Desserts you won’t believe are sugar-free
Sugar-free protein clinkers
Let your imagination colour your clinkers – we used leftover beetroot, pistachios, frozen berries and a nub of turmeric lurking in the fridge.
Chocolate almond cups
The healthy chocolate treat thats also vegan friendly, dairy free and refined sugar free!
Sugar-free chocolate and sticky date pudding
Make a date with your couch to best enjoy the warming goodness of this take on an indulgent sticky date pudding from Elena Duggan.
Rawmisu
Shannon Harley gives her favourite Italian dessert a healthy make over, swapping refined sugar and cream with healthy chia seeds, prunes and cacao.
Honey and lemon curd tart with blueberries
Have a sweet craving? Satisfy it with this fruity dessert sweetened with honey.
Healthy Snickers
Just like their namesake, these gooey treats are packed with peanuts but use rice malt syrup for a healthier sweet hit.
Coconut pine-lime pops
This is the (wholefood) lovechild of the Splice and the Weis Bar.
Mango and turmeric coconut yoghurt soft serve
Don’t just reserve the turmeric in your cupboard for curries, because it works perfectly in desserts. In this recipe, the earthiness of the spice is paired seamlessly with the rich sweetness of coconut and mango.
Chocolate avocado mousse with cacao nibs
Wanting your weekly chocolate fix but without the guilt? Well fear not, because Tom Walton’s chocolate avocado mousse is a healthy alternative that will surely please your inner sweet tooth.
Ricotta cheesecake with roasted blueberries
This crustless baked ricotta cheesecake with no refined sugar is a guilt-free dessert.
This pistachio and cacao ice cream cake is nothing like the one you had as a child (and that’s a good thing)
The pure pistachio flavour in this slice comes from an easy homemade pistachio milk, which is perfect with the fudgy cacao base.
Utlimate Thanksgiving dessert: Paleo pumpkin pie
If you have gone Paleo, you’ll be avoiding the fruits of the agricultural era such as processed foods, refined oils, grains, legumes and most dairy (please note that this recipe contains butter). Try this easy pie that will delight your sweet tooth and stay in the Paleo zone.
Wagon Wheel slice
This superfood slice is inspired by the much-loved Wagon Wheel treat of our childhood. Rice malt syrup is made from fermented rice, it’s fructose free and is a natural sweet alternative to other refined sugars.
Sugar-free vegan stracciatella gelato
This simple, sugar-free stracciatella gelato is full of crunchy nuts and cacao nibs.
Sugar-free rhubarb and almond muffins
Almond meal needs to be used quickly after opening or it can become rancid. These healthier muffins make a great breakfast and are sweetened with rice malt syrup instead of refined sugars.
Watermelon granita with coconut and cashew cream
Craving a humble corner store slushie? Well try this icy watermelon granita with coconut and cashew cream. It’s beautifully light, sweet and completely guilt-free.
Easy no-churn and sugar-free Neapolitan ice cream
This frozen dessert is an easy twist on a favourite that can be whipped up (and eaten) in a flash. The ice-cream will keep in the freezer for 1-2 months.
Blueberry and jersey milk ice cream cake
This ice-cream cake recipe by Phoebe Wood is a do-gooder dessert made with beautifully sweet blueberries and creamy jersey milk. “I love the thick, rich layer of cream that you get in a bottle of organic, unhomogenised jersey milk, and the knowledge that you are drinking something in its natural state.”
This two-ingredient raspberry sorbet is exactly what your Tuesday night needs
Sweetened with bananas, this sugar-free raspberry sorbet is ready in minutes.
Coconut crepes with maple ricotta and strawberries
Have a sweet craving? Try satisfying it with this fruity dessert sweetened with maple syrup. Serve these crepes at breakfast or brunch.
Gluten-free coconut and cherry brownie slice
Could this be the best brownie recipe ever? Matt Moran brings new Cherry Ripe inspired ingredients together on the quest for the best brownie.
Sugar-free rockmelon and yoghurt sorbet
Want guilt-free fro-yo? Give this sugar-free rockmelon and yoghurt sorbet a go.
Ginger and sesame bars with passionfruit tahini drizzle
These ginger and sesame bars have all the lovely spice of festive gingerbread, plus some. They’re also paleo, dairy- and gluten-free, and full of fibre.
These vegan ice cream sandwiches are just what you need today
“These biscuits are a healthy version of the traditional Anzac biscuit, delicious on their own or sandwiched with ice cream,” says Phoebe Wood. Vegan ice cream sandwiches – perfectly indulgent without the guilt.
Choc-raspberry chia brownies
These all natural brownies are laden with pretty raspberry jam jelly, yet they’re only sweetened by dates and natural maple syrup. Cacao powder adds a kick of antioxidants.
Protein-packed paleo banana bread
The best part about this recipe is that it’s guilt-free banana bread – the type you can actually eat for breakfast!
Raspberry, lemon and coconut slice
After the excesses of the festive season, guilt-free desserts and snacks are top of mind. It’s time to cook Shannon Harley’s healthy, refined-sugar-free, work-lunch appropriate raspberry, lemon and coconut slice.
Strawberry cheesecake bars
After the excesses of the festive season, guilt-free desserts and snacks are top of mind. These raw cheesecake bars are free from refined sugar and are packed with nutritious nuts, cacao nibs, coconut, and cinnamon. This is guilt-free indulgence at its best.
Paleo cherry ripe
Only good things go into this guilt-free cherry ripe, one of our favourite chocolate bars.
Ferrero Rocher protein balls
Indulge yourself without guilt with Shannon Harley’s healthy sugar-free take on Ferrero Rocher chocolates which are packed full of protein.
Coconut and pepita chocolate rounds
Have a stash of these seeded chocolate rounds ready to go and you’ll never be caught out in a 3pm slump.
These might be the healthiest ANZAC biscuits of all time
Drizzled with carob and scattered with hazelnuts, these ANZAC biscuit-inspired bars are sugar-free and packed with protein and fibre, but still taste great.
Date and nut beach balls
These little round bites of pureed dried fruits, nuts and seeds, are great with coffee or as a high-energy snack.
Sugar-free, gluten-free sticky date pudding
Have your cake and eat it too with this healthy twist on a decadent classic.
Sugar-free Christmas berry cheesecake
Sun, santa and (usually) stacks of sugar… From honey-glazed hams to sugar-packed pavlovas, Christmas in Australia is often more naughty than nice. Giving fructose the flick doesn’t have to mean forgoing all the fun this festive season. Sarah Wilson from I Quit Sugar’s indulgent sugar-free cheesecake is your answer to healthy-but-festive this Christmas.
