Festivals mean fun, frolic and food, and desserts are an integral part of a festive meal! But if you’ve been eating healthy all this time, you don’t want a  celebration to derail your efforts! So enjoy the festive season and feast on sweet treats, which is easy to do when they’re healthy too! Here are 7 healthy dessert recipes for you to rock your festive season – your guests are sure to be pleased too!
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7 Healthy Dessert Recipes for the Festive Season

1. Greek Yogurt Fruit Tart

This is not your average grain-made crust topped with oodles of heavy cream. The crust is made of dry fruit and the topping is healthy and yummy Greek yogurt! This dessert from Sally’s Baking Addiction is simply gorgeous and a must-make for the festive season!

2. Papaya Halwa

Ripe papaya, melted jaggery and a little ghee come together to form this unique papaya halwa from Palaharam. There’s nothing heavy about this dessert – with a just a spoon of rice flour to thicken the halwa, you don’t have to feel guilty about having seconds!

3. Mocha Mousse

This mousse contains ingredients that you wouldn’t normally associate with a mousse, including tofu and coconut milk! Regardless, this sugar-free, dairy-free mocha mousse recipe from Desserts with Benefits is the perfect indulgence for weight watchers!

4. Dates Roll

Festivals are a time for feasting on sweet treats as well as gifting them. If you’re running out of gift ideas for your loved ones, try these yummy dates roll bites from Lite Bite. Made exclusively with dry fruit and desiccated coconut, these sweets are grain, dairy and sugar-free!

5. Pomegranate Dark Chocolate Bites

Need a quick fix recipe that doesn’t need too many ingredients or too many steps? Then this recipe from Shiny Happy Bright is ideal! With just sparkling pomegranate seeds and some good quality dark chocolate, you can create little bites of heaven that are bursting with antioxidants!

6. Hot Fruit Bake

As the weather gets chilly, we tend to crave warmer foods, even when it comes to desserts! Make your guests feel warm and comfortable this festive season, as you feed them this hot fruit bake recipe from Cotter Crunch. The dish comprises of plenty of fresh fruit, baked with lots of winter spices and coconut oil – your home will smell amazing!

7. Quinoa Apple Kheer

Quinoa isn’t an ingredient that’s normally used in kheer, but this recipe from My Food Story is all about putting a priority on nutrition! It uses skim milk and a good deal of spices along with quinoa to create a unique dessert that’ll be a sure fire conversation starter among your guests!

With less sugar and cream as well as including more fruit and dry fruit, these healthy dessert recipes are high on nutrition as well as taste. After all, why should you compromise when you can have your dessert and enjoy it too!