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Satisfy your sweet tooth and pack in a little extra fiber into your day with these four- and five-star dessert recipes. With three grams of fiber or more per serving, these tasty bites can help improve your gut health and digestion, especially after your evening meal. Give our Cranberry-Apple Streusel Bars or Poached Pear Cake a shot tonight and enjoy a delicious dessert that brings powerful benefits to the table.
Cranberry-Apple Streusel Bars
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Lindsey Lower.
These fruity streusel bars are a standout dessert for holiday gatherings. The crust and crumb topping—made with a blend of all-purpose and whole-wheat flours—adds a nutty depth and sturdy bite that pairs beautifully with the sweet and tangy cranberry-apple blend.
Poached Pear Cake
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Marianne Williams, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley
This elegant Poached Pear Cake looks like it came straight from a bakery window but feels right at home on your table. Fragrant Bosc pears are gently poached in spiced apple cider, then nestled upright into cake batter. As it bakes, the cake rises around the pears, creating a stunning centerpiece that slices beautifully to reveal the fruit within. Add a drizzle of maple glaze for a glossy, sweet finish.
Mini Chocolate-Dipped Date-Apple Bites
Peyton Beckwith
This easy, four-ingredient snack features dates stuffed with peanut butter and apples for a bite that will remind you of a caramel apple. A thin layer of dark chocolate adds the perfect amount of sweetness. Any nut butter works well here—try almond or cashew for a different flavor.
Banana Bread Focaccia
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless.
This Banana Bread Focaccia is the mash-up you didn’t know you needed! Part banana bread, part focaccia, this unexpected twist on the classic quick bread is baked in a cast-iron skillet for crisp edges and a soft, tender center. Mashed ripe bananas add natural sweetness and moisture, while olive oil in the dough gives it that signature focaccia richness.
Zucchini Cookies
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle.
These zucchini cookies are a creative way to add vegetables into dessert! They’re soft, moist and flavored lightly with nutmeg. The shredded zucchini adds texture and helps keep the cookies tender, while chocolate chips add extra flavor.
Chocolate-Strawberry Nice Cream
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Priscilla Montiel
This dairy- and lactose-free nice cream uses just four simple ingredients to create a tasty dessert. The chocolate-strawberry combination is perfectly balanced with ripe banana for a dessert without added sugars. A sprinkle of flaky sea salt takes the flavor to the next level.
High-Fiber Black Bean Brownies
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley
These black bean brownies are everything you could possibly want—moist, rich and fudgy with big chocolate flavor. Black beans not only enhance the texture but also give these brownies a nutritional boost! Packed with protein, fiber and essential vitamins.
No-Added-Sugar Cherry Crumble
Photographer: Grant Webster, Food Stylist: Lauren McAnelly, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco
This no-sugar-added cherry crumble baked in ramekins is a great way to highlight the flavor of cherries in this naturally sweet snack. The crumble topping, made from oats and slivered almonds, offers a satisfying crunch.
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, prop stylist: LIndsey Lower
This zucchini chocolate cake is a celebration of the unexpected magic that happens when humble ingredients like shredded zucchini, cocoa powder and chocolate chips come together in perfect harmony. Top with optional cream cheese frosting if desired.
Almond Flour Cake
This light and fluffy almond flour cake is flavored simply with almond extract and orange zest. Whipped egg whites give this gluten-free cake a light texture.
Baked Cinnamon Apple Slices
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Priscilla Montiel, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall
These baked cinnamon apple slices have just the right level of tenderness and bite, and a gooey apple caramel forms at the bottom of the pan. Enjoy them over ice cream, biscuits or yogurt.
2-Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream
Whir up frozen bananas into an “ice cream” without the cream! Peanut butter adds a natural swirl of flavor for a sweet and satisfying dessert with no added sugar.
Lemon-Raspberry Dump Cake
This super-easy and fun lemon-raspberry dump cake tastes like a cobbler, but with cake instead of a biscuit topping. Raspberries and lemon work well together.
Fried Apple Pie Rolls
In this healthy take on apple pie, egg roll wrappers stand in for pie crust, saving you calories and the headache of rolling out dough. Granny Smith apples provide tart balance to the sweet filling.
No-Bake Berry Cheesecake Bars
These no-bake berry cheesecake bars have a graham cracker crust with pecans, plus a filling made with nonfat Greek yogurt and reduced-fat cream cheese to cut calories and saturated fat.
Deep-Dish Apple Pie
Photographer: Diana Christruga
This deep-dish apple pie uses whole-wheat pastry flour and replaces some butter with canola oil to reduce calories. The brown sugar-sweetened filling uses two kinds of apples for balance.
Strawberry Nice Cream
This luscious strawberry nice cream is dairy-free, vegan and contains no added sugar. It whips up in minutes using frozen fruit, producing a refreshing berry-packed treat.
Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies
Photographer: Jacob Fox, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Joseph Wanek
These tender and sweet vegan peanut butter cookies are simple and delicious. Crunchy peanut butter adds texture; optional additions include vegan chocolate chips or toasted coconut.