25 Healthier Versions Of Your Favorite Desserts

Almond flour replaces regular flour in these gluten-free bars. You can also swap coconut oil in for the butter. Recipe here.

A dairy-free alternative for Toll House lovers. Recipe here.

These use black beans instead of flour and avocado instead of butter, so what I'm saying is that they're a health food. Recipe here.

You can use whatever berries you want in this gluten- and dairy-free cake. Recipe here.

Guys, this cake is made with almond flour, cocoa powder, bananas, oil, and maple syrup, which makes it breakfast appropriate. Recipe here.

These cookies swap butter for coconut oil, and agave for refined sugar. Recipe here.

You had me at one bowl. Recipe here.

So decadent and yet also raw, vegan, and gluten-free. Recipe here.

The base of this "ice cream" is cashews and bananas, plus maple syrup for sweetness. Recipe here.

Use whatever ripe, in-season fruits you have on hand for this crumble, which only has 6 tablespoons of maple syrup in the entire batch. Recipe here.

Pretty and special enough for raw, vegan dinner parties. Recipe here.

Normally, cinnamon buns are essentially swimming in brown sugar and butter. This recipes swap in an unsweetened dough and a lighter honey glaze. Recipe here.

No butter and no refined sugar. Recipe here.

Store-bought PB cups usually have partially-hydrogenated oil and lots of sugar. These use coconut oil instead and only have 1 tablespoon of maple syrup, total. Recipe here.

To "shatter" this gluten-free cake, you basically tear it into chunks and pour the yogurt topping in the cracks. You can also serve it whole. Recipe here.

There is no ~added~ sugar in this cake. I repeat, no added sugar. Apple juice concentrate sweetens both the frosting and the cake. Recipe here.

There's only 1/3 cup sugar in these gluten-free chunkers. Recipe here.

Chia seeds add ~body~ to mimic the custard in normal ice cream. Recipe here.

These vegan shortcakes are made with whole-grain spelt flour. Recipe here.

It may sound crazy, but the chickpeas replace the butter and just fade into the background. Recipe here.

Chia thickens the pudding and dates add sweetness. Recipe here.

Switch out the butter for coconut oil and you'll still have really fudgy brownies. Recipe here.

Almonds form the base of this dairy- and gluten-free crust, and the "whipped cream" is actually made from coconut milk. Recipe here.

Cashews and coconut milk make this vegan ice cream super creamy. Recipe here.