33 Easy Low Calorie Desserts under 100 Calories (2024)
Yes, you heard correctly – low calorie desserts under 100 calories!
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We have taken on the challenge of finding low calorie dessert recipes that don’t derail your weight loss goals if that is what you’re working on.
If weight loss isn’t your thing, then easy healthy dessert recipes still make for a yummy little sweet treat to round off a big meal!
Low calorie puddings can take many forms. Of course, keeping desserts under 100 calories limits your options to an extent – but not as much as you might think!
For example, sorbets present endless possibilities for healthy desserts for weight loss. Sweet, fresh and cooling, a light sorbet is the perfect low fat dessert for a summer day!
You can use choose your favorite fruit to make sorbet; from pineapple, to peach to watermelon. Delicious!
If you’re after something richer, silken tofu makes for an indulgent, yet blissfully light chocolate pudding.
Have your cake and eat it, with low calorie desserts under 100 calories!
This list includes low calorie baked desserts, cookies, no bake sweets and frozen desserts. Enjoy trying out these delicious recipes.
Low calorie baked desserts and cookie recipes
1. Banana Oatmeal Fitness Cookies
Bonus: healthy and weight loss friendly
With only two ingredients in just 25 minutes, you could be staring at a fresh batch of mouthwatering healthy vegan banana oatmeal cookies (one of our all time favorite healthy banana recipes)!
2. Fluffy Cream Cheese Cookies
Bonus: a real healthy treat to re-energize you
Fast and Fluffy Cream Cheese Cookies. Great tasting, healthy and perfect to take wherever you go. 7 minutes prep time only. They’re just really good.
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3. Healthy Pumpkin Cookies
Protein: 2g
Calories: 87kcal
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: iFoodReal
Bonus: easy to make and versatile
Healthy Pumpkin Cookies are soft and chewy with crisp exterior! Wholesome ingredients, naturally sweetened, and packed with fall flavor.
4. Crustless Pumpkin Pie Ramekins
Protein: 3g
Calories: 100kcal
Ready in: 3 hours (15 min prep)
Recipe by: VeryVeganish
Bonus: creamy, firm and not overly sweet
Looking for a vegan crustless mini pumpkin pie recipe (the perfect one to add to you plant-based thanksgiving menu). Or, have some leftover pumpkin pie filling that you need to use? Make 6 ramekins with the full recipe or just a single serving, if you only have a little bit of filling leftover.
5. Gluten Free Almond Cookies
Protein: 2g
Calories: 87kcal
Ready in: 5 minutes
Recipe by: JarOfLemons
Bonus: can be easily made dairy-free and vegan
These yummy cookies are made with almond flour, only have 7 ingredients, and are topped with a delicious dark chocolate drizzle!
6. Peanut Butter Powder Cookies
Protein: 4g
Calories: 85kcal
Ready in: 16 minutes
Recipe by: MyPlantifulCooking
Bonus: freezer and meal prep friendly, easily portable, simple ingredients
Soft and chewy, these healthy PB2 peanut butter cookies are lower in fat and calories than the traditional ones (if you like these, some filling low calorie oatmeal biscuits might also be up your alley)! These delicious, rich cookies also happens to be vegan, dairy-free and high protein. Ready in 20 minutes and only 5 ingredients needed.
7. Coconut Chocolate Cookies
Protein: 1g
Calories: 100kcal
Ready in: 22 minutes
Recipe by: PrimaveraKitchen
Bonus: a great last minute dessert
These Paleo, gluten and dairy-free Coconut Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies are so delicious and soft. The perfect little treats for anyone with dietary restrictions or are looking for a healthier chocolate chip cookie!
8. Mini Eggless Sweet Potato Pie
Protein: 1.2g
Calories: 95kcal
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: VegBuffet
Bonus: super indulging, crispy and crunchy
Sweet Potato (locally called Shakarkandi) Pie are amazing desserts made using wheat flour to make the tart shells and the boiled sweet potato for the pie filling.
9. Chocolate Meringue Cookies
Protein: 1g
Calories: 13kcal
Ready in: 1 hour 5 minutes (20 min prep)
Recipe by: BeyondTheChickenCoop
Bonus: light and delicious
A very light and elegant meringue cookie that melts in your mouth and will satisfy your sweet tooth. These chocolate meringue cookies are gluten free and have less than 15 calories per cookie!
10. Raspberry & Apple Puff Pastry
Protein: 1g
Calories: 70kcal
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: Kidgredients
Bonus: no added refined sugar
Apple and Raspberry Puff Pastry Pies are perfect for when you need a quick and easy, yet super delicious dessert. Because they are made using puff pastry you can cook them in the airfryer in only 10 minutes or in the oven in 20!
