25 Lighter and Healthier Holiday Desserts

Because I am such a health-conscious person, my love of desserts always surprises people, and I’m frequently asked to reveal my big secret to staying slim while still getting to indulge in things like cake, brownies, pies, and cookies.

While it can certainly be challenging to eat healthfully during the holidays, I like to make my splurges work for me by ensuring that they are made with clean nutritious ingredients, and I’ll often make lighter versions of traditionally high-calorie recipes using ingredients like avocado, almond flour, and coconut sugar in place of cream, white flour, and regular cane sugar.

Read on for some of my favorite healthier  desserts!

1.  Vegan Thumbprint Cookies

2. The Ultimate Healthy Soft & Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

3. Baked Pears with Walnuts and Honey

4. 5-Minute Skinny Apple Tart

5. Clean Eating Pecan Pie

6. Crustless Pumpkin Pie

7. No Bake Pumpkin Pie Cups

8. Oatmeal-Nut Crunch Apple Pie

9. Pumpkin Rice Pudding

10. Healthy Avocado Chocolate Cookies

11. Pear Crumble

12. Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters

13. Spicy Caramel Brownies

14. The Best Date Bars Ever

15. Skinny Blueberry Crumble Bars

16. Gooey Pumpkin Spice Latte Chocolate Pudding Cake

17. Vegan Pumpkin Pie Squares with Gluten-Free Graham Cracker Crust

18. Vegan Chocolate Chai Tea Cupcakes

19. Caramel Pumpkin Pudding Cupcakes

20. Banana Chocolate Cupcakes

21. Flourless Cinnamon Pecan Cookies

22. Chocolate Spinach Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting

23. No-Bake German Chocolate Bites

24. Cranberry Walnut Bites

25. Cranberry-Apple Coffee Cake

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