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Looking for something sweet and comforting to have with afternoon tea or as a sweet finish to your meal? Or maybe you’re starting to plan your holiday menus and looking for a few perfectly satisfying treats? You’ll love these tasty yet simple dessert recipes.
Not only do these simple dessert recipes go together easily, but they’re also on the healthier end of indulgent, focusing on real food ingredients and often using traditional gut-friendly preparation methods such as sprouting, souring, and soaking. You’ll even find some labeled for specific dietary needs such as gluten-free or low-carb.
Simple dessert recipes + healthy eating desserts = a perfect combination!
34 Simple Dessert Recipes
Cake Recipes
- Spicy Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
- Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Cake in the Instant Pot
- Paleo Chocolate Caramel Mug Cakes (almond flour, vegan, gluten-free)
- Chocolate Sourdough Cake
- Lemon Poppyseed Cake Made with Sprouted Flour
- Paleo & AIP Pear Upside Down Cake with Easy Caramel
- Instant Pot Chai Spiced Apple Cake (grain-free and dairy-free)
- Simple Blueberry Cake (substitute sprouted flour if desired)
- Cheesecake-Filled Chocolate Cake (primal, gluten-free, oven or Instant Pot)
Cheesecake Recipes
- Cheeseball Salad
- Instant Pot Chocolate Cheesecake with Probiotic Blueberry Sauce
- Eggnog Cheesecake (primal, keto, no-bake)
- Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Cups
- Instant Pot Orange-Dark Chocolate Cheesecake
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse Pie
Pies, Cobblers & Crisps
- Naturally Sweetened Pecan Pie
- Allergy-Friendly Apple Cranberry Crisp (made in the Instant Pot)
- Mixed Berry Cobbler
- Slow Cooker Apple Pie Filling
- Ice Cream Mud Pie Recipe (paleo, keto, AIP, vegan, gluten-free)
- Maple Brown Butter Pumpkin Pie (use heavy cream in place of evaporated milk)
- Allergy-Friendly Pumpkin Pie
- Paleo & AIP Caramel Apple Pie (gluten-free)
- Easy Apple Crisp
- Keto Chocolate-Swirled Pumpkin Pie (paleo, primal, gluten-free)
Cookies & Bars
- Lemon Bars
- Grain-Free Apple Pie Shortbread Bars with Crumb Topping
- Allergy-Friendly Cookies (1 dough, 16 variations!)
- No-Bake Coconut Snowball Cookies
- Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
- No-Bake Salted Caramel Cookie Dough Bites
- Chocolate Molasses Cookies
- Regina’s Healthy Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies
- Keto Strawberry Danish Coffeecake (low-carb, gluten-free, primal)