Low calorie no bake desserts
11. Japanese Silken Tofu Dessert with Mango Coulis
Bonus: high-protein and chilling
Soft tofu and fresh tropical mango coulis make a healthy silken tofu dessert with a heavenly taste and no effort needed.
12. Vegan Chocolate Dessert Hummus
Protein: 2g
Calories: 44kcal
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe by: MyPlantifulCooking
Bonus: you can easily swap out any ingredients
This vegan dark chocolate dessert hummus is super creamy, fudgy and sweet, making it the perfect healthy high protein dip to have on hand!
13. Vegan Chocolate Pudding
Protein: 3g
Calories: 90kcal
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe by: DebraKlein
Bonus: creamy texture, gluten-free, egg-free and dairy-free
5-ingredients and 5 minutes is all you need to make creamy vegan chocolate pudding. Rich and chocolaty, dairy-free and delicious.
14. Carrot Cake Truffles
Protein: 3g
Calories: 98kcal
Ready in: 35 minutes
Recipe by: iFoodReal
Bonus: a handful of inexpensive ingredients needed
Carrot Cake Truffles combine carrots, raisins, and warm spices into healthy energy balls. Portable springtime snack energy for hours!
15. Watermelon Fruit Salad
Protein: 2g
Calories: 76kcal
Ready in: 5 minutes
Recipe by: IHeartUmami
Bonus: fresh fruit goodness, you can swap melons for pineapple, mango, or fresh berries
Juicy Watermelon Fruit Salad w/ cantaloupe & honeydew over a bed of crushed mint-lime ice! A winning combination for the best summer watermelon mint salad!
16. Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
Protein: 2g
Calories: 82kcal
Ready in: 40 minutes
Recipe by: CleanPlateMama
Bonus: stay well in the fridge and are great for freezing
These chocolate covered peanut butter balls are made from real, wholesome ingredients. Made with only 6 ingredients, they are an easy and healthy no-bake dessert that everyone will love!
17. 4-Ingredient Blueberry Mousse
Protein: 2g
Calories: 82kcal
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe by: SomebodyFeedSeb
Bonus: perfect for using up leftover egg whites
Low calorie, low fat and low in refined sugar, this Blueberry mousse is as simple as it gets. Made with frozen blueberries, this mousse is cold and refreshing on a hot summer day, when you’ve run out of ice cream in your freezer!
18. Healthy Matcha Balls
Protein: 4g
Calories: 80kcal
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe by: MyPlantifulCooking
Bonus: chewy, decadent, and perfectly sweetened with a boost of energy
These matcha balls are the perfect snack to have around! They are chewy and sweet yet super easy to throw together. All you need are 7 ingredients and 10 minutes to make this recipe!
19. Stewed Pears
Protein: 0.5g
Calories: 72kcal
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: CinnamonAndKale
Bonus: quick and easy to make
There’s something very comforting about stewed pears. Naturally sweet (even with no sugar in the recipe), soft and delicious, they are perfect for a healthy pear dessert or breakfast. They are also incredibly easy to make.
20. Single Serving Brownie
Calories: 100kcal
Ready in: 2 minutes
Recipe by: BrooklynFarmGirl
Bonus: a super easy dessert in 2 minutes
100 CALORIE brownie is a healthy single serving brownie recipe! This easy recipe makes a fudgy chocolate brownie for one in the microwave in 1 minute! These low calorie brownies are perfect for satisfying a sweet tooth!
21. Chocolate Bliss Balls
Protein: 1.8g
Calories: 85kcal
Ready in: 15 minutes
Recipe by: WhollyTasteful
Bonus: no refined sugar or bad-for-you ingredients
Chocolate Bliss Balls are a healthy sweet snack that will satisfy your chocolate craving (if you like these, be sure to check out our veggie protein balls too). Made with dates, cashew nuts and cocoa powder, they are soft, rich, chocolatey and nutritious.
22. Pumpkin Spice Hummus
Protein: 1g
Calories: 52kcal
Ready in: 10 minutes
Recipe by: ASweetAlternative
Bonus: can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days
This pumpkin spice hummus is a delicious dessert dip that tastes like pumpkin pie. It would make a great Thanksgiving dessert served with apple slices or cookies for dipping. This pumpkin hummus is vegan, gluten free, and refined sugar free.
