Healthy treat recipes
No one can be good all the time and there's no need to be with this selection of sweet treats that are either low in fat, low in calories or, if you're lucky, both! All the recipes have nutritional information on them so you know exactly what you're eating.
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Sugar-free carrot cake
- Ready in 1 hr 25 mins
This dairy-free and sugar-free carrot cake uses natural xylitol to sweeten it and is very simple to make
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Sugar-free lemon drizzle cake
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
Sweetened with all-natural xylitol, this sponge has a dense, syrupy texture and keeps well for a few days
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Easy
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Black bean tostadas with avocado salsa
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- Ready in 25 mins
For a quick veggie health-boost make this speedy supper using flavourful corn tortillas, which make a really nice change from flour tortillas
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Easy
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Beef burger with sweet potato chilli chips
- Ready in 45 mins
Give hamburgers a healthy makeover by oven-cooking lean beef and serving with wholemeal bun and sweet potatoes
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Easy
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Date, banana & rum loaf
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
A tasty cake with no added fat or sugar - try it to believe it. Plus it's easily made gluten-free
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Moderately Easy
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Skinny chocolate & cranberry muffins
- Ready in 35 mins
These gorgeous low-fat muffins make a great coffee morning treat, best served warm from the oven
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Banana & blueberry muffins
- Ready in 30 mins
A low-fat muffin that tastes as good as it looks - they'll keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to a month
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Chocolate & berry mousse pots
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- Ready in 20 mins
Dessert doesn't have to be devilish as this good-for-you pud proves
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Fruity teacake
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
Perfect with a reviving cuppa, this cake is a keeper and will happily sit in a tin for a week or so
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Easy
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Lebkuchen
- Ready in 30 mins
A German biscuit similar to gingerbread, lebkuchen is easy to make and a great Christmas treat
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Fruity sponge cake
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- Ready in 30 mins
Reader Sue McGann devised this delicious low-fat cake recipe
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Peach & almond muffins
- Ready in 45 mins
These delicious low fat treats are perfect for a summer treat and can be served warm or cold
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Light & fluffy chocolate mocha cake
- Ready in 50 mins
Have your cake and eat it, with this beautifully decadent low-fat chocolate cake
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Moderately Easy
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Chocolate & hazelnut biscotti
- Ready in 1 hr 5 mins
These crunchy biscuits are great with coffee, or served with chilled sweet wine for dipping
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Easy
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Orange & carrot muffins
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- Ready in 45 mins
These zesty muffins will brighten up winter days, try them for breakfast, brunch, lunch or just a special little snack
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Mini pistachio & chocolate macaroons
- Ready in 25 mins
Re-create memories of romantic Paris with these melt-in-the-mouth macaroons
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Moderately Easy
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Bramble marshmallows
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- Ready in 1 hr 10 mins
Good Food reader Natasha Lee gives marshmallows a seasonal twist by adding blackberries, for a sweet, homemade gift
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