Heart Healthy Desserts Recipes

Be kind to your heart -- and your waistline -- with these heart-healthy desserts. Choose from fruity parfaits, berry tarts, spiced cookies, and more for delicious, healthy desserts that are heart-smart, too.

 
 
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Sunshine Cake

From Diabetic Living

This light, low-calorie cake is frosted with lemon-flavored whipped topping. It's a sweet yet refreshing dessert for any meal.

Sunshine Cake

Almond-Apple Trifles

From Diabetic Living

Pomegranate juice, low-fat yogurt, and light dessert topping help keep this nutty home-style dessert recipe diabetic friendly.

Almond-Apple Trifles

Soft Snickerdoodles

From Diabetic Living

Adding dried currants, dried cranberries, and peanuts to these cookies adds a new twist to the classic recipe.

Soft Snickerdoodles

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

From Diabetic Living

Soft and satisfying, this chocolate chip cookie recipe features whole grain oats and yogurt.

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Black Forest Trifle

From Diabetic Living

Sugar-free cake and pudding mixes are the secrets to making this cherry-studded dessert recipe low in calories, fat, and carbs.

Black Forest Trifle

Apple Crisp

From Diabetic Living

There's nothing like this old-fashioned apple dessert recipe to top off a good dinner. It's low in calories and can be made even lower if prepared with sugar substitute.

Apple Crisp

Sweet Potato Cinnamon Bundt Cake with Orange Glaze

From Heart-Healthy Living

Friends and family will ask for this moist, delicious cake again and again. It's a low-fat dessert that gets a nutritious boost from a surprising ingredient--sweet potatoes.

Sweet Potato Cinnamon Bundt Cake with Orange Glaze

Dark Hot Cocoa

From Heart-Healthy Living

A blend of unsweetened cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate, and honey makes this hot drink good enough to serve for dessert.

Dark Hot Cocoa

Lower-Calorie Strawberry Shortcake

From Better Homes and Gardens

Indulge in this healthy version of a springtime classic. We've cut more than half the calories and fat from this traditional fruity favorite.

Lower-Calorie Strawberry Shortcake

Fresh Figs with Yogurt and Honey

From Diabetic Living

Summer through early fall is the time to find fresh figs for this simple low- calorie dessert recipe.

Fresh Figs with Yogurt and Honey

Spicy Roasted Plums

From Diabetic Living

Roasting the plums concentrates their flavor and allows the spices to penetrate the fruit. If you prefer, omit the sour cream topper and serve with vanilla frozen yogurt.

Spicy Roasted Plums

Pecan-Apple Custards

From Diabetic Living

Unsweetened applesauce, fat-free milk, egg product, and oatmeal transform traditional custard into a yummy good-for-you treat.

Pecan-Apple Custards

Mocha Hot Cocoa

From Heart-Healthy Living

Espresso powder lends a rich dose of coffee flavor to this hot drink.

Mocha Hot Cocoa

Low-Fat Berry Marble Cheesecake

From Better Homes and Gardens

Swirl nonfat sour cream and raspberry preserves on this low-calorie, fat-free cheesecake.

Low-Fat Berry Marble Cheesecake

Mascarpone-Stuffed Figs with Valencia Orange Glaze

From Diabetic Living

Mascarpone cheese is a rich, buttery cheese with double or triple the cream. Just a little goes a long way to boost the flavor of these elegant figs.

Mascarpone-Stuffed Figs with Valencia Orange Glaze

Tiny Jelly Cakes

From Diabetic Living

Mini cakes are topped with spreadable fruit and an almond to make little desserts that are great for a party or the buffet table at a brunch.

Tiny Jelly Cakes

Chocolate Caramel-Peanut Crunch Pie

From Diabetic Living

The classic combo of chocolate and peanut butter gets an extra flavor boost from caramel ice cream topping.

Chocolate Caramel-Peanut Crunch Pie

Vanilla Bean Biscotti

From Diabetic Living

Using vanilla bean is worth the extra expense in these twice-baked tender cookies. Easier to make than you think, they're a great accompaniment to a dish of fresh fruit or a steaming cup of coffee.

Vanilla Bean Biscotti

Ginger-Spiced Chocolate Cake

From Diabetic Living

No ordinary chocolate cake, this family pleaser gets its exquisite flavor from buttermilk and two kinds of ginger.

Ginger-Spiced Chocolate Cake

Two-Tone Biscotti

From Diabetic Living

The flavors of decadent rich chocolate and delicate orange meet in this cookie. Enjoy this sweet treat for a snack or dessert.

Two-Tone Biscotti

Mocha Cream Puffs

From Diabetic Living

Coffee-flavored puffs cradle the lightened mocha filling in these two-bite treats. If you like, tuck a strawberry slice or two under the cream puff top.

Mocha Cream Puffs

Favorite Gingerbread Cookies

From Heart-Healthy Living

Made with whole wheat flour for extra fiber, these gingerbread cutouts get their flavor from molasses, cinnamon, cloves, and grated fresh ginger.

Favorite Gingerbread Cookies

Mini Cherry Pies

From Heart-Healthy Living

We used whole wheat pastry in this healthier version of the favorite fruit pie. Serve it for dessert all summer long.

Mini Cherry Pies

Mini Pear Crisps

From Parents

Shake the pears and the other filling ingredients in a zip top bag, then pour out and bake for a simple dessert. Add granola and maple syrup for the "crisp" topping.

Mini Pear Crisps

Mocha Souffles

From Heart-Healthy Living

Cocoa powder, fat-free milk, fewer egg yolks, and sugar-free hot fudge topping make this recipe a luscious, yet heart-smart dessert.

Mocha Souffles

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