15 Desserts to Try if You Have a Sweet Tooth

By Sammi Brondo — July 24, 2024

I love dessert. And, as a dietitian, I suggest eating it often.

Let’s get a few things out of the way:

No, desserts are typically not the most nutritious foods in the world. I’m not calling them bad – because no food is good or bad.

But chocolate chip cookies typically don’t contain as many vitamins and minerals as broccoli, and that’s just a fact.

Because of this, you might be under the impression that you should eat dessert only infrequently. Or drastically limit the amount of added sugar you eat.

Wrong.

As a dietitian, I highly recommend eating dessert regularly – especially if you have a sweet tooth.

Eating dessert regularly means that it loses its novelty. It’s still delicious, but isn’t as overly exciting simply because it’s off limits.

It also means that you crave it less intensely and feel satisfied more easily – meaning less bingeing and consequential guilt down the road.

All foods can fit. There’s a time and place for all food in a healthy diet, including dessert.

Some foods may have more nutrients than others, while some foods may be more satisfying in a given moment.

If you have a sweet tooth though, please, eat dessert. And eat it often. These 12 recipes are a great place to start 🙂

1. Peanut Butter Cup Yogurt Pops

These Yogurt Pops are an easy, fun, and delicious sweet bite that you’ve got to keep stashed in your freezer.

RECIPE HERE

2. Homemade Dunkaroo Dip

Fellow millennials who grew up on Dunkaroos: you have to try this homemade version of the dip.

RECIPE HERE

3. No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

When you don’t want to turn on your oven and still want something chocolatey and delicious, these cookies are ideal.

RECIPE HERE

4. Crunchy Candy Hearts

I love Valentine’s Day candy. Reese’s hearts? The GOAT. But there’s also something so fun about making your own candy too.

RECIPE HERE

5. Air Fryer Monster Cookies

love that the air fryer makes these cookies even easier to make. One bowl. One air fryer. No cookie sheet to clean and preheating the oven.

RECIPE HERE

6. Chocolate Raspberry Bark

I’ve seen variations of this chocolate bark with other fruit, but haven’t yet seen it made with raspberries. The combination of the tangy raspberries with the sweet chocolate is beyond.

RECIPE HERE

7. Chocolate Matzah Toffee

This matzah toffee is delicious. It starts with a buttery, crisp brown sugar toffee to coat the matzah. Then, a layer of rich chocolate is added on top.

RECIPE HERE

8. No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

This No Bake Peanut Butter Pie is everything you’d ever want in a dessert. It’s easy to make, is absolutely delicious and is made with plenty of simple ingredients that you might already have in your kitchen.

RECIPE HERE

9. Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

It’s no secret I love a chocolate chip cookie. They’re, hands down, one of my favorite foods. And in bar form? Even better.

RECIPE HERE

10. Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Confession: I’ve only had zucchini bread a handful of time. No clue why! I love the idea of it and the taste of it. I mean, a sweet bread that also has some veggies packed in? Count me in.

RECIPE HERE

11. 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Bars

If you liked the Banana Oaties, you are going to LOVE these. They’re basically the same thing but in bar form and with peanut butter. Consider it an upragde!

RECIPE HERE

12. The Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

A huge benefit of staying home = more time to bake. This banana bread is so good that I’ve already made it twice this weekend alone. Plus, it only uses one bowl!

RECIPE HERE

13. Oatmeal Chocolate Skip Skillet Cookie

I don’t think it’s any secret (or surprise, really) that chocolate chip cookies are my #1 favorite food. Just take one quick look at my Instagram and it’s pretty obvious.

RECIPE HERE

14. Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookie Dough

This recipe is inspired by my favorite dish at one of my favorite NYC restaurants. And dare I say that it might even be just as good.

RECIPE HERE

15. Chocolate Chip Apple Blondies

Chocolate chip. Apple. Blondies. Need I say more?!

RECIPE HERE

Want to learn more about eating dessert regularly as part of a healthy relationship with food?

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