Desserts with Benefits https://dessertswithbenefits.com DWB is a healthy dessert recipe blog made by a university student majoring in Nutritional Sciences. Each recipe uses good-for-you ingredients that are not only unique and good tasting, but beneficial to life! Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.12 Healthy Banana Cupcakes (sugar free, gluten free, vegan) + A GIVEAWAY! https://dessertswithbenefits.com/banana-quinoa-cupcakes-with-peanut-butter-frosting/ https://dessertswithbenefits.com/banana-quinoa-cupcakes-with-peanut-butter-frosting/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2019 21:47:44 +0000 http://dessertswithbenefits.flywheelsites.com/?p=2061 These healthy Banana Cupcakes are light, fluffy, sweet, and comforting.  They’re frosted with the creamiest and richest Peanut Butter Frosting you could dream of too.  One bite and you’d never suspect it’s a nutritionally balanced treat filled with healthy fats, complex carbs, fiber, and protein! These cupcakes will fill you up rather than fill you out. […]

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]]> https://dessertswithbenefits.com/homemade-rainbow-sprinkles-revisited/feed/ 79 13 Healthy Halloween Recipes https://dessertswithbenefits.com/13-healthy-halloween-recipes/ https://dessertswithbenefits.com/13-healthy-halloween-recipes/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2019 22:05:58 +0000 http://dessertswithbenefits.com/?p=25008 Say what?  Did you say, “13 healthy Halloween recipes for a guilt-free, spooky shindig”?!  OH YES! You can enjoy your favorite snacks and treats and delicious, chocolatey goodness without all the excess sugar, calories, and fat??  YES, PUH-LEASE.  I’ll take ALL the guilt-free goodies, thank you very much. Instead of peeling hundreds of mini wrappers […]

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]]> https://dessertswithbenefits.com/13-healthy-halloween-recipes/feed/ 3 Healthy Apple Pie Blondies https://dessertswithbenefits.com/apple-pie-blondies-with-brown-sugar-frosting/ https://dessertswithbenefits.com/apple-pie-blondies-with-brown-sugar-frosting/#comments Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:13:00 +0000 http://dessertswithbenefits.flywheelsites.com/?p=81 These Apple Pie Blondies are sweet, dense, fudgy, and filled with pieces of real apple pie filling!  You’d never know this recipe is healthy (oh yes) — each square of apple pie goodness is refined sugar free, gluten free, AND vegan! You know, one great thing about the upcoming holidays is that sweets are around more than […]

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]]> https://dessertswithbenefits.com/apple-pie-blondies-with-brown-sugar-frosting/feed/ 37 Healthy Boozy Orange Pound Cake https://dessertswithbenefits.com/healthy-boozy-orange-pound-cake/ https://dessertswithbenefits.com/healthy-boozy-orange-pound-cake/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:00:08 +0000 https://dessertswithbenefits.com/?p=29070 The holidays are upon us, and that means I’m going to try some new twists on recipes and infuse a ton of desserts with alcohol (wink wink).  I’m kicking (the liquored up) things off with this Boozy Orange Pound Cake! Oh, and did I mention that it’s National Liqueur Day today too?  Oh yes.  This […]

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]]> https://dessertswithbenefits.com/healthy-boozy-orange-pound-cake/feed/ 1 Healthy Apple Pie Bread with Oatmeal Streusel https://dessertswithbenefits.com/apple-pie-bread-oatmeal-streusel/ https://dessertswithbenefits.com/apple-pie-bread-oatmeal-streusel/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2019 19:40:00 +0000 http://dessertswithbenefits.flywheelsites.com/?p=105 This healthy Apple Pie Bread is so fluffy, moist, and sweet, and it’s topped with a deliciously spiced Oatmeal Streusel!  It doesn’t taste refined sugar free, low fat, high protein, or whole grain one bit! I don’t know why, but whenever I buy apples I always pick way too many.  Like, enough so that I’d […]

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]]> https://dessertswithbenefits.com/apple-pie-bread-oatmeal-streusel/feed/ 13 Healthy Carrot Cake with Maple Cinnamon Frosting https://dessertswithbenefits.com/carrot-cake-with-maple-cinnamon-frosting/ https://dessertswithbenefits.com/carrot-cake-with-maple-cinnamon-frosting/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:53:00 +0000 http://dessertswithbenefits.flywheelsites.com/?p=202 This Carrot Cake is unbelievably fluffy, moist, and filled with sweet raisins and the perfect blend of spices.  And to take it to the next level?  A Maple Cinnamon Frosting spread on top and in between the cake layers! As if things couldn’t get any better, this cake also happens to be GOOD FOR YOU!  That’s […]

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