Healthy fruit desserts are the best way to satisfy dessert cravings without taking in unwanted calories. Including fruits in desserts would also help you towards your goal of five-plus servings of vegetables and fruits per day. Fruits are healthy and come summer, markets would be laden with fruits of all kinds that can be easily made into healthy desserts.

Luscious Healthy Fruit Dessert Ideas

Healthy desserts with fruits are popular with children and adults alike. Try the below given fruity healthy dessert ideas.

1. Berry and Nectarine Fruit Salad - Juicy nectarines, fresh raspberries and blackberries topped with non fat Greek yogurt makes one of the easiest to make fruit desserts.

2. Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles – These are very easy to make and instead of popsicle molds paper cups can also be used. Remember to stick in a pospsicle stick into it before freezing.

3. Tropical Fruit Salad – Mango, banana, strawberries, pineapple, papaya and lichees make this healthy dessert with fruits a very delicious one that you can tuck into without any guilt.

4. Raspberry Cheesecakes – This fruity dessert is right for those who love cheesecakes but would prefer to avoid the fat and calories in them. Try this low fat raspberry cheesecake without having to worry about calories.

5. Apple Bread Pudding – Try this very healthy dessert containing apples. This dessert is easy to make as well as requires very less time. Do indulge your loved ones with this fruity treat.

6. Summer Blackberry Custards – This healthy fruit dessert can be made with blueberries, cherries and even raspberries. Just bake the berries and custard for 15 minutes and you have your healthy dessert with fruit ready!

7. Gratinated Fruits – Enjoy the tangy and zesty taste of limes, oranges, berries and many other fruits in this delicious dessert.

8. Minted Watermelon Popsicles – These are ideal fat free desserts during summer. The watermelons are naturally sweet and hence addition of sugar is optional here. Freeze these popsicles in ice trays for cubes of watermelon popsicles.

9. Lemon Angel Food Cake – With fruits as the main ingredient, this is a healthy fruit dessert that would be a success with everyone who tries it.

10. Orange Slices in Citrus Syrup – Various orange flavors are combined to increase intensity of fresh orange slices. Use calcium fortified orange juice to make it more healthy.

Healthy fruit desserts are versatile and can be made for traditional sit-down meals as well as casual lunches or suppers. The wide variety of fruits available makes it possible to try out various desserts containing fruits.

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