There are days when our craving for sweets is “overwhelming” and we want a small snack that is low in calories without sugar.
Sweet snacks don’t have to be ready to eat sugar and preservatives. There are ways to make them at home and make them as healthy as possible.
Fruit, nuts and dark chocolate are usually the basis of healthy snacks.
Find some cute healthy snack ideas below.
No-bake bars
Cereal bars are an easy option for a small mid-day energizing snack. It usually contains nuts and other superfoods, but it’s also loaded with sugar when you buy them outside.
You can easily make your own no-bake energy bars. The main ingredients should be oats, peanut butter or tahini, nuts like almonds, walnuts or hazelnuts, and other superfoods like cranberries.
You may need honey and dates (whipped in a blender) to “set” the bar without cooking. Mix the ingredients, refrigerate and the healthy bars are ready.
Sugar-free snacks
We don’t need sugar to make delicious fluffy cupcakes. With simple ingredients like flour, eggs, soda, cocoa or melted dark chocolate and a little milk, we can make a healthy snack that we will enjoy without regret.
You can mix in some bananas to add extra flavor.
Chocolate pieces of fruit
Another easy way to make your own healthy snacks is to chop up the fruit of your choice and dip it in melted dark chocolate.
The ideal fruit is definitely strawberries. But in winter, you can adapt any fruit you want, and dark chocolate is healthier than milk chocolate and other ready-made sweets.
Jelly
This dessert is both refreshing and healthy. Especially in the summer, it is ideal not only for dieters, but also for those who want to make an easy dessert in the refrigerator. There are ready-made packages of low-calorie light jelly to prepare at home.
The gelatin in jelly comes from the bones, cartilage, and skin of animals that produce collagen when boiled. Gelatin is a processed form of collagen, the fibrous material that holds tendons, bones, and skin together. 100 gr. of gelatin has 380 calories and 95 g. protein, as well as high levels of selenium and calcium.
Rice pudding
A simple traditional dessert with a few simple ingredients: rice, flour, milk and sugar. But you can replace sugar with honey to make it healthier.
There are only 110 calories in 100 grams of rice milk. Top with some cinnamon and enjoy!
Chocolate Rice Waffles
Another super easy snack is Dark Chocolate Covered Rice Waffles. Take your rice waffle of choice, melt some dark chocolate and spread. You can put any nut or fruit on it and a healthy sweet snack is ready!