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Home » Desserts

Cookies and Bars

Desserts don't always have to be loaded with sugar and fat to be tasty. Not even cookies and dessert bars. Try one of our healthier cookie or dessert bar recipes and you'll be a believer!

  • Side view of cut brownies on a cooling rack.
    Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
  • Small plate of peppermint hot cocoa bites.
    Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies (no-bake)
  • 5 peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses in them, on a serving plate.
    Healthier Peanut Butter Blossoms
  • Stack of cookies on a plate.
    Cherry Pistachio Cookies
  • Homemade cherry truffles covered with shredded coconut, stacked on a small dish. Additional dishes with truffles covered with cocoa powder and ground almonds in the background, as well as 2 cups of coffee.
    Cherry Truffles
  • Stack of 5 cookies, tied with a decorative string.
    Spiced Molasses Cookies
  • Overhead image of three thumbprint cookies on a platter with strawberry jam in them
    Healthy Thumbprint Cookies
  • Dessert bars stacked on a plate.
    Peanut Butter and Jelly Dessert Bars
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Super Summer Recipes

  • Muffins in a serving bowl.
    Blueberry Zucchini Muffins with Lavender
  • Small glass mug of green colored ice cream with chocolate chips, garnished with fresh mint leaves.
    Healthy Mint Chip Ice Cream
  • Grilled tempeh triangles in a line on a plate, topped with peach relish and drizzled with balsamic glaze.
    Grilled Tempeh with Summery Peach Relish
  • Casserole dish with stuffed peppers in it.
    No Bake Chickpea Stuffed Peppers
  • Glass dish with three scoops of peach sorbet; garnished with peach slices and fresh tarragon.
    Peach Tarragon Sorbet
  • Overhead shot of a whole pie, with fresh peaches beside it.
    Fresh Peach Pie {no added sugar}
  • Stack of pancakes with strawberries on top, drizzled with strawberry sauce. A slice is removed from the stack to reveal the inside.
    Strawberry Banana Pancakes
  • Strawberry sauce in a small glass creamer, with fresh strawberries scattered around.
    Healthy Strawberry Sauce {no added sugar}

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