23. Peach Pineapple Smoothie
Protein: 3.5g
Calories: 81kcal
Ready in: 5 minutes
Recipe by: SummerYule
Bonus: perfect as a healthy breakfast or snack
This low-calorie peach pineapple smoothie is whipped up to be SO CREAMY that you’ll want to eat it with a spoon! Only 81 calories and no added sugar!
Low calorie frozen desserts
24. Pineapple Sorbet With Mint
Bonus: tangy, refreshing, light
Pineapple Sorbet with Mint. A refreshing summer sorbet full of fruity goodness, made from just 2 ingredients and ready in 5 minutes. Stacked with vitamins A, C, B6 and no cholesterol! Try it now, it’s super simple 😉
Ingredients
- 1 can pineapple chunks (1 can = 20oz in juice, or ½ real pineapple)
- 1 cup mint, fresh
Instructions
- Drain the tin or chop up the real pineapple and put in bowl in freezer (it should take around 2 hours to freeze). Save a few chunks or a ring for garnish.
- When it’s frozen use a hand blender or food processor to blend, along with mint (also keep a few mint leaves aside).
- If you’re using fresh pineapple then I suggest blending first and freezing after, it seems to work better.
- When nicely mixed, place in bowls and garnish each with the remaining chunks and leaves.
- Serve immediately or put back in freezer until needed.
NOTES
Nutrition
25. Frozen Yogurt Granola Bars
Protein: 6g
Calories: 97kcal
Ready in: 2 hours (5 min prep)
Recipe by: HealthfulBlondie
Bonus: refreshing frozen treat, packed with protein
These no-bake frozen yogurt berry granola bars are the perfect healthy summer treat. They’re gluten free, refined sugar free, and made in your freezer. Each square has 6 grams of protein!
26. Fresh Strawberry Popsicles
Calories: 38kcal
Ready in: 4 hours 10 minutes (10 min prep)
Recipe by: SimplyLowCal
Bonus: a great treat for adults and kids
Fresh strawberry popsicles are the perfect way to use up your fresh summer berries. Made with only 3 ingredients and no added sugar.
27. Peach Sorbet
Protein: 1g
Calories: 21kcal
Ready in: 2 hours 40 (2 hours freezing time)
Recipe by: Binky’sCulinaryCarnival
Bonus: healthier and creamy without the added fat and calories
If you’ve got a ton of peaches, make this easy Peach Sorbet! It is super easy, vegan and the perfect no-guilt end of summer treat! You can make peach sorbet with or without an ice cream maker! No cutting up peaches either!
28. Raspberry Frozen Yoghurt Bark
Protein: 4g
Calories: 49kcal
Ready in: 10 minutes prep + overnight freezing
Recipe by: FoodMeanderings
Bonus: creamy, refreshing, easy
This healthy and Weight Watchers friendly Raspberry Bliss Frozen Yogurt Bark is made with 0 % Greek yogurt, frozen raspberries and pantry items like mini chocolate chips, toffee bits, unsweetened coconut and low sugar raspberry jam so it’s quick and easy to make!
29. Watermelon Sorbet
Calories: 65kcal
Ready in: 10 minutes + 4 hours freezing
Recipe by: BeyondTheChickenCoop
Bonus: cold, sweet, super easy to make
Watermelon is so refreshing on a hot day. Now just imagine it in a frozen form… Watermelon Sorbet has all the taste of regular watermelon but in a perfect iced form.
30. Banana Chocolate Popsicles
Protein: 1g
Calories: 94kcal
Ready in: 5 hours 10 minutes
Recipe by: ASweetAlternative
Bonus: a great way to use up ripe bananas
These banana chocolate popsicles are an easy, refreshing, and delicious summer dessert. They’re vegan, gluten free, paleo diet friendly, and refined sugar free.
31. Easy Kiwi Sorbet
Protein: 1g
Calories: 93kcal
Ready in: 1 hour 15 minutes (15 min prep)
Recipe by: TheHonourSystem
Bonus: a hydrating, vitamin C-packed treat
Kiwi Sorbet is light, refreshing, and makes a great summer snack. This recipe is made with only two ingredients – kiwi and lime! This has to be one of the easiest kiwi recipes out there.
32. Mango Lassi Popsicles
Protein: 1g
Calories: 61kcal
Ready in: 5 minutes + overnight freezing time
Recipe by: NoSweatVegan
Bonus: vegan and dairy-free
Inspired by mango lassi, these lightly sweetened ice pops are made with cubed mango, creamy coconut yogurt, a touch of agave and lime juice, and the optional flavor boosts from turmeric and cardamom.
