muesli with quark, linseed and blueberries – 355 kcal
• High-protein air fryer turkey gyros with skyr tzatziki – 352 kcal
• Quick beef steak strips on baby spinach – 440 kcal
• Gluten-free oven-baked sweet potato fries – 260 kcal
• Vegan yellow Thai curry with veg – 380 kcal
• Bread-free courgette and carrot fritters – 210 kcal
• Vegetarian broccoli and cheese fritters – 340 kcal
• High-protein creamy chicken strips with mushrooms – 450 kcal
• Gluten-free chicken shawarma plate with tahini – 510 kcal
• Vegetarian cottage cheese and spinach omelette – 340 kcal
• Chicken tikka masala – 420 kcal
• Vegan banana chocolate pudding – 250 kcal
• Quick chicken vindaloo – 360 kcal
• Fried cauliflower rice with garlic prawns – 230 kcal
• Vegan creamy edamame noodle salad – 460 kcal
• Vegan beetroot and kombucha juice – 85 kcal
• Keto avocado chocolate shake – 340 kcal
• Colourful quesadillas with spinach and Gouda – 480 kcal

Frequently asked questions

How are the sweet recipes sweetened?

With fresh fruit at most, like berries, apples or banana. Recipes with dates, dried fruit or fruit purée carry the label ‘Sweetened with fruit only’; recipes with honey, maple syrup or coconut sugar carry neither label.

Is honey better than sugar?

Not really. Like sugar, honey is mostly glucose and fructose; other substances are only present in traces. That's why we count honey as added sugar.

Why don't dates count as ‘no added sugar’?

Because they're there to sweeten. The UK and EU rule for ‘no added sugar’ excludes any food used for its sweetening properties – including dates, dried fruit and fruit purée.

Top 10 by Health Score

No added sugar: how to cut back and spot hidden sugar

Related ideas

• Vegan recipes
• Vegetarian recipes
• Pescatarian recipes
• High-protein recipes
• Low-carb recipes
• Keto recipes
• Paleo recipes
• Gluten-free recipes
• Dairy-free recipes
• Mediterranean recipes
• Meal prep recipes
• Quick recipes
• Filling recipes
• Clean eating recipes
• Low-FODMAP recipes
• Low-histamine recipes
• High-fibre recipes
• Nutrient-dense recipes
• Recipes with few fast carbs
• Recipes with fibre & variety
• Fermented recipes
• Recipes with lots of plant compounds
• Blue Zones-style recipes
• Recipes for training days
• Breakfast recipes
• Dessert recipes
• Snack recipes
• Smoothie recipes
• Juice recipes
• Drinks