10 Heart-Healthy Dessert Recipes – Part 2

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

There’s no shortage of recipes for healthier versions of chocolate chip cookies, but this one ups the ante. It uses rolled oats (a good source of fiber and whole grain), as well as canola oil and soy milk as substitutions for butter and full-fat milk. The recipe also contains bananas, which add another dimension of flavor and—bonus!—are a CarbLover’s Diet CarbStar food because they contain

Mocha Phyllo Cups

Mocha Phyllo Cups

Who doesn’t love a flaky and delicious pastry? However, many are high in fat and dietary cholesterol. Phyllo, on the other hand, has an airy texture and is just as flaky as the rest but won’t offer any saturated fat and cholesterol. Each of these little bites has only 1 milligram of cholesterol and 80 calories.

Quick Baked Pears

Quick Baked Pears

This simple dessert of pears topped with granola and dried fruit can be prepared in about 15 minutes, making it an easy treat for guests—or for yourself. Because this dish is low in fat, there’s even room for a scoop of frozen yogurt. No guilt here!

Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake

Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake

This angel food cake has a miniscule 0.1 grams of total fat and zero cholesterol. The fluffy cake also offers a little bit of tang thanks to the lemon juice.

Cantaloupe Sherbet

Cantaloupe Sherbet

A half cup of Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia ice cream has a whopping 240 calories, 9 grams of saturated fat, and 60 milligrams of cholesterol. That’s more than half your recommended daily intake of saturated fat.

The good news is, you don’t need to give up ice cream if you’re trying to lead a healthy lifestyle. Try this surprising cantaloupe-flavored sherbet, which has only 0.2 grams of saturated fat per serving.

10 Heart-Healthy Dessert Recipes – Part 2