23 light dessert recipes to enjoy without guilt

The most awaited moment of the meal, when dessert is served, this delights all who are eagerly waiting to sweeten the palate after a good feast.

If you are on a calorie-restricted diet, there is no need to despair: nowadays, it is possible to enjoy and taste a good candy without feeling guilty. The various options of light desserts have been increasing more and more, dispensing with fruit at that moment when all you want is something with a little more sugar.

Check out the selection of delicious light dessert recipes below and choose which dish you will taste next:

practical sweets

1. Fake Brigadeiro: the favorite candy of 9 out of 10 people, the brigadeiro also got its light version. Here, instead of using condensed milk to ensure the creaminess of the sweet, the banana mashed and taken to the microwave adds flavor and gives the texture of this much-loved sweet.

2. Banana and chocolate candy pie: to make the cream for this beautiful sweet, the author used banana candies, those bought at any candy store, green banana biomass and hot water. Its base is made with dark chocolate and coconut oil to grease the molds. Easy to make but with a very special look.

3. Chocolate squares and chestnuts: using semi-sweet chocolate (above 50% cocoa), it is possible to make a chocolate that does not weigh on your conscience – nor on the scales. To make it even tastier, add pistachios, almonds and dried blueberries.

4. Functional chocolate cupcake: low carb recipe, uses coconut and flaxseed flours instead of traditional wheat flour. To keep the recipe in the functional line, cocoa powder and coconut oil are used in its preparation. To sweeten it, use only honey.

5. Strawberry and ricotta basket: simple and easy to prepare, this sweet is to fill your eyes and make your mouth water. To assemble it, just use round pastry dough taken in the oven to take the shape of baskets, add light ricotta, sweeten with brown sugar and use strawberries. More practical, impossible.

6. Peach with cream ice cream: ideal for that moment when a visitor arrives and you don’t have any dessert ready. To taste this sweet, just open a can of peaches in syrup and add them to the ice cream. Simple to make, the fruit still has low calories but lots of flavor.

7. Banana petit gateau: irreverent recipe, gluten-free. Instead of wheat flour, rice flour is used. Versatile, the author even suggests serving it with a savory accompaniment (like fish), or even with a scoop of cream ice cream. It’s a delight.

8. Overnight oats: As the recipe itself reveals, this recipe is made up of oat flakes left to soak overnight. Here they were soaked in milk, and together with fruit, yogurt and other spices, they make up a dish that is simple to prepare and full of flavor.

9. Peanut candy: easy to prepare, this recipe is protein and uses peanut butter to guarantee the flavor of this candy. Made with coconut flour, it has no gluten in its composition, in addition to being sweetened with agave or honey. Beautiful to see!

10. Light strawberry pie: beautiful and light, this recipe has a pavé texture, based on a light sponge cake, covered by a soft cream made with skimmed milk, light cream, skimmed milk powder and vanilla essence , and decorated with beautiful halved strawberries.

Mousses, puddings and delicacies

11. Chocolate mousse: easy to prepare, this chocolate mousse uses a package for the preparation of ready-made pudding, associated with cocoa powder, skim milk, sweetener and snow whites to guarantee the aerated texture of the candy. To decorate, chopped semisweet chocolate squares give the final touch.

12. Passion fruit mousse: another mousse option, this recipe uses only natural ingredients. Just beat the passion fruit pulp with low-fat yogurt and frozen bananas. Simple to make, it can be served in the skin of the fruit itself, making the presentation even more beautiful.

13. Mango Flan with Ginger and Mint: for those who like an easy, creamy, refreshing and low-calorie dessert, this is the ideal option! With few ingredients, this flan is a good choice for hotter days, as the ginger and mint bring a freshness to the dessert. It’s worth a try!

14. Coconut manjas with passion fruit syrup: dessert with a mild flavor, it is suitable for those people who like to sweeten the palate, but like to avoid exaggeration. Accompanied by a delicious passion fruit syrup, this combination has everything to conquer that taste.

15. Fit papaya cream: the secret of this recipe lies in the use of frozen papaya pieces. These, when beaten in a blender, guarantee the juicy texture of this dish. In addition, this fruit is rich in nutrients, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, acting in the aid of intestinal motility.

16. Tapioca pudding with coconut: vegan dessert, this pudding uses tapioca gum as a base ingredient. This together with homemade coconut milk, demerara sugar, grated coconut and vanilla extract make a delicious and practical dish, ideal to be served with a caramel sauce.

17. Vanilla pudding with fruit salad: using a zero-sugar pudding preparation, the author added a delicious fruit salad to the dish. To ensure a greater variety of nutrients to the dish, it is valid to use a mix of fruits, adding more nutritional value to the dessert.

Ice cream and variations

18. Acerola ice cream: again a simple ice cream to make: Greek yogurt blended with frozen acerolas. If you want a little more sweetness, add honey as a syrup and enjoy a delicious, very natural ice cream.

19. Fruit and coconut water popsicle: in addition to being beautiful, this popsicle is practical and a great option for the hottest days. To prepare it, add various fruits in the popsicle mold, place the toothpick and complete with coconut water. Now just enjoy this tropical dessert.

20. Banana ice cream: as easy as possible: here the frozen banana is the base of the ice cream. If you wish, by adding cocoa powder, cinnamon powder and protein, you will have a delicious chocolate ice cream that is super easy to make.

21. Strawberry Frozen: using only two ingredients you can prepare a delicious strawberry frozen. For this, just beat frozen strawberries with low-calorie yogurt (light or skimmed). The result: a tasty and super light dessert.

22. Frozen Mango Yogurt: Another example where frozen fruit when mixed with yogurt can result in delicious desserts. Here the fruits chosen were banana and mango, with strawberry yogurt. Delicious and easy to make.

23. Yogurt ice cream with raspberries: an easy to prepare ice cream, the base ingredients were natural yogurt, milk and honey. After freezing them, just process them and serve the ice cream with tasty raspberries. The ideal is to serve it after assembling the dish and not to freeze it, otherwise it will be very hard. Beautiful and practical.

Whether it’s a more elaborate recipe or dishes that are practical and simple to prepare, the options for enjoying a good light dessert are numerous, just let your creativity run wild and get your hands dirty. Enjoy and enjoy.