Craving something sweet but hoping to avoid that feeling of overload? Our collection of healthy apple desserts includes tasty muffins, cookies, tartlets, breads, and more. Each portion of these delicious treats contains fewer than 250 calories and 10 grams of fat, keeping an eye out for nutrient-dense additions like whole grains, apples (obviously), nuts, and naturally sweet ingredients that require less added sugar.
Apple-cinnamon bread to separate
Yes, you can have it all: Gooey bread to separate it’s good for you too, thanks to the nutritional benefits of ground flax seeds, crushed walnutAnd fresh apples. An orange and brown sugar butter sauce enhances the flavor of this healthy apple dessert while it bakes, and the creamy frosting is made with low-fat cream cheese and orange juice instead of lots of butter and sugar.
Danish Custard Apple Bars
Every bite of these puff apple bars is filled with the perfect balance of buttery dough and sweet apple filling. Add texture with cornflakes and flavor with cinnamon. This large batch dessert recipe makes 32 servings.
Apple and maple snack cake
Aptly named “cake-snack”, this apple dessert idea is perfect at any time of the day. No need for frosting with this cake: it’s perfectly moist on its own. Get the texture with whole wheat flour, diced apples and a little butter.
Apple and cherry cake
Upgrade dump cake by adding fall’s most beloved flavor: apple. Yes, this slow cooker recipe contains finely chopped apples, but we didn’t stop there. Apple pie spice, toasted walnuts, and tart cherries add extra fall flavors to this healthy apple dessert.
Apple and Caramel Tarts
Perfect for entertaining, these easy-to-make tartlets combine apple pieces and crunchy caramel candies. delicious mini tarts. They can be frozen for up to three months if you want to save some for later or make dessert in advance.
Apple cake
In addition to fresh apples, this sheet cake is sprinkled with soft dried apples. When buying apples, choose varieties that will hold up well to cooking. We like to use Gala, Honeycrisp or Braeburn for this healthy apple dessert.
Caramel and Apple Pudding Cake
This special treat for two deceptively indulgent tastes. A custard made from skim milk, creamy Greek yogurt, egg yolks and a few finely chopped apples makes a succulent base. A drizzle of caramelized sugar forms a golden top layer for this classic brulee finishing.
Caramel and apple cookies
Head to the pantry to prepare them apple cookies. Dried apples, pecans or walnuts and caramel bits flavor every bite. Prepare this recipe up to 3 months before serving and freeze until ready to eat.
Maple and Apple Blondies
Maple and apple are a wonderful pairing. Here, a tender apple blondie is topped with a creamy maple glaze. Once frozen, cut the bars into 36 portions.
Vanilla Apple Gratin
Highlight the flavor of seasonal apples by keeping the rest of the ingredients simple. This healthy apple dessert idea starts with Gala apples baked in vanilla and topped with cream. A little prosecco wine in the garnish makes it totally celebration-worthy.
Baked Apple Spice Fritters
A few better-for-you ingredients, including whole wheat flour, plain yogurt, and grated apple, add flavor and fiber to this healthy apple recipe. Once cooked, sprinkle the donuts with cinnamon and sugar.
Maple, Apple and Cranberry Brunch Cake
This apple cake “bakes” to perfection in your slow cooker. Flavor the dough with maple yogurt and dried cranberries. Our Test Kitchen prefers to serve this dessert warm.
Apple pancake on plate
There is no need to return individual pancakes. Make a pan of these sweet apple pancakes and serve them for brunch or dessert. Before serving, drizzle them with maple syrup.
If our healthy apple desserts sound delicious (emphasis on health), we offer other healthier options for a sweet end to your meal. Chocolate lovers will never know that they contain fiber-rich legumes. Gooey Black Bean Brownies (unless you tell them, of course!). No sugar is added to our Banana ice cream unless you make the chocolate shell that goes so well with a spoon or two. For a taste of fall, try this brown sugar cinnamon custard, made with carrots, for a boost of vitamin A and beta-carotene.
