I Have the Worst Sweet Tooth Ever. Send Help.

Chocolate rice cake with cookie butter. I'm addicted. 150 calories if you only use 1 tbsp of cookie butter.

Rhubarb crisp, apple crisp, peach crisp, etc. Double the fruit in the bottom of the pan and experiment with trimming down some of the sugar and butter, increasing the amount of oatmeal, etc. It is a super easy dessert and a great way to get a substantial amount of fruit and whole grains while thoroughly enjoying yourself.

ETA: Here is a recipe similar to the one passed down through my family (although my family one calls for two sticks of butter and a full cup of brown sugar, LOL). The oatmeal could likely be doubled or even tripled, and the fruit can be doubled, just based on your tastes. As is, it is 320 calories for 1/6 of a pan...not too bad. https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/apple-crisp/3715a45c-3c00-430c-bbe2-9865f9013238

Oh, and I am reminded by the post above: on days that I don't have the calorie budget to spend, or need to nail a high protein goal, one of my favorite desserts is 0% Fage drizzled with about 15 grams of honey, and maybe sprinkled with a little granola. This would be in the 150-200 calorie range but relies on a light hand and careful measurements with the toppings.

Have you tried protein fluff? You can make it in a variety of flavors and it's like a light, whipped ice cream.

Sooooo many oatmeal recipes. My sweet toot is ALL of my teeth and I prefer breakfast foods because they tend to be sweeter, so I eat oats eeeeeeveryday. I add different things to them to change it up, like strawberries, carrots, pumpkin, banana, Apple, cocoa powder and peanut butter... Look up oatporn on instagram and you will not be disappointed! Also, try the egg and banana pancakes, if you haven't yet. Just mix 2 eggs and one banana and cook them on a griddle like pancakes. They usually come out a little thin and aren't as fluffy as regular pancakes, but I plan to experiment with adding oat flour/ finely blended oats to see how they come out. But they're pretty awesome. Also, check out www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com for her amazing healthier dessert recipes

I also have an insane sweet tooth. I agree with others when they say oats help. If I'm really craving something sweet but don't want to overindulge, I'll make this or a similar variation:
-1/4 cup oats, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tbsp pb2, 1 tsp stevia, 1 tsp flax/chia and some water. Mix it all together, its like a filling chocolate pudding but without much sugar and with some fibre and protein to fill you up.
-one banana, cut into slices and add a tbsp cocoa powder to coat it. sweet and decadent.
-frozen cherries or blueberries mixed with a tbsp of cocoa powder and/or pb2 is delicious.
-try looking up recipes for "black bean brownies" or "chickpea banana cookies". Filling and desserty.

@youngcaseyr oatporn? haha that's hilarious. I don't have instagram but maybe pinterest has a similar tag.

Desserts made with artificial sweeteners.

I suggest you tackle the going for seconds first. If you eat your meals more slowly you can double the pleasure for half the calories.

My plan at buffets these days is to pick one dessert and a few fruit. I really do not need to try every square on the menu.

Sweet fluffy desserts that are higher in protein include angel food cake, pavlova, and meringues.

I think healthy is subjective, so here are my low calorie dessert recommendations, which may or may not be considered healthy:

1. Protein cheesecake - there's a recipe in the recipes thread of this website. Depending on your mix-in choices, it's ~100 calories per slice and full of protein.
2. Halo Top ice cream - the whole pint is 360 calories or less (I usually eat half a pint and feel satisfied.) The macros are pretty good in my opinion - low sugar but it has protein and some fiber.
3. Waffles (I like them with a little sprinkle of cinnamon and a bit of cool whip.) A lot of frozen waffle brands are 70 calories each. I've been eating the low fat eggo nutragrain ones, but when I finish those I bought a box of Kashi multigrain ones that are still 70 calories each but have more fiber.
4. Sugar free pudding - only 60 calories each. They don't have a lot of nutritional value, but they do have some calcium if that's appealing.
5. Greek yogurt as others have said - my favorite brand os Dannon Light and Fit. They have 80 calories and 12g of protein.
6. Yasso frozen Greek yogurt bars - these are tastier than a cup of Greek yogurt (they have a lot of flavors and mixins like cookie dough or cookies and cream) but they are 100 calories and only 5g of protein.

If you like baking, there are a lot of websites like skinnytaste with low calorie and semi healthy dessert recipes.

youngcaseyr wrote: »

Sooooo many oatmeal recipes. My sweet toot is ALL of my teeth and I prefer breakfast foods because they tend to be sweeter, so I eat oats eeeeeeveryday. I add different things to them to change it up, like strawberries, carrots, pumpkin, banana, Apple, cocoa powder and peanut butter... Look up oatporn on instagram and you will not be disappointed! Also, try the egg and banana pancakes, if you haven't yet. Just mix 2 eggs and one banana and cook them on a griddle like pancakes. They usually come out a little thin and aren't as fluffy as regular pancakes, but I plan to experiment with adding oat flour/ finely blended oats to see how they come out. But they're pretty awesome. Also, check out www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com for her amazing healthier dessert recipes

I saw a recipe for carrot cake overnight oats last night and I thought I definitely will have to try that for dessert. It sounded yummy.

I tend to like finishing my meals with something sweet.

Breakfast - coffee with 2 tbs of almond milk creamer

Lunch - apple or pear, 2 oz of noosa yogurt + 2 oz plain Greek yogurt, chobani yogurt mix, mini candy bar

Dinner - flavored drink of some sort, a few spoonfuls of enlightened ice cream, muscle milk 100 cal shake

Blitzia wrote: »

I think healthy is subjective, so here are my low calorie dessert recommendations, which may or may not be considered healthy:

1. Protein cheesecake - there's a recipe in the recipes thread of this website. Depending on your mix-in choices, it's ~100 calories per slice and full of protein.
2. Halo Top ice cream - the whole pint is 360 calories or less (I usually eat half a pint and feel satisfied.) The macros are pretty good in my opinion - low sugar but it has protein and some fiber.

This^. Seriously check out the protein cheesecake recipe thread. And then always have some in your freezer. And the Halo ice cream. The whole pint of chocolate is around 240 calories. Very satisfying and even though I tried to eat the whole pint in one sitting I couldn't.

I have the same struggle. Here are a couple of my favorite healthy sweet indulgences.

1. Plain non-fat Greek yogurt, cinnamon, and truvia. Eat with a couple bananas.
2. Avocado chocolate. Stick two avocados, 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, truvia to taste, and a dash of vanilla in a food processor. Blend until smooth. It comes out like chocolate mousse! Use ripe avocados!
3. Banana ice cream. Freeze two peeled bananas. Put them in a food processor with 2 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tbsp peanut butter, and (if needed) a dash of truvia to taste. Blend until smooth. The texture is similar to soft serve ice cream.

youngcaseyr wrote: »

Sooooo many oatmeal recipes. My sweet toot is ALL of my teeth and I prefer breakfast foods because they tend to be sweeter, so I eat oats eeeeeeveryday. I add different things to them to change it up, like strawberries, carrots, pumpkin, banana, Apple, cocoa powder and peanut butter... Look up oatporn on instagram and you will not be disappointed! Also, try the egg and banana pancakes, if you haven't yet. Just mix 2 eggs and one banana and cook them on a griddle like pancakes. They usually come out a little thin and aren't as fluffy as regular pancakes, but I plan to experiment with adding oat flour/ finely blended oats to see how they come out. But they're pretty awesome. Also, check out www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com for her amazing healthier dessert recipes