Papaya Berry Boat
Papaya boats with plain Greek yogurt and berries make for a delicious, healthy, and fun treat. The protein in the Greek yogurt helps to balance blood sugar with higher tropical fruits like papaya. Fiber, phytonutrients, and antioxidants make this dish a good choice for kids or adults of all ages.
Mango Sorbet
Craving a frozen treat on a warm day, I created my new favorite summertime dessert - Mango Sorbet! This delicious sweet treat is smooth, creamy, and satisfying. It contains no added sweeteners, so it’s a healthy dessert option.
Strawberry Apricot Tarte (GF)
Are you looking for an easy and healthy sweet treat? You can throw this strawberry and apricot tarte together in no time. Modified from one of my favorite cookbooks, French Provincial Cuisine by Christian Delu (1981), this quick, easy, and light tarte will satisfy your craving for sweet summer fruit.
Pumpkin Spice Muffins (GF)
Pumpkin spice muffins are gluten and fat free with delicious festive flavor. These muffins make for a satisfying snack or after-meal treat.
Berry Crumble Pie
Here is my easy gluten-free, low-sugar berry crumble pie. In this simplified version, I use a frozen gluten-free pie crust and frozen berries. If you have more time, you can incorporate a homemade crust using gluten-free or nut-based flour. Fresh berries are a welcome substitution when available.
Oatmeal Banana Cookies
This delicious oatmeal cookie contains less sugar than your typical treat because it’s mostly sweetened with banana.
Simply Delicious Chocolate Sauce
This delicious chocolate sauce is great for dipping strawberries, drizzling on crepes, or adding to coffee for a mocha drink. Because the sauce isn’t prepared with high temperatures and doesn’t contain any waxy ingredients, the chocolate will remain soft and not harden completely.
Healthy Mocha Muffins
These black bean muffins are grain, gluten, dairy, and processed-sugar free! See the variations below to substitute aquafaba for eggs to make them vegan. When leaving these treats for my son’s preschool class several years ago, I was told that all the kids loved them. One boy even asked me for the recipe after class. They’re preschool approved!
Chocolate eclairs
An early holiday memory involves the aroma of milk heating as I stand on a chair to stir pudding for the Chocolate Eclair filling. After my son was diagnosed with multiple food allergies, I modified our traditional family dessert.