Low calorie sweets

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ChubbyRose84
ChubbyRose84 Posts: 48 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have a sweet tooth and I love chocolate, but only the good, dark chocolate.

Does anyone have any ideas for lower calorie sweets?

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  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
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    Take a container of low fat vanilla Greek yogurt or Icelandic Skyr (120 cals more or less). Add a tablespoon of Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa (10 cals) or more, to taste. If you want it sweeter, add a bit of stevia or other sweetener. If you like, add some chopped nuts or granola for crunch, or stir in defrosted raspberries or cherries (50-100 cals depending on what you add).

    Or, Chocorite makes a sugar-free dark chocolate bar with 110 calories. You can order from them online.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,897 Member
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    Last month it was strawberries, this month cherries, next month peaches.

    When they are plain, low calorie quantities satisfy me. If I add flour, sugar, and butter, they are no longer low calorie :(
  • ChubbyRose84
    ChubbyRose84 Posts: 48 Member
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    I should add that I'm allergic to most fruit.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,897 Member
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    ChubbyRose84 wrote: »
    I should add that I'm allergic to most fruit.

    Are you one of those people who can't eat fresh fruit, but can eat cooked or canned? Grilled (local) peaches are amazing!
  • FL_Hiker
    FL_Hiker Posts: 919 Member
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    80 calorie waffle cone add a couple scoops of halo top birthday cake ice cream and top with sprinkles... omg so good!
  • ChubbyRose84
    ChubbyRose84 Posts: 48 Member
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    Yes, I can have cooked or canned fruit but my body doesn't handle the sugar well.
  • PixelPuff
    PixelPuff Posts: 901 Member
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    King Soopers/Kroger/Smiths... Their brand of yogurt is surprisingly low cal compared to others at the same gram. 90 cal/serving (1 cup, I think?). Really sweet!
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    edited July 2018
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    How low-cal are we talking? I hold my dessert recipes to 200 calories or fewer per serving. Or are there macro targets involved too?
  • ChubbyRose84
    ChubbyRose84 Posts: 48 Member
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    Up to 200 is fine. But also trying to watch my sugars. Was thinking of trying some cake in a mug recipes.
  • owieprone
    owieprone Posts: 217 Member
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    no/low sugar jelly (jello if you're US). Quark with fake syrup (myprotein does a few that are lovely), or flavoured quark (aldi do vanilla quark, it's really good), and/or grate some chocolate in it. Muscle moose do protein mug cakes and pancakes that are really good, check the contents though, i've no idea what's in them off the top of my head.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    edited July 2018
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    Okay. I generally go fruit-based. You mentioned most fruits are a problem, so on the chance that apricots, cherries, or blueberries could be okay...

    I made this last week: https://www.slenderkitchen.com/recipe/apricot-crisp (15 grams total sugars including those occurring naturally in the fruit). If you can get ripe apricots, it's wonderful.

    If you have an ice cream maker, http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cherry-grapefruit-basil-sorbet. If you don't, you can probably pour the mixture into a pan, stick it in the freezer, and stir it every half hour until set, then fluff with a fork. You'll end up with a granita. 26 grams of sugar, but again, a lot is coming from the fruit.

    These are low-sugar: https://www.thespruceeats.com/low-fat-low-calorie-blueberry-scones-2245755

    This cinnamon-sugar mini donut muffin recipe comes in at 11 grams of sugar, when you take into consideration that you're not going to use as much cinnamon sugar in the topping. Basically, I made it, and three batches later, I still have some left over... http://www.milkfreemom.com/cinnamon-sugar-mini-donut-muffins/

    Meringues: https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/crispy-classic-meringues


    Otherwise, I've got this chocolate coconut truffle recipe; I usually make them a little smaller than indicated, so I end up with more at fewer calories (and fewer grams of sugar per serving, though it's 6g made as directed).

    https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/decadent-vegan-chocolate-truffles

    Edited to actually add the link to the recipe!

  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
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    FL_Hiker wrote: »
    80 calorie waffle cone add a couple scoops of halo top birthday cake ice cream and top with sprinkles... omg so good!

    Also someone mentioned on the New Products thread putting the new Cool Whips Mix-Ins in a cone.

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