33. Cantaloupe & Berry Nice Cream
Protein: 1.1g
Calories: 68kcal
Ready in: 10 minutes + 1 hour freezing time
Recipe by: MelissaTraub
Bonus: creamy, light, delicious with tropical vibes
Light and delicious dairy-free, no added sugar recipe without needing an ice cream maker! Perfect for a hot summer day.
An oasis in a dessert desert!
There are a million reasons to choose low calorie desserts under 100 calories (and a million reasons to cheese veggie low calorie lunches too!).
Maybe you find yourself craving a kick of sugar after a big meal, but don’t have room in your belly for a big dessert. Now you can get your fix without feeling stuffed to the gunnels!
Naturally, low calorie desserts under 100 calories are going to be beneficial if you are trying to lose weight, as many desserts can be quite calorific (it can also be good to have low calorie snacks to hand!).
In fact, if it was weight loss that brought you here, you should also check out our free 7-day vegetarian weight loss meal plan! We specialise in guiding vegetarians through a healthy process of weight loss.
FAQs
I’m answering some of your questions here. Hope you find the answers you need!
Can I lose weight and still eat dessert?
Yes! Eating dessert won’t jeopardise your weight loss as long as the sweet treat has healthy ingredients and an appropriate number of calories (the same goes for snacking – try our high protein low calorie snack ideas!).
What is a good amount of calories for dessert?
It’s best to choose healthier desserts that have 100-200 calories and provide nutritional benefits.
Check out this compilation of healthy low-calorie vegan desserts for more inspiration.
How do I avoid sugar when trying to lose weight?
You can control your sugar intake by limiting packaged, processed foods that contain added sugars like soft drinks, fruit juices, cookies, cake, candy, granola bars and cereals.
Focus on whole foods instead. Fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, and seeds can be turned into yummy desserts to satisfy your sugar cravings.
You can also try incorporating cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, ginger, mint and lemon to develop healthy recipes with richer flavors.
We hope you enjoyed experimenting with low-calorie desserts under 100 calories (maybe now you want to experiment with low carb high protein desserts!)! Share your favorite desserts in the comments.
Dave Bell
I’m not a foodie, although I do love eating. I believe food should serve us and our goals, not hinder. Taking control and responsibility for what I eat is important to me. Lots of veggie protein is my way forward.
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James LeBaigue MSc
James has a Masters Degree in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Human Nutrition.
He loves combining his scientific knowledge along with food in the real world, and these recipes are the result.
He’s on top of all the latest evidence and guidelines to make sure our nutrition advice on the website is as accurate as it can be.
By day he works as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in a busy NHS GP Practice.
Each recipe is tested and then eaten (much to James’ delight), many times before it is deemed worthy to be published. Bon appetit!
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made quite a few of these recipes. have been very happy,, taste lovely with fewer calories. whats not to love
so good to hear Susan!! 🙂
Hi! Thank you for posting this. I have just started dieting and have trouble keeping away from sugar. Just a quick question. For every dish, is it 100 calories according to the amount given in the recipe? Eg, 1 cookie is 100 calories? Or a while bunch according to the quantity given in the recipe?
Hi Bee! And thanks for the question, it’s a very good one. So for these, it’s each serving that is 100kcals or less. Serving size depends on each individual recipe. It could be one cookie, or two protein balls, or one glass of smoothie, for example. Just click each one and you’ll see what serving size is suggested. I hope that helps, thanks for writing!
I’ve never tried North American cuisines ,but I want to learn how to cook American cuisines, fast food and desserts and can’t wait to try them one day
A well-curated list, and nice variety, as well. I quick skim of the links and dipping in here and there shows that many will be able to be made without fancy ingredients or techniques or equipment. That’s even better. Thanks for compiling this list, it will be quite useful!
Oh yeah! Delicious, healthy yet simple recipes are what we are working on! Thank you! 🙂
This is such a delicious looking list of recipes! Can’t wait to try a bunch of them!
Thank you Beth! They’re light and tasty indeed! Let us know which one you enjoyed 🙂
Glad you like the look, Beth!
Hi Dave!
I love your blogs! Thanks to you guys, I have discovered some very amazing vegan & gluten-free recipes!
Just wanted to point out a minor discrepancy in this particular blog- The mini vanilla mug cake is actually 185 calories ( the author of the blog revised her calculations) and not 35 as mentioned here.
I am quite heartbroken about it actually! 35 calories sounded like a dream come true!
Hi Neha, and thank you! Ahhh yes, well-spotted. We’ll get that changed. A shame indeed! I hope you can find something else from the list instead 🙂
Hi Neha! Thank you for pointing that out! We’ve corrected the number. And really thanks for the feedback, it’s much appreciated 